Coffee Pot Fire: most growth in 24 hours, containment growing

TULARE COUNTY, Calif. ( KSEE/KGPE ) – The Coffee Pot Fire experienced its largest amount of growth in a 24-hour period since it first ignited on Aug. 3 , but containment is finally going up.

The Coffee Pot Fire has grown by 1,311 acres since Thursday and as of Friday morning is 6,994 acres, per the California Interagency Incident Management Team (CIIMT); the fire is 3% contained after holding at 0% contained for nearly one month .

Fire officials say containment was reached on a portion of the eastern flank of the fire near Homers Nose (shown in black on the map). Progress was also made on indirect control lines that continue to be constructed in a northward direction toward Horse Creek and Mineral King Road.

According to maps, the fire mostly grew on the south flank where fire officials say it moved west along the South Fork Kaweah River and north up the east side of the ridge near Bennett Creek.

CIIMT says the fire also grew in the north and is backing downslope toward Lookout Point and the East Fork Kaweah River near the Lady Bug and Salt Creek Groves of giant sequoias . Groundcrews are actively monitoring the intensity of fire near the groves, while aircraft crews are using water-drops to slow the fire’s spread. CIIMT says activity in this are will remain a priority for Friday.

Officials say crews are also working to get control of the blaze along the western flank where they are working to slow the rate and intensity of the fire’s spread with back burning.

Evacuation notices:

An evacuation order has been issued for zone TLC-E128-B, the area north of South Fork Drive, east of Skyline Drive (Salt Creek, fire control road), south of Skyline Drive (south of Case Mountain and Homers Nose), and west of the Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park Boundary. An Evacuation warning remains in effect for zones TLC-E128-A, TLC-E127-B, and zone TLC-E094-B.

The current evacuation orders can be viewed by clicking here .

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