Overview

• An infrared drone detected heat inside a cavity about 280 feet up the 325‑foot coastal Douglas fir, with no active flames at the top.
• Helicopter bucket drops reduced canopy fire activity, and crews have set sprinklers and containment lines while a helicopter remains on standby.
• Direct climbs beneath the tree are suspended because of falling debris hazards, and teams are evaluating scaffolding or adjacent‑tree climbs versus continued monitoring.
• Roughly 50 feet from the top has been lost to fire and falling pieces, which could lower the tree’s global height ranking, though it is not at imminent risk of total failure.
• The area is closed to the public, lightning has been ruled out as the cause, and Bureau of Land Management investigators continue to probe the origin.