Overview

• Infrared drones detected heat inside a trunk cavity about 280 feet up, a location firefighters say is difficult to access from the side.
• Helicopter bucket drops cooled the canopy, and sprinklers with containment lines are preventing spread beyond the tree.
• Officials halted direct climbs beneath the fir due to falling debris risks and are evaluating scaffolding or adjacent-tree access.
• The roughly 325-foot coastal Douglas fir, estimated at 450 to 500 years old, has lost about 50 to 70 feet from its crown yet is not in immediate danger of burning through.
• Public access to nearby trails and BLM lands is closed as crews maintain on-site monitoring with aircraft on standby.