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Garnet Fire Reaches 87% Containment in Sierra National Forest

Officials report a pivot to mop-up plus repair alongside easing evacuations.

Overview

  • The blaze stands at 59,844 acres and is 87% contained, with activity confined to interior smoldering and no growth outside established lines.
  • Fresno County scaled back alerts across multiple zones, leaving evacuation orders in K27, K29B and K30A, with 59 residents still displaced and 31 structures threatened; no structures have been lost.
  • Incident teams are focusing on mop-up, patrol and suppression repair across the footprint, employing masticators and feller-bunchers to reduce hazards and stabilize disturbed areas.
  • Resource advisors report low to moderate effects in McKinley Grove, with no Giant Sequoias destroyed to date.
  • Officials will brief the public at 6 p.m. PT at the Shaver Lake Community Center, with a livestream on Sierra National Forest YouTube and Facebook.