Overview

• Helicopter bucket drops earlier reduced flames in the canopy, and no active fire was detected at the crown on Tuesday.
• Ground crews built containment lines and set up sprinklers at the base, and officials closed nearby public lands during suppression work.
• Roughly 50 feet of the tree’s top has been lost to burning and falling debris, potentially lowering its global height ranking.
• A helicopter remains on standby as teams consider scaffolding, climbing adjacent trees, or continued monitoring to reach the cavity.
• The cause remains under investigation by the Bureau of Land Management, which says lightning is not responsible and the tree is not in immediate danger of burning through.