South Valley Fire At 65% Containment

The containment level for the South Valley Fire edged up to 65 percent.  On Monday night a strike team of engines utilized handheld infrared cameras to scour the landscape along the perimeter of the fire for any threatening hot spots that night crews then worked on, and will be double checked by today’s shift.  Officials say the “pick and shovel” work is necessary to keep the fire from rekindling later this summer.  Crews are continuing to mop up all smokes within 150 feet of structures located within and adjacent to the fire.  Fallers are working to fall all dangerous trees within 300 feet of the fire line for safety and to prevent spotting outside the fire perimeter.  Full containment of the 20,026 acre fire is projected for Friday.  Estimated cost to fight the fire is $4.53 million.

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