Here’s the latest from InciWeb on the Bull and Mono Fires:

Bull Fire: Over 2,000 firefighters, along with a helicopters and air tankers, have been making outstanding progress containing the Bull Fire. As of this morning, July 29th, 16,074 acres have burned. The fire is twelve percent contained. No evacuations are in place, as residents of Riverkern were allowed back into their homes Wednesday morning. Mountain Highway 99 remains closed along the Kern River at Headquarters Campground, north of Kernville, and an area closure has been implemented for the fire area.

More info on the Bull Fire

Mono Fire: The Mono Fire is burning in the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area of the Inyo National Forest. It is burning in between US 395 and the north end of the Mono Craters, south of Highway 120 East. The fire is currently 1200 acres. The cause of the fire has been determined to be lightning.

Highway 120 East, Test Station Road and the day use areas at South Tufa and Navy Beach have been re-opened to the public. Please use caution when traveling through the area as many emergency vehicles are still parked along the edge of the road.

More info on the Mono Fire

Yesterday the Bull Fire, burning in the Southern Sierra Nevada within Sequoia National Forest, grew significantly. It is now at 11,000 acres and only 5% contained. It’s burning on both sides of the Upper Kern River above Kernville.

• Evacuations on Burma Road in Kernville (off Burlando Road) and evacuations of the community of Riverkern.
• Roads Closures: Mt. 99 closed from Kernville, to Brush Creek Flat.(Approximately 18 miles).

The Mono Fire also grew yesterday and is now at 1000 acres. It is 20% contained. It’s burning in the Mono Basin National Forest Scenic Area of the Inyo National Forest. It is burning in between US 395 and the north end of the Mono Craters, south of Highway 120 East.

• Highway 120 East is currently closed, as are Test Station Road, the day use areas at South Tufa and Navy Beach on the shores of Mono Lake.

For the most up to date information on these fires, including maps and photos,
Visit the CA page on InciWeb.org

Guess fire season in the Sierra Nevada has arrived, just found another fire burning in the Southern Sierra Nevada. The Bull Fire is burning near Kernville, CA. It’s current size is 4200 acres with zero percent containment on it. 550 firefighters are on the fire. There are currently evacuations on Burma Rd in Kernville and the community of Riverkern with 1200 structure being threatened.

For the latest info on this fire, visit it’s page on the Inciweb site: Bull Fire on Inciweb

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This is from the Sierra Wave web site:

At about 3:45 Tuesday afternoon, firefighters were called out to the Bishop Creek area to respond to a wildfire. With dark clouds and lightning strikes in the area, this fire was burning in sage brush and pinyon pines above the four Jeffrey Campground on Bishop Creek.

Winds pushed what fire fighters are calling the Big Trees fire across the steep hillside, igniting the pinyon pines, and sending a large often black smoke cloud into the sky. Fire Fighters from Cal Fire, the Forest Service BLM, Bishop Fire, and Wheeler Crest Fire, along with others responded. The initial report listed the fire at five to ten acres.

Shortly after the fire started, air resources were called in. At least two SEAT planes could be seen dropping retardant on the downhill side of the fire. A larger P2V tanker was working the area as well. While the planes were re-loading in Bishop, a helicopter was dropping water on hot spots, again on the downhill side toward the Four Jeffrey Campground.

Terrain, and perhaps the brief but heavy rain may be helping the fire fighters. As the fire spread around a ridge, there was a steep rocky stretch that appeared to slow the fire. One report heard on the scanner at 6:30 appeared to indicated that firefighters had halted the rate the fire was spreading.

There have also been reports of spot fires east of the main fire. Five handcrews and six engines have