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Dome Fire Lines Hold Through the Wind; Containment Reaches 69 Percent
Rain and mountain snow move in tonight through Monday night. Crews have begun pulling equipment off the fire.
Every control line on the Dome Fire held through Saturday's wind, the Park Service says. Fire activity picked up with the gusts, but burning stayed in the interior and never threatened containment, which now stands at 69 percent. The park lists the fire at 6,805 acres, 24 fewer than Friday's 6,829; reported acreage is often revised as the perimeter is remapped, and the park did not explain the change. There are 926 people assigned.
With the fire largely held, the work is shifting. Crews will patrol the lines, mop up and begin hauling out equipment no longer needed, while mule trains keep supplying remote sections. Fire managers have cut back the number of spike camps in the wilderness ahead of the weather.
Southerly winds are a little stronger today, 10 to 20 mph with gusts of 20 to 35 mph. Rain showers are likely this afternoon and evening, with rain and snow showers likely tonight through Monday night.
Glacier Point Road, which reopened Saturday, stays open, but drivers should be ready for winter conditions at elevation. The trails inside the fire footprint remain closed, including those south and east of Glacier Point Road, Ostrander, Mono Meadow and Buena Vista.
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