#RockFire Morning Update – July 23

CURRENT SITUATION: Firefighters continue to make progress building and reinforcing containment lines in steep and challenging terrain. Crews will continue operations focusing their main efforts of work in the Northwest flank of the fire. Around the fire perimeter, crews are mopping-up up to 200 feet in. There was some active fire overnight in isolated areas but flames stayed well within control lines. Night flying helicopters continued working across the fire and air tankers will continue making retardant drops where necessary during day operations.

CAL FIRE Damage Inspection Teams are in the area as part of standard wildfire response protocols, assessing affected areas and determining whether any structures have been impacted by the fire.

WEATHER:

Today’s weather will present challenging fire suppression conditions. Firefighters will experience hot temperatures exceeding 100°F, low afternoon relative humidity, and mostly sunny skies. While widespread strong winds are not anticipated, terrain-driven upslope and downslope winds, along with localized gusts from any nearby thunderstorm development, could produce sudden changes in fire behavior.

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