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**Silver King Fire Daily Update - July 19, 2024**

Hand crews have brought fire down slope to the creek and road in the Deer Creek drainage, helping to secure the f ires edge. The eastern portion of the fire has been suppressed and firefighters are working to secure, or button-up, the east portion of the fire between Indian Hollow and Deer Creek. Pumps, hose, and portable water tanks have been removed from the Miners Park area.

Suppression repair will continue on the southeast portion of the fire, excavators and a masticator are being used to repair dozer lines. A special blend of native seed is being mixed with the disturbed soil as work is being done to help prevent erosion and the growth of invasive species. The objective of suppression repair is to mitigate adverse impacts from fire suppression activities. Some goals of the repair operation is to, minimize erosion and erosion potential associated with control line structures, minimize slash created when developing fire lines, and return roads and trails used during suppression to, as close to possible, pre-fire conditions.

Monsoon moisture remains in the area. There is a 20% chance of wetting rains, with scattered showers and thunderstorms. Relative humidity will likely remain above 20%, with temperatures in the upper 70’s to low 80’s.

Air quality for most areas around the fire has improved. For more smoke information go to https://www.wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks.

The Fishlake National Forest has issued a Forest Closure Order and Stage 1 Fire Restrictions that can be found here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/fishlake/alerts-notices. The Castle Rock Campground remains open to the public.