A night time photo of the Henry Fire burning in the Sierra wilderness southeast of Gardnerville. Sylvester Ruiz | U.S. Forest Service
A 300-acre fire burning in the Carson-Iceberg Wilderness prompted a smoke call from Topaz Ranch Estates.
The fire is burning south of Highway 4 near Spicer Reservoir.
The fire has been burning since June 24 after it was started by lightning.
Crews are conducting nighttime burning operations to improve the containment lines and remove vegetation between the edge of the fire and the lines.
Firefighters have been employing minimum impact suppression tactics to allow the fire to burn as they patrol and monitor its activity. With the exception of last year’s 12-acre fire near Henry Peak, the forest hasn’t seen a fire in ore than 20 years.
A smoke plume from the fire was visible on the Hawkins Peak Alert Fire cam on Monday afternoon.
In all four hand crews and a helicopter are working on the fire, with about 60 personnel on scene. The fire is 13 percent contained, according to the Stanislaus National Forest.
