Firefighters appear to have upper hand on Bear Fire

There’s little sign that the Bear Fire is actively expanding near Loyalton, Calif.

A camera at nevadafireinfo.org and satellite mapping from the Fire Information for Resource Management System both show little in the way of heat or smoke as of Friday morning.

Officially, firefighters have a line around 15 percent of the 3.323-acre fire, according to the National Interagency Coordination Center’s incident management situation report issued Friday morning.

The fire grew 44 acres since the last report. There were 881 firefighters working the blaze, including 54 engines and 14 hand crews. Estimated containment for the $4 million fire is Oct. 2.

According to the report, the 10,398-acre Coffee Pot fire burning near Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park could be contained by Sept. 17 as firefighters have a line around 5 percent.

No structures were lost in either blaze, according to the situation report.

As of 11 a.m. today, air quality in Carson Valley ranged from good to moderate with sensors in Carson City and Reno having similar readings.

Visibility at Minden-Tahoe Airport dropped briefly to 9 miles at 8:15 p.m. Thursday but has otherwise remained at its usual 10 mile reading.

There is a small chance of showers today that is forecast to pass through as a low pressure system heads out into the desert, according to the National Weather Service in Reno.

Forecasters say high temperatures will remain around 90 degrees through Monday with a possibility that it will drop into the low 70s around Wednesday.