Hoopa Valley Tribe press release: 

Firefighters will continue working on putting out any hot spots that are within 300 feet of the fire line and will also start on erosion prevention work that will help prevent soil damage because of water runoff.

Weather conditions are expected to change over the next several days. A marine push is bringing increased humidity and a chance of light rain Wednesday and Thursday.

The Hoopa Valley Tribe will take over fire command from the Type 2 Incident Management Team tonight at 6 pm and oversee final mop-up operations.

The public needs to be aware that if they go into the fire area that there is danger from fire-weakened trees that may suddenly fall.

There is also a possibility of holes near trees where the root system has burned out that are full of hot ash that a person could fall in.

Safety Officer Michelle Tanzi said there have been a higher number of these types of accidents this year, because of trees stressed by the drought.

“This year we have had a lot of firefighters injured when they fell into these holes,” Tanzi said.

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