Noon update: The size of Sylvan Fire now nine days old has remained constant at 3,775 acres for the past few days. Containment has increased each of the last three days and currently stands at 27%.
With very light fire behavior since the recent rains, more rain likely over the next week, and good progress made toward containing the fire, fire managers are looking at options for the days ahead. These will include keeping sufficient numbers of firefighters on the ground to continue progress towards containment while beginning to right size other parts of the fire organization.
Fire managers and local officials are also reminding residents and visitors alike, entering the Fourth of July weekend, that Stage II Fire restrictions remain in place throughout the area.
UPDATE: Sylvan Fire incident team to scale back operations
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Sylvan Fire containment at 44% as incident team makes plans to scale back operations
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