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The "fire use" fire that is burning in the Glass Mountains and which is easily visible from Mammoth and U.S. Hwy. 395, has grown to 230 acres and is eating 25 to 50 acres a day, according to Inyo National Forest District Ranger Jon Regelbrugge.
Regelbrugge said fire officials will let the fire continue to burn for ecological reasons.
"This fire is burning the same way that lightning fires in this area have burned historically. The conditions have been ideal, and we are seeing great benefits to the resources," he said.
O’Harrel Canyon is located north of Crowley Lake in the Glass Mountains of the Inyo National Forest. Started by lightning on Monday, Oct. 29, the fire has been moving slowly through Jeffrey pine, mountain mahogany and sagebrush.
Smoke has been visible from U.S. Hwy. 395 in the Crowley Lake area, as well as in Mammoth, depending upon which way the wind has been blowing. Smoke will continue to be visible as long as the fire is burning, according to Nancy Upham, a spokesperson for the USFS in Bishop.
"Fire use" fires are naturally caused fires that are monitored and managed for the ecological benefits of fire to the ecosystem, she said.
"Even though this fire has burned considerably more acreage than originally anticipated, the fire behavior and fire effects have been closely monitored," she said in a press release.
"Resource specialists have watched especially for any potential impacts to Lahontan cut-throat trout habitat. To date all effects of this fire have been very positive for the health of the forest."
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