Inyo NF Closure 8/31 - 9/17

[Broot]

the Caldor fire, which stopped on the west side of the Crystal range. But everything to the east is also closed.

You might want to check your facts there. The Caldor fire jumped the crest weeks ago.

You’re right, I guess I knew it went into the Ropi/American lake area. But why is it closed all the way to McKinney/rubicon area? North of dicks pass? The fire didn’t get close to anywhere up there.

[c9h13no3]

the Caldor fire, which stopped on the west side of the Crystal range. But everything to the east is also closed.

You might want to check your facts there. The Caldor fire jumped the crest weeks ago.

You’re right, I guess I knew it went into the Ropi/American lake area. But why is it closed all the way to McKinney/rubicon area? North of dicks pass? The fire didn’t get close to anywhere up there.

No clue. If I had to guess, it'd be some combination of:
- Not wanting people there in case the fire spreads quickly.
- Wanting the roads to firefighting zones clear so they can move emergency vehicles around with no issues.
- Smoke
- Laziness (ie, they can't decide how big to make the closure, and making it bigger allows them to cover their butts better and avoid having to constantly update a closure area with a tighter buffer around the fire)