UPDATE: August 12, 2012, this fire is 95% contained.
August 10, 2012 at 11 PM The Bear fire is still at 50% containment at this time.
We've had several inquiries into the Bear Fire, which is a 700 acre lightning caused fire in the Sierra National Forest at the 7000 to 9000' level.
Four rotary and four fixed wing aircraft are working to contain the fire. Ten smokejumpers and 100 firefighters have been deployed. The fire is considered about 50% conntained at this time. It is burning 1/2 mile from the San Joaquin River. No structures are threatened. There has been 1 injury.
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