CA Fires Wednesday Noon Update
The latest count is 1,026 fires across California. Here are the latest updates extracted from some of the fire reporting sites. The following information is as much as 24 hours old in some cases. From north to south:
Del Norte Co. — Blue Fire, Crescent City Fork of Blue Creek - 250 acres, 5% contained.
Siskiyou Co. — Siskiyou Complex Fires in Dillon Creek near Happy Camp are 2,000 acres. A Type 2 IMT has been called in. At last report 428 personnel and 0% containment. Multiple starts, many unstaffed.
– SRF Lightning Complex Fires, Klamath NF, Shasta-Trinity NF, Salmon River area, is also 1,000+ acres, multiple starts, many unstaffed. Fires include the Travis, Blue, Jake Allgood, Sims and Packsaddle Fires. Trinity Alps Wilderness may or may not be closed.
Trinity Co. — Iron Complex Fires, 3,000 acres. Approximately 11 of 36 fires are in the Trinity Alps Wilderness area. Within the next 12 to 72 hours a total of 6 residential area’s will be threatened.
- Hells Half Complex Fires - 825 acres, 2% contained. Potential to enter into residential areas, expected later this week.
– Lime Complex Fires, over 70 fires, 17 contained. 7,500 acres. multiple starts, many unstaffed. The communities of Hayfork and Hyampom are threatened.
Shasta Co. — Whiskeytown Complex Fires, 8 miles west of Redding, 1,250 acres, 0% contained at last report. Fire 5-2 reached Shasta Bally road which has been closed due to fire activity. Boulder Creek Falls Trail remains closed due to Fire 5-3 Boulder Fire).
– SHU Lightning Complex Fires, east of Redding. 12,000 acres. Over 156 fires have been reported in the Shasta-Trinty Co. Evacuations remain in place for Shingletown and Burney. New fires on west of Redding are unstaffed and have large growth potential. Hwy 299 closed in the area. The Shingletown Fire is 455 acres with evacuations in place, the Venture Fire is 1,000 acres, the Donkey Fire is 360 acres with the potential to evacuate, the Democrat Fire is 360 acres, the Kirkwick Fire is 1,500 acres, and the Pine Fire is 750 acres.
Humboldt Co. — HUU Lightning Complex Fires, at least 50 fires, 1,000+ acres. The Paradise Fire is north of Shelter Cove and is 600 acres and 25% contained, The Redcrest Fire is 35 acres and 100% contained, the High Fire is in Humboldt Redwood State Park is 45 acres and 100% contained, the Carson Fire is 66 acres and 100% contained, the Hansen Fire is 6 acres and 100% contained, the Williams Fire is 40 acres and 100% contained, the Larabee Fire is 45 acres and 100% contained, the Lone Fire is 80 acres and 100% contained, the Williams Fire is 40 acres and 100% contained, and all the remaining fires of 5 acres or less have been contained.
– Mad Complex Fires on the Orleans RD, Siskiyou NF, Klamath River area, is also 1,200+ acres, multiple starts, many unstaffed.
- Orleans/Ukonom Complex Fires near Somes Bar, Salmon River. 1,200 acres, 3% contained. Jake Fire reached the Salmon River threatening structures. Mountain, Merrill and Jake Fires are threatening important cultural resources and impacting fisheries. Packsaddle Fire on Lower Trinity District.
Lassen Co. — 45 total fires reported. The Popcorn Fire has merged with Petersen Fire east of Burney, 3,100. Little Valley and Pittsville under a precautionary evacuation.
Tehema Co. — TGU Lightning Complex Fires. Over 37 fires for a total of 11,000 acres. 35 fires are contained. The Antelope Fire is 4,000 acres and 20% contained, the Mill Creek Fire is 7,000 acres with no containment.
Plumas Co. — Cub Complex Fires SW of Chester, 1,600 acres. The Onion Fire has high potental to close Cal Highway 32 in the next 1 to 3 days, which is the primary link between Chico and Chester. The Cub fire has a high potential to grow into a long duration (multiple team rotations) incident.
Sierra Co. — Canyon Complex Fires, 4,000 acres. Lack of sufficient suppression resources. Limited communications due to terrain and large incident area. Possible threat to Hwy 70 in the Cold Fire area.
Mendocino Co. — The Mendocino Lightning Complex has reported approximately 106 fires that have burned approximately 20,294 acres. 34 of these fires are contained. Incident Command Team #4 has been assigned to this complex. Multiple fires with minimal staffing with evacuations in place or imminent.
Lake Co. – June ABCD Complex Fires, W of Willows, 2,800 acres, 20% contained. 49 fires reported. Walker Fire, Indian Valley Reservoir, 15,000 acres, 5% contained.
Butte Co. – N of Paradise. 25 fires for a total of more than 5,000 acres, 8 fires are contained. Fires are immediately threatening communities. If the inversion layer lifts, fire intensity will greatly increase, causing additional evacuations and significant fire spread. Some of the fires are in remote areas making containment difficult and will require large numbers of hand crews.
Nevada Co. — Yuba River Complex Fires 2,035 acres.
Placer Co. — American River Complex Fires: 1,300 acres. Fatigue and lack of resources are compromising control objectives. The Gov and Westville fires may burn together. Significant up-canyon runs. Air quality health issues are currently affecting the community of Foresthill. Due to heavy smoke inversion the fires spread cannot be determined, there is the potential for rapid fire growth when the inversion lifts.
Napa Co. — Wild Fire, 4,089 acres, 100% contained.
Santa Clara Co. — 15 fires have been contained, burning more than 964 acres. Whitehurst/Hummingbird Fires 100% contained.
Amador Co. — All fires for a total of 80 acres have been contained.
Tolumne Co. — 9 fires for a total of 5,720 acres. All fires reported contained, except North Mountain Fire, 550 acres, 0%, 7 mi NE of Groveland.
Madera, Mariposa, Merced Cos. — 40 fires reported. Oliver Complex Fires, 2,000 acres, 5% contained. Signs are posted for residents and travelers along Hwy 41 and Hwy 49 corridors of hazardous driving conditions. Reverse 911 system will be activated when needed.
Monterey Co. — Indians Fire 58,000 acres, Los Padres NF, burning since June 8th, 66% contained, costs to date over $30 million. Basin Complex Fires 5 mi S of Big Sur, lightning-ignited June 21, 13,000 acres, 3% contained. Landslide on Hwy 1 south of the fires has closed the Hwy, Caltrans is monitoring, unsafe to take action to mitigate. Mandatory evacuations from Ventana Inn south to Julia Pfeiffer Day Use Area. Brown Fire, Hollister, 3870 acres, 100% contained.
Tulare, Inyo Cos. — Clover Fire, 13,250 acres.
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