FIRE UPDATE 09/24/2020 9:30AM FROM CAL FIRE
- North Complex, Butte & Plumas counties
Southwest of Susanville (Plumas National Forest)
*304,492 acres, 78% contained
*15 fatalities
*2,139 wtructures destroyed
*Evacuations in place
- August Complex, Tehama, Glenn, Mendocino, & Trinity Counties
*862,733 acres
*South Zone 487,532 acres, 50% contained
*North Zone 271,421 acres, 35% contained
*West Zone 103,780 acres, 45% contained
*1 fatality
*Includes multiple fires including the Elkhorn, Hopkins, Willow, Vinegar, and Doe fires
- Slater Fire, Siskiyou County
Happy Camp area
*152,232 acres, 24% contained
*2 fatalities
*Evacuation orders in place -
Devil Fire, Siskiyou County
5 miles north of Upper Devil’s Peak (Klamath National Forest)
*7,784 acres, 18% contained
- Fox Fire, Siskiyou County
*2,188 acres, 61% contained
*Evacuations in place
- Red Salmon Complex – Humboldt & Trinity Counties
14 miles northeast of Willow Creek (Shasta-Trinity National Forest)
*106,379 acres, 27% contained
- Butte/Tehama/Glenn (BTU/TGU) Lightning Complex, multiple Counties
Butte, Tehama, and Glenn Counties
*19,609 acres, 97% contained
*14 structures destroyed
*While no growth is expected, fire suppression repair work is ongoing.
- Top 20 Wildfire Records
- 5 of the Top 20 largest wildfires in California History have occurred in 2020.
- Largest Wildfires – #1 August Complex, #3 SCU Lightning Complex, #4 LNU Lightning Complex, #7 North Complex, and #10 Creek Fire.
- Most Destructive – #9 LNU Lightning Complex, #10 CZU Lightning Complex, #6 North Complex, and #18 Creek Fire.
- Deadliest Wildfires – #5 North Complex and #20 LNU Lightning Complex