9/17 fire update 10:30am

  • North Complex, Butte & Plumas Counties 
    *280,775 acres, 36% contained
    *15 fatalities
    *865 Structures destroyed
    *Evacuations in place

 

  • August Complex, Tehama, Glenn, Mendocino, & Trinity Counties
    *812,033 acres 30% contained
    *South Zone 484,754 acres, 30% contained
    *North Zone 248,573 acres, 25% contained
    *West Zone 78,706 acres, 5% contained
    *1 fatality
    *Includes multiple fires including the Elkhorn, Hopkins, Willow, Vinegar, and Doe fires.

  • Slater Fire, Siskiyou County 
    North of Happy Camp (Klamath National Forest)
    *143,092 acres, 10% contained
    *2 fatalities
    *Evacuation orders in place

    Devil Fire, Siskiyou County 
    5 miles north of Upper Devil’s Peak (Klamath National Forest)
    *6,180 acres, 0% contained

  • Fox Fire, Siskiyou County NEW
    *1,500 acres, 0% contained
    *Evacuations in place

 

  • Red Salmon Complex – Trinity & Humboldt Counties 
    14 miles northeast of Willow Creek (Shasta-Trinity National Forest)
    *96,188 acres, 17% contained

 

  • Shackleford Fire, Siskiyou County 
    Southwest of Quartz Valley Reservation
    *50 acres, 70% contained

    Schoolhouse, Siskiyou County 
    Schoolhouse Gap Road, north of Fort Jones
    *45 acres, 95% contained

 

  • 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, #6 North Complex, and #10 Creek Fire.
  • Most Destructive – #9 LNU Lightning Complex, #10 CZU Lightning Complex, #12 North Complex, and #18 Creek Fire.
  • Deadliest Wildfires – #5 North Complex and #20 LNU Lightning Complex