Over 12,800 firefighters are continuing to make progress towards containment on 22 major fires and lightning complexes in California. Today over 12,400 people remain evacuated, though crews are working hard to get people back into their homes. Firefighters are closely monitoring weather conditions, as extreme heat is expected over the weekend. A light west flow will allow smoke and haze from the ongoing fires in northern California to spread across more areas of eastern California and western Nevada through at least Thursday. A Fire Weather Watch is in effect through Friday evening for strong gusty winds and low humidity in areas of Modoc County.
Since the lightning siege that started on Saturday, August 15, 2020, there have been nearly 14,000 lightning strikes. During this time-period, there have been more than 900 new wildfires, which have now burned over 1.5 million acres. There have 8 fatalities and over 3,200 structures destroyed.
Californians need to take steps to prevent sparking a wildfire. To learn more ways to prevent sparking a wildfire visit ReadyForWildfire.org.
Fires of Interest:
Hobo, Vegetation Fire, Trinity County (more info…)
Shasta Trinity National Forest
*450 acres,10% contained
**CAL FIRE Incidents**
LNU Lightning Complex Fire, Napa County (more info…)
Napa, Lake, Sonoma, Solano, and Yolo Counties
State DPA, SRA, Napa County
*375,209 acres, 81% contained
*Hennessey (merged fires) 317,909 acres, 78% contained
*Wallbridge 54,940 acres, 88% contained
*Meyers 2,360 acres, 100% contained
*1,490 structures destroyed
*Evacuations in place
*CAL FIRE IMT-2 in command
SCU Lightning Complex Fire, Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara and Stanislaus Counties (more info…)
Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara and Stanislaus Counties
*391,578 acres, 78% contained
*20 fires in the complex, several have merged together
*Canyon/Reservoir (merged) 380,053 acres 65% contained
*Deer 3,104 acres 100% contained
*Evacuations and road closures in place
*105 structures destroyed
* CAL FIRE IMT-6 in command
CZU August Lightning Fire, San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties (more info…)
San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties
*85,746 acres, 48% contained
*Warnell Fire has now merged into CZU Lightning
*Evacuations in place
*1,490 structures destroyed
*CAL FIRE IMT-3 is in command
BTU/TGU Lightning Complex Fire, Butte and Glenn Counties (more info…)
Butte, Tehama and Glenn Counties
*64,109 acres, 45% contained
*Elkhorn 42,500 acres, 45% contained
*Ivory/Doe 16,100 acres, 90% contained
*Potters (5-4) 927 acres, 98% contained
*CAL FIRE IMT-4 in command
River Fire, Monterey County (more info…)
East of Salinas
*48,088 acres, 98% contained
*30 structures destroyed
*Repopulation is complete
Carmel Fire, Monterey County (more info…)
South of Carmel
*6,905 acres, 98% contained
*73 structures destroyed
*Repopulation is complete
**Unified Command Incidents**
Sheep Fire, Lassen County
Plumas National Forest, Lassen National Forest, Lassen-Modoc Unit
29,570 acres, grass, brush and timber, 71% contained
CAL FIRE Lassen-Modoc Unit and CA IMT 1 (Dalrymple) in unified command
**Federal Incidents**
Lake Fire, Los Angeles County (more info…)
Southwest of Lake Hughes
* 31,089 acres, 95% contained
August Complex, Tehama County (more…)
Grindstone Canyon, Elk Creek
*287,106 acres 23% contained
*Includes the Hull Fire and Doe Fire
Dolan Fire, Monterey County (more info…)
Ventana Wilderness – Los Padres National Forest
* 31,829 acres, 40% contained
Apple Fire, Riverside County (more info…)
Cherry Valley
*33,424 acres, 95% contained
North Complex Fire, Plumas County (more info…)
Southwest of Susanville – Plumas National Forest
* 35,560 acres, 36% contained
*Evacuations in place
*Includes the Bear and Claremont Fire
*CA IMT Team 1 is in command
Loyalton, Vegetation Fire, Sierra County (more info…)
East of Loyalton – Tahoe National Forest
*47,029 acres, 93% contained
Red Salmon Complex – Shasta-Trinity National Forest (more info…)
Northeast of Willow Creek, CA
*29,675 acres, 35% contained
SQF Complex, Tulare County (more info…)
East of Giant Sequoia National Monument/ Golden Trout Wilderness
*46,328 acres, 1% contained
*Castle and Shotgun Fires merged into this complex
W-5 Cold Springs, Lassen County (more info…)
East of Madeline.
*84,817 acres, 89% containment
Dome, San Bernardino County (more info…)
Mojave National Preserve
*43,273 acres, 95% contained
Blue Jay/Wolf Fire, Mariposa County (more info…)
Yosemite National Forest
*861 acres, 15% contained
Woodward Fire, Marin County (more info…)
Point Reyes National Seashore
*4,626 acres, 57% contained
Slink Fire, Mono County (more info…)
Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
*14,200 acres, 10% contained