9/9 11:30am update

Yesterday, and overnight, wind conditions allowed many fires to grow significantly with extreme fire behavior. While containment on many of last month’s lightning fires grows closer, several new wildfires ignited and were fanned by strong gusty winds. Today approximately 14,000 firefighters are battling 28 major wildfires across California.  The newest fire, the Willow in Yuba County,…

9/9 11am update

Yesterday, and overnight, wind conditions allowed many fires to grow significantly with extreme fire behavior. While containment on many of last month’s lightning fires grows closer, several new wildfires ignited and were fanned by strong gusty winds. Today approximately 14,000 firefighters are battling 28 major wildfires across California.  The newest fire, the Willow in Yuba County,…

9/8 4PM UPDATE. For info on PSPS, see the PG&E link https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outages/map/

4,000 firefighters, 25 major wildfires/complexes, over 2.2 million acres burned, 8 fatalities, more than 3300 structures destroyed. RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TOMORROW – EXTREME FIRE DANGER! THE SLATER FIRE THAT BROKE OUT EARLIER TODAY NEAR SLATER BUTTE LOOKOUT, HAS GROWN TO NEARLY A THOUSAND ACRES, AND  FORCED THE EVACUATION OF THE COMMUNITY OF…

9/8 2020 11am update. PGE customers for info on PSPS in your area: https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/outages/map/

14,000 firefighters, 25 major wildfires/complexes, over 2.2 million acres burned, 8 fatalities, more than 3300 structures destroyed. RED FLAG WARNING IN EFFECT THROUGH TOMORROW – EXTREME FIRE DANGER! Oak Fire, Mendocino County NEW North of Willits *863 acres, 5% contained *Evacuations in place LNU Lightning Complex, multiple North Bay counties Napa, Lake, Sonoma, Colusa, Solano,…

Fire Update

SCU LIGHTNING COMPLEX INCIDENT UPDATE 9/6/20 7AM The SCU Lightning Complex started on August 16th with multiple fires within the complex. These fires have since merged into one major fire which is broken into two branches, Branch I and Branch II. Heat signatures continue to be detected. The creeping and smoldering continued throughout the night…

9/4 11am

Over 12,900 firefighters continue to build containment on 23 major fires and lightning complexes in California. Overnight firefighters were able to increase containment numbers on multiple fires. In fact, for the CAL FIRE incidents, more than 1,300 miles of perimeter line have been built. That’s equal to the distance from Sacramento to Kansas City. Yesterday…