Fire UPdat4e

  • STATS: Over 14,800 firefighters, 28 major wildfires, over 3.1 million acres burned, 19 fatalities(CA), over 3,900 structures destroyed.
  • North Complex – Butte, Plumas, and Yuba counties The former Bear Fire portion of complex is now called the West Zone fire – The West Zone is 70,412 acres and 5% contained. 10 deaths associated with this portion of fire. Complex total of *252,313 acres, 21% contained *Evacuations in place
  • *Includes the Bear(West Zone) and Claremont Fire
  • August Complex, Tehama, Glenn & surrounding counties Elk Creek and Stonyford area (Mendocino National Forest) *846,812 acres 25% contained *Merged fires including Elkhorn, Hopkins, Willow, and Vinegar *Includes multiple fires including the Doe Fire *A California Interagency incident Management Team and Great Basin Team in command *A CAL FIRE Incident Management Team is deployed on the west zone of the fire.
  • Slater Fire, Siskiyou County 5 miles North of Happy Camp (Klamath National Forest) *137,000 acres, timber, 0% contained *Evacuations orders in place
  • Schoolhouse, Siskiyou County Schoolhouse Gap Road, north of Fort Jones *45 acres, grass and brush, 50% contained *Forward spread stopped
  • Butte/Tehama/Glenn (BTU/TGU) Lightning Complex, multiple Counties Butte, Tehama and Glenn Counties *19,609 acres, 95% contained *Includes multiple other smaller fires *Decrease in acres as Elkhorn was moved to the August Complex. *16 structures destroyed
  • Red Salmon Complex – Humboldt County 14 miles northeast of Willow Creek (Shasta-Trinity National Forest) *83,620 acres, 18% contained
  • Oak Fire, Mendocino County North of Willits *1,100 acres, 40% contained *Evacuations in place
  • Devil Fire, Siskiyou County Klamath National Forest *4,488 acres, 0% contained
  • LNU Lightning Complex, multiple North Bay counties Napa, Lake, Sonoma, Colusa, Solano, and Yolo Counties *363,220 acres, 95% contained *Hennessey (merged fires) 305,651 acres, 95% contained *Wallbridge 55,209 acres, 95% contained *1,491 structures destroyed *Evacuations in place
  • SCU Lightning Complex, multiple Easy Bay counties Contra Costa, Alameda, Santa Clara San Joaquin, Merced, and Stanislaus Counties *396,624 acres, 98% contained *20 fires in the complex, several have merged together *Evacuations and road closures in place *224 structures destroyed*CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 6 command
  • CZU August Lightning Complex, San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties *86,509 acres, 86% contained *Multiple fires *Evacuations and road closures in place *1,490 structures destroyed *CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 3 command
  • W-5 Cold Springs, Lassen County 11 miles east of Madeline (Bureau of Land Management – Northern CA District) *84,817 acres, 98% containment
  • Top 20 Wildfire Records 5 of the Top 20 largest wildfires in California History have occurred in 2020. Largest Wildfires – #1 August Complex (Elkhorn Fire was merged with the August Complex), #3 SCU Lightning Complex, #4 LNU Lightning Complex, #9 North Complex, and #16 Creek Fire. Most Destructive – #9 LNU Lightning Complex and #10 CZU August Lightning Complex Deadliest Wildfires – #10 North Complex, and #20 LNU Lightning Complex