Fire Update
September 20, 2020 11:00 AM
North Complex, Butte & Plumas Counties
*291,200 acres, 62% contained
*15 fatalities
*865 Structures destroyed
*Evacuations in place
August Complex,August Complex, Tehama County (more info…)
Elk Creek and Stonyford area (Mendocino National Forest)
*836,871 acres 30% contained
*South Zone 485,591 acres, 40% contained
*North Zone 259,850 acres, 22% contained
*West Zone 91,430 acres, 15% contained
*Decreased acreage due to mapping by USFS
*1 fatality
*Includes multiple fires including the Elkhorn, Hopkins, Willow, Vinegar, and Doe fires
*A California Interagency Incident Management Team and Great Basin Team in command
*CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 3 & 5 are deployed on the West Zone of the complex.
Elk Creek and Stonyford area (Mendocino National Forest)
*836,871 acres 30% contained
*South Zone 485,591 acres, 40% contained
*North Zone 259,850 acres, 22% contained
*West Zone 91,430 acres, 15% contained
*Decreased acreage due to mapping by USFS
*1 fatality
*Includes multiple fires including the Elkhorn, Hopkins, Willow, Vinegar, and Doe fires
*A California Interagency Incident Management Team and Great Basin Team in command
*CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 3 & 5 are deployed on the West Zone of the complex.
Slater Fire, Siskiyou County
5 miles North of Happy Camp (Klamath National Forest)
*146,689 acres, 18% contained
*2 fatalities
*Evacuation orders in place
*146,689 acres, 18% contained
*2 fatalities
*Evacuation orders in place
Devil Fire, Siskiyou County
5 miles north of Upper Devil’s Peak (Klamath National Forest)
*7,144 acres, 7% contained
*7,144 acres, 7% contained
Red Salmon Complex – Trinity & Humboldt Counties
14 miles northeast of Willow Creek (Shasta-Trinity National Forest)
*102,426 acres, 20% contained
Schoolhouse, Siskiyou County FINAL
Schoolhouse Gap Road, north of Fort Jones
*45 acres, 100% contained
CZU Lightning Complex, San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties
*86,509 acres, 99% contained
*Multiple fires
*1,490 structures destroyed
*1 fatality
*Multiple fires
*1,490 structures destroyed
*1 fatality
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