Fire Update
September 26, 2020, 7:00 AM
- North Complex, Butte & Plumas Counties *304,619 acres, 78% contained *15 fatalities *2,248 structures destroyed *Evacuations in place
- August Complex, Glenn, Tehama, Mendocino & Trinity Counties *763,105 acres, 43% contained *South Zone 487,584 acres, 70% contained *North Zone 275,521 acres, 35% contained *West Zone 104,230 acres, 50% contained *1 fatality *Includes multiple fires including the Elkhorn, Hopkins, Willow, Vinegar, and Doe fires
- Slater Fire, Siskiyou County Happy Camp area (Klamath National Forest) *153,850 acres, 27% contained *2 fatalities *Evacuation orders in place
- Devil Fire, Siskiyou County 5 miles north of Upper Devil’s Peak (Klamath National Forest) *8,406 acres, 18% contained
- Fox Fire, Siskiyou County *2,188 acres, 83% contained *Evacuations in place
- Red Salmon Complex – Humboldt County 14 miles northeast of Willow Creek (Shasta-Trinity National Forest) *110,113 acres, 31% contained
- Butte/Tehama/Glenn (BTU/TGU) Lightning Complex, multiple Counties Butte, Tehama and Glenn Counties *19,609 acres, 97% contained *14 structures destroyed *While no growth is expected, fire suppression repair work is ongoing.
- 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, #5 North Complex, and #6 Creek Fire.
- Most Destructive – #5 North Complex, #10 LNU Lightning Complex, #11 CZU Lightning Complex, and #17 Creek Fire.
- Deadliest Wildfires – #5 North Complex and #20 LNU Lightning Complex.