Fire Update

September 19, 2020 7:00 AM

 

North Complex, Butte & Plumas Counties
*287,354 acres, 54% contained
*15 fatalities
*865 Structures destroyed
*Evacuations in place
August Complex, Tehama, Glenn, Mendocino, & Trinity Counties
*824,118 acres 30% contained
*South Zone 485,465 acres, 30% contained
*North Zone 252,364 acres, 20% contained
*West Zone 87,576 acres, 7% contained
*1 fatality
*Includes multiple fires including the Elkhorn, Hopkins, Willow, Vinegar, and Doe fires.
Slater Fire, Siskiyou County
5 miles North of Happy Camp (Klamath National Forest)
*146,698 acres, 13% 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
Fox Fire Siskiyou County
*1,850 acres, 0% contained
*Evacuations in place
Red Salmon Complex – Trinity & Humboldt Counties
14 miles northeast of Willow Creek (Shasta-Trinity National Forest)
101,587acres, 19% contained
Shackleford Fire, Siskiyou County
Southwest of Quartz Valley Reservation
*50 acres, 85% 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, 98% contained
*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