FIRE UPDATE 9/23 9:30AM

 

  • North Complex, Butte & Plumas Counties
    *301,404 acres, 75% contained
    *15 fatalities
    *1,784 Structures destroyed
    *Evacuations in place

 

  • August Complex, Tehama, Glenn, Mendocino, & Trinity counties
    *859,966 acres
    *South Zone 487,221 acres, 50% contained
    *North Zone 269,117 acres, 35% contained
    *West Zone 103,628 acres, 45% 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)
    *150,856 acres, 24% contained
    *2 fatalities
    *Evacuation orders in place

    Devil Fire, Siskiyou County 
    5 miles north of Upper Devil’s Peak (Klamath National Forest)
    *7,784 acres, 18% contained

 

  • Fox Fire, Siskiyou County
    *2,188 acres, 43% contained
    *Evacuations in place

 

  • Red Salmon Complex – Humboldt County 
    14 miles northeast of Willow Creek (Shasta-Trinity National Forest)
    *104,667 acres, 29% contained

 

  • 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 – #6 North Complex, #10 LNU Lightning Complex, #11 CZU Lightning Complex, , and #17 Creek Fire.
  • Deadliest Wildfires – #5 North Complex and #20 LNU Lightning Complex