Overview of fire in California

 

 

California firefighters say that they have never seen the forest so dry. "Explosive," is a word they use. And the worst part of the fire season hasn't yet begun.
In the midst of all the whining coming from well insured agriculture and all the hope and anxiety in Southern California for an El Nino, Badlands is observing moments of silence for the catastrophe wildlife and fish are experiencing this year from drought, wildfires and forest fires. -- blj
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Last Update: Mon, August 17, 2015 at 11:17:28 PM
      
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National Preparedness Level: 5 (On a scale from 1 to 5)

Northern California Preparedness Level: 5 (On a scale from 1 to 5)
Southern California Preparedness Level: 3 (On a scale from 1 to 5)
Current National Situation: Initial attack activity was light with 176 new fires. 11 new large fires reported and 5 large fire contained.
Four MAFFS C-130 Airtankers are assigned to McClellan Airfield in Sacramento, California in support of wildland fire operations. Two aircraft are provided by the 302nd Airlift Wing, Colorado Springs, Colorado. One aircraft is provided by the 153rd Airlift Wing, Cheyenne, Wyoming. One aircraft is provided by the 145th Airlift Wing, Charlotte, North Carolina.
Smaller, local fires are listed as they occur in Happening Now.

Fire Activity

Yesterday

Year to date

10-Year Average (2005 – 2014 as of today)

Number of Fires

176

40,509

49,400

Acres Burned

32,146

6,969,074

4,809,886

 

Incident Name

State

Lead
Agency

Size
(acres)

Percent
Contained

Estimate of Containment

Personnel

Structures Lost

Murphy - El Dorado County

CA

CAL FIRE AEU

3

100

August 17, 2015

80

1

Murphy, Mount Murphy Road near Marshall Road in Garden Valley. Structures threatened.   Read More 

Cabin - Sequoia National Forest

CA

SQF

6,417

96

August 20, 2015

99

0

Cabin, Sequoia NF. Seven miles northeast of Sequoia Crest, CA. Timber. Minimal fire behavior. Area and trail closures in effect.   Read More 

River Complex - Shasta-Trinity NF

CA

SHF

39,445

18

October 1, 2015

846

0

River Complex, Shasta-Trinity NF. IMT 1 (Ourada). Three miles southwest of Denny, CA. Timber, chaparral and tall grass. Active fire behavior with isolated torching, flanking and backing. Structures threatened. Evacuations, road, area and trail closures in effect.   Read More 

Humboldt Lightning Complex

CA

HUU

4,883

97

August 21, 2015

1,392

7

Humboldt Complex (7 fires), Humboldt-Del Norte Unit, Cal Fire. Five miles west of Phillipsville, CA. Timber. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering.   Read More 

Fork Complex - Shasta-Trinity NF

CA

SHF

33,473

52

unknown

2,259

12

Fork Complex (5 fires), Shasta-Trinity NF. Unified command between IMT 1 (McGowan) and Cal Fire. Three miles east of Hayfork, CA. Timber, light logging slash and chaparral. Moderate fire behavior with single tree torching, backing and creeping. Numerous structures threatened. Evacuations, road, area and trail closures in effect.   Read More 

Mad River Complex - Six Rivers NF

CA

SRF

23,628

65

August 31, 2015

1,170

4

Mad River Complex (3 fires), Six Rivers NF. IMT 1 (Minton). Eight miles south of Mad River, CA. Timber, chaparral and tall grass. Moderate fire behavior with isolated torching, flanking and backing. Numerous structures threatened. Road, area and trail closures in effect.   Read More 

South Complex - Shasta-Trinity NF

CA

SHF

21,288

35

unknown

1,131

3

South Complex (3 fires), Shasta-Trinity NF. IMT 2 (Young). Five miles north of Hyampom, CA. Timber. Active fire behavior with uphill runs, single tree torching and backing. Numerous structures threatened. Road, area and trail closures in effect.   Read More 

Dodge - Lassen County

CA

NOD

10,570

98

August 17, 2015

69

0

Dodge, Northern California District, BLM. Seventeen miles northeast of Ravendale, CA. Timber and brush. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Structures and sage-grouse habitat threatened.   Read More 

Route Complex - Six Rivers NF

CA

SRF

29,348

33

August 31, 2015

935

2

Route Complex (2 fires), Six Rivers NF. IMT 1 (Turman). Six miles north of Hyampom, CA. Timber, chaparral and tall grass. Active fire behavior with uphill runs and group torching. Numerous structures threatened. Road, area and trail closures in effect.   Read More 

Gasquet Complex - Six Rivers NF

CA

SRF

4,049

26

October 15, 2015

631

2

Gasquet Complex (6 fires), Six Rivers NF. IMT 2 (Nunez). Thirteen miles northeast of Crescent City, CA. Timber, brush and tall grass. Moderate fire behavior with torching and backing. Structures threatened. Road and trail closures in effect.   Read More 

Rough - Sierra National Forest

CA

SNF

20,978

0

August 22, 2015

1,064

0

Rough, Sierra NF. IMT 2 (Cooper). Five miles north of Hume, CA. Timber, chaparral and tall grass. Active fire behavior with crowning, uphill runs and short-range spotting. Numerous structures threatened.   Read More 

Nickowitz - Six Rivers NF

CA

SRF

2,880

53

September 15, 2015

324

0

Nickowitz, Six Rivers NF. IMT 2 (Jay Kurth). Fifteen miles west of Somes Bar, CA. Timber, chaparral and tall grass. Active fire behavior with short-range spotting, flanking and backing.   Read More 

Jerusalem - Lake County

CA

CAL FIRE LNU

25,118

90

August 17, 2015

2,006

27

Jerusalem, Sonoma-Lake Napa Unit, Cal Fire. Cal Fire IMT 1 (Patterson). Two miles northeast of Hidden Valley, CA. Chaparral and tall grass. Moderate fire behavior with flanking, creeping and smoldering.   Read More 

Horno - Camp Pendleton

CA

MCP

1,850

95

August 17, 2015

0

0

Horno, Camp Pendleton Marine Corps Base. Ten miles southeast of San Clemente, CA. Chaparral. Moderate fire behavior.   Read More 

Cabin - Angeles NF

CA

ANF

1,478

84

August 20, 2015

687

4

Cabin, Angeles NF. IMT 2 (Wakoski). Thirteen miles north of West Covina, CA. Timber. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering. Structures threatened. Area and trail closures in effect.   Read More 

Walker - Inyo NF

CA

INF

3,770

10

unknown

468

0

Walker, Inyo NF. Six miles southwest of Lee Vining, CA. Timber and brush. Active fire behavior with spotting, flanking and backing. Numerous structures threatened. Evacuations, road, area and trail closures in effect.   Read More 

Warm - Angeles NF

CA

ANF

300

10

unknown

170

6

Warm, Angeles NF. Eight miles north of Castaic, CA. Brush. Extreme fire behavior with uphill runs and short-range spotting. Road closures in effect.   Read More 

Cuesta - San Luis Obispo

CA

CAL FIRE SLO

500

5

unknown

250

0

Cuesta, Off Highway 101 in the Cuesta Grade, north of San Luis Obispo.   Read More 

Cougar Creek - Washington

WA

YAA

21,800

0

unknown

431

0

Cougar Creek, Yakama Agency, BIA. IMT 2 (Leitch). Six miles northwest of Glenwood, WA. Timber, medium logging slash and tall grass. Extreme fire behavior with crowning and long-range spotting. Structures threatened. Road, area and trail closures in effect.   Read More 

Soda - Idaho

ID

BOD

283,686

90

unknown

702

1

Soda, Boise District, BLM. IMT 1 (Pechota) and IMT 2 (Martin). Forty miles southwest of Boise, ID. Brush and short grass. Active fire behavior with wind-driven runs, running and spotting. Numerous structures and sage-grouse habitat threatened. Evacuations, road, area and trail closures in effect.   Read More 

Burnett - Blue Canyon

CA

CAL FIRE NEU

5

100

unknown

60+

0

Burnett, south of Blue Canyon, east of Forebay in the Tahoe National Forest.   Read More 

Eagle 2 - Bridgeport

CA

HTF

150

50

unknown

178

0

Eagle 2, Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest just west of Bridgeport, California.   Read More