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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.20.20 Email from Shari McCracken - North Complex Fire- EOC Morning Update 9.20.2020 From:McCracken, Shari To:Alpert, Bruce;Bennett, Robin;Clerk of the Board;Connelly, Bill;Cook, Holly;Lambert, Steve;Lucero, Debra; McCracken, Shari;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen; Teeter, Doug Subject:EOC Update - North Complex Fire - 9.20.2020 Date:Sunday, September 20, 2020 10:38:27 AM Attachments:North Complex Fire - EOC update - 9.20.2020.docx Board Members, I am serving as EOC Director from 0800 this morning through 0800 Tuesday morning. As long as we don’t have additional fire activity and/or evacuations, the EOC team will split time between in- person and virtual work. Attached for your information are my notes from this morning’s briefing. The primary goal for today, as far as firefighting, is to get line in around Divisions C and D (Forbestown and Clipper Mills). We are still at risk in those areas until lines are in. Take care, Shari North Complex Fire –EOC Briefing –9.20.2020 -0900 CalFire has lots of black line in. Concern remains in Divisions C and D (Forbestown and Clipper Mills) where crews are still working on getting in direct line. There was some fire spread yesterday and last night. CalFire Ops is working on a plan to tie in that section today and should know by mid-day if the plan can be successful. The weather has moderated and we are experiencing our normal canyon winds. The acreage in the West Branch of the Complex stands at approximately 79,900 acres with 52% containment, which is great news. Orders and Warnings will be staying fairly steady for the next day or two. The Repopulation Groups is working on reducing evacuation levels in more areas when safe. DINS, USAR, and infrastructure teams are working hard to reopen more areas. IMT 4 and the Butte Unit are beginning the plan to transition from IMT 4 back to the Butte Unit in the next week. The County is currently sheltering 1,457 individuals in 627 hotel rooms, and 461 animals remain in County shelters with capacity remaining at Cal Oaks and Camelot. The Animal Control Unit continues outreach to fire survivors on reunification with their animals and is offering immunizations, flea treatment, and microchipping with owner authorization. The Unit is pre-planning for supporting sheltering needs for the next month. We have requested that CalOES find additional resources to assist with animal sheltering, as local and State resources are tapped out. CalOES is working with the National Guard to see if they can assist. The Care and Shelter Branch will be opening a Local Assistance Center (LAC) on Tuesday at 10 AM at 1875 Feather River Boulevard, Oroville. The Section continues to work through issues with an alternate non-congregate shelter. The Public Works Branch is in the process of infrastructure repairs, and has been asked to clear up Forbestown Road. Lumpkin and Stringtown Roads have already been cleared. Next step is getting an emergency contract in place for hazard tree removal of trees that are an immediate threat to the public right of way. We are having similar infrastructure repair challenges as we did during the Camp Fire with crews from both the public and private sector needing to working in the same areas, which is logistically problematic. th The Logistics Section processed the 700resource request last nightfor the North Complex Fire.For context, we processed approximately 1,800 resource requests for response to the Camp Fire. Monday’s planning meeting will include planning for moving the EOC back to Oroville and establishing the DROC. Staffing and equipment will be stretched even thinner with the parallel operations of the EOC and DROC, both operating within State guidance and orders for COVID-19. We will be setting up structures based on the lessons learned during the Camp Fire. Damage Assessment Teams are working in Feather Falls today, reviewing standing structures. CalFire hopes to have DINS data wrapped up by Thursday. rd The Board will be asked to consider actions on September 23, in support of safety measures for the burned areas.