HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.2.20 Email from Mike Ramsey North Complex Fire EOC morning briefing for October 2nd - Late Afternoon
From:Ramsey, Mike
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McCracken, Shari;Paulsen, Shaina;Pickett, Andy;Ring, Brian;Ritter, Tami;Rodas, Amalia;Sweeney, Kathleen;
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Subject:North Complex Fire EOC morning briefing for October 2nd - Late Afternoon
Date:Friday, October 2, 2020 5:43:31 PM
Good afternoon from your EOC Director for today with your late afternoon update:
FIRE UPDATE:
No real update other than according to USFS they continue to harden lines in the area of concern up
the Feather River Canyon (including one that was delayed until today – see below under LAW
ENFORCEMENT). Everything remains static and good in the West Zone (Butte County) side of the
fire. There will be an updated USFS operational briefing at 9:30 p.m. tonight plus 8:30 a.m.
tomorrow morning on their FACEBOOK page - https://www.facebook.com/USFSPlumas/
LAW ENFORCEMENT:
Yesterday afternoon, USFS stopped working on bulldozing one of their fire contingency lines above
Highway 70 as they ran across an agricultural project (i.e. large marijuana plantation) with a number
of Hispanic farmers running in the area. Despite urging from local law enforcement to just continue
on with the line, USFS balked, concerned that they may be exposed to hazardous chemicals or
gunfire. This morning BCSO went up to operation with the intent of clearing the way for the
bulldozers. It turned out the farmers had returned in the night and harvested the crop. The crop was
neatly stacked on tarps in the area. BCSO shifted from a search and destroy operation to recovery –
lifting the stacked mj out of the area and alleviating USFS concern. The bulldozers rolled on and
finished the line.
CARE AND SHELTER:
Nothing new to report from this morning’s report. Parvo outbreak continues to be contained.
PUBLIC WORKS:
Word from the PW perspective of the burn area – “A mess. A traffic mess. A power line mess. A tree
mess. It will be a long recovery.”
GENERAL:
The EOC Director successfully prevented any mountain lion attacks.
The next EOC briefing will be at 9:00 a.m. tomorrow morning. The EOC will be transferring to a more
“virtual” operation as the week goes on.
Mike Ramsey