HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.25.20 Email from Brian Ring - North Complex Fire - 9.25.2020 EOC Briefing
From:Ring, Brian
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
Cc:Pickett, Andy;McCracken, Shari;Snyder, Ashley
Subject:North Complex Fire - 9.25.2020 EOC Briefing
Date:Friday, September 25, 2020 9:41:36 AM
Good morning Board –
Quick update from the EOC this morning.
Fire Activity
84,580 acres…not much growth.
73% containment.
2,248 destroyed structures, 112 damaged.
Continue to make very good progress in the southern portion of the fire (the Ponderosa Res
and Forbestown area)…area continues to hold very well.
Continue to look for hot spots in areas.
In the northern areas of the fire (in USFS areas) – there are a couple hot areas still active (up
by Bucks Lake and the eastern portion of the fire). With the north winds coming Saturday
night – fire teams will be monitoring these northern sections VERY closely especially over
this weekend with the expected winds.
Wind event – still slated to come in Saturday night now with 30 – 50 MPH gusts in the
drainage areas…15-20 MPH in other areas.
Other concerns are just new starts that could pop up in this wind event.
If things hold this weekend – Team 4 will transition out Tuesday morning.
Damage assessment teams are around 90% done.
Care/Shelter
LAC – 294 households yesterday with 194 new applications submitted. In total - 712
households have come through and 564 applications submitted.
Individuals sheltered in hotels continues to increase: 1,833…777 rooms.
Animal Control numbers (460 total animals):
228 large animals;
113 small animals at Del Oro;
119 small animals at Cal Oaks.
9 new baby German Shepherds have arrived last night/today.
Many calls coming into the shelter hotline 1134 to date (having to do with shelter questions
and questions on the LAC).
PW
Support repopulation efforts.
Guardrail contractor will begin work first thing Monday morning.
Landfill will be able to received deceased animals.
Prepping necessary signals for the PSPS event Saturday night.
PG&E – PSPS Update
Again - expecting high winds this weekend – with a PSPS event tentatively slated to start late
Saturday evening…with re-energization starting back Monday).
18,742 potential customers in Butte County impacted (at this point – obviously subject to
change up until de-energization starts).
5 CRC’s will be set up in Butte – providing snacks, water, charging, washing stations:
Bangor Community Center
7500 Oro Bangor Highway
Bangor, 95914
American Veterans Store
15474 Forest Ranch Way
Forest Ranch, Butte, 95942
Magalia Pines Baptist Church
14098 Skyway Rd
Magalia, 95954
Southside Oroville Community Center
2959 Lower Wyandotte Rd
Oroville, 95966
Craig Memorial Congregational Church
5665 Scottwood Rd
Paradise, 95969
Medical baseline customers (64 in Oroville, 223 in Paradise, 1482 in in the unincorporated
areas) have been notified by PG&E. Those on our SNAP list will be contacted today.
EOC Updates
In operational period 10. This is a 7 day plan that runs through Monday.
We are on day 17 of this event…staffing the EOC is becoming more of a challenge as the event
goes on.
Working on moving the EOC to Oroville hopefully Monday (after this weekend’s wind event).
Brian Ring
Assistant Chief Administrative Officer
Administration
25 County Center Drive, Oroville, CA 95965