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HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.28.20 Email from Andy Picket - Monday EOC Update From:Pickett, Andy 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:Monday EOC Update Date:Monday, September 28, 2020 5:08:16 PM Attachments:NORTH COMPLEX FIRE Situation Status Report 20200928.pdf Board Members, It has been an eventful 24 hours; yesterday evening the portion of the fire being managed by the US Forest Service jumped the line and the fire made a run toward Storrie, in the Feather River Canyon. That prompted the evacuation orders and warnings last night. Fortunately, the fire did not run. However, the fire remains in the area, and until that line is contained, the risk to Concow, Upper Ridge, and Paradise will be present. Today CAL FIRE and USFS incident commanders met to develop a strategy to jointly eliminate this threat. Meanwhile, the EOC has developed plans for a mass evacuation of Paradise and the Upper Ridge should it become necessary. The Temporary Evacuation Point would be in Oroville, to allow for faster evacuation including contra flow on the freeway. Resources are being staged as part of the plan. Repopulation into other areas of the fire continues, and areas under warning and orders are being evaluated daily to assess the reasonableness of downgrading or ending the evacuations. The CAL FIRE Incident Management Team that has been here since early this month is being reassigned to one of the more active fires in the state. They will work through tomorrow and leave on Wednesday morning. At that point the incident will be managed by the CAL FIRE Butte Unit, with added resources of the Paradise, Butte County, and Gridley Fire Departments. Sheltering continues to be non congregate, and after a few days of decreasing numbers, we had an uptick yesterday, to coincide with the new orders. We anticipate the numbers to decrease again as more areas are relieved of their evacuation status. Our small animal shelters are at capacity, and we are working on opening a third shelter. This is a top priority, since evacuees who bring their small pets cannot be placed until their pets are sheltered. PG&E is in the process of restoring power, and as of this time 8,000 customers out of the 10,000 that were shut down have now been re-energized. PG&E aims to have all restored by the end of the day. I am attaching today’s Sit Stat Report, which includes all the facts and statistics. The EOC will be going virtual tonight. I remain on duty until 0800 tomorrow, at which point Brian will be the Director. Andy NORTH COMPLEX FIRE Situation Status Report (2020-09-28; 1418hrs) BUTTE COUNTY EMERGENCY OPERATIONS CENTER (EOC) Preliminary Incident Information North Complex West Zone fire is part of the overall North Complex Fire burning in Butte and Plumas counties. Additional incident information is available at the following sites: https://www.facebook.com/CALFIREButteCo/?ref=nf&hc_ref=ARRXhE1CmotDxPkUffsNeGf_vJlBeGOucGSU0xCJ6HvN3 MiG0p5s-S3HLYu3Sa8WVCI&__tn__=%3C-R https://www.facebook.com/USFSPlumas/photos/pcb.3392351700825762/3392342777493321/?type=3&theater https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6997/ Fatalities: 15 Injuries: 2 (First Responder) Assessed Structures Destroyed or Damaged 2,455 Actual Structures Destroyed 2,342 o Destroyed Residential – 1523 o Destroyed Commercial – 59 o Other Destroyed – 760 Actual Structures Damaged 113 o Damaged Residential – 51 o Damaged Commercial – 5 o Damaged Other – 57 Here is a link to the Structure Damage Map: https://tinyurl.com/y3jmzxnj Estimated Acres Burned in the North Complex West Zone: 84,595 acres (in SRA) with 88% containment. Note that the North Complex West Zone is based on operational boundaries, not Butte County boundary lines. In Butte County specifically, the total acreage burned is estimated at 96,014. Total acres burned in the overall North Complex Fire covering Butte and Plumas counties is 306,135 acres with 78% containment. Map link: https://www.facebook.com/CALFIREButteCo/photos/pcb.1908841235924250/1908841109257596/?type=3&theater 1 Report prepared by: April BarnesButte County EOC – North Complex Fire Documentation, Plans Intel Situation Status Report 2020-09-28, 1418 hrs Resources: Engines – 126; Water Tenders – 42; Helicopters – 16; Hand Crews – 43; Dozers – 27; Masticators – 19; Total Personnel – 1723. Butte, Plumas, and Yuba County Sheriff’s Offices, California Highway Patrol, Sierra Pacific Industries, W.M. Beaty, PG&E, California Conservation Corps, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, North Valley Animal Disaster Group, California State Parks and Recreation, Bureau of Land Management, Bureau of Indian Affairs, KonKow Valley Band of Maidu, Berry Creek Rancheria, Mooretown Rancheria, Soper-Wheeler and Union Pacific Railroad, CAL Trans, Cal OES, Butte County OEM and California National Guard. Out of State Resources include Michigan, Utah, New Mexico and Canada from out of Country. Current Situation: On the afternoon of September 8, 2020 the North Complex fire entered Butte County with a vengeance, driven by extreme winds, heavy dry fuels, and steep terrain. The North Complex Fire is broken into three (3) zones: North, South, and West. The North and South Zone are managed by the United States Forest Service. The West Zone is managed by CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 4. As predicted the wind did present itself again last night, fortunately there were no new spark ups overnight in the West Zone. All lines are currently holding, and fire crews continue to mop up and patrol the area for hot spots. Last night fire crews did stage as they did the previous night, along with crews in place to assist the fire fighters in the North Zone should they need assistance. The North Zone did cause some trouble last night, but fortunately need not progress as far as predicted. Crews will be working on strategies for cutting in new lines to contain the growth. During the daylight hours today firefighters will continue to mop up hotspots in the West Zone and reinforce lines as needed. Yesterday crews did start the demobilization process, but with flare ups in Napa and Shasta Counties resources may be relocated. A fire weather watch is in effect through Monday. The critically dry fuel makes the vegetation extremely receptive to fire. An area of high pressure will build across the fire area Saturday, where it will remain for the next week. The result will be increased temperatures, and much lower humidity. Strong northeast winds are expected into Monday. A Red Flag Warning is in effect until noon Monday. PSPS: PG&E continues to monitor the wind event. The number of customers in Butte County currently effected by the PSPS is 11,784. PG&E is still waiting for the all clear to start patrols checking for any damaged lines in Butte County. All areas are estimated to be re-energized by today (09.28.2020) at 10 pm, provided weather conditions remain as predicted and pending any repairs. The following CRC’s have been closed due to the fire evacuations and orders: Magalia – Magalia Pines Baptist Church Paradise – Craig Memorial Congregational Church CRC’s remain open in the following communities: Forest Ranch – American Veterans Store Oroville - Southside Community Center (indoor, with COVID guidelines) Bangor – Community Center (indoor, with COVID guidelines) Here is a link to the PSPS website: https://pgealerts.alerts.pge.com/updates/ Weather: Today (Magalia): Widespread haze and smoke. Mostly sunny, with a high near 89. Winds 5 to 10 mph out of the northeast and humidity near 14%. Tonight (Magalia): Widespread haze and smoke. Clear skies with a low of 64. Winds 10 to 15 mph from the northeast, with humidity increasing slightly to 21%. Tuesday (Magalia): Widespread haze and smoke. Sunny skies, with a high 2 Report prepared by: April BarnesButte County EOC – North Complex Fire Documentation, Plans Intel Situation Status Report 2020-09-28, 1418 hrs of 88, south winds 5 to 10 mph and humidity dropping to 19%. For specific smoke impacts to your area, visit https://www.airnow.gov/ The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a Red Flag Warning, which is in effect through tonight (09.28.2020) at 9 PM. Red Flag Warning Continues Through 9 PM with gusty north to east wind combined with low humidity will continue critical fire weather conditions over much of interior Northern California today into tonight. Wind decreases in most areas by tonight, with lighter wind expected through the rest of the week. The Fire Weather Watch is no longer in effect. Information Board Locations: Holiday Market – 6848 Lower Skyway, Paradise Savemart – 6636 Clark Road, Paradise Save-Mor Foods – 14001 Lakeridge Circle, Magalia Stirling City Volunteer Co. 12 – 17084 Skyway, Stirling City Yankee Hill Hardware – 11300A Miller Flat Rd, Oroville Raley’s – 2325 Myers St, Oroville Food Maxx – 1160 Oro Dam Blvd, Oroville WalMart – 465 Cal Oak Rd, Oroville rd Home Depot – 2150 3 St, Oroville Feather Falls Casino – 3 Alverda Dr, Oroville Gold Country Casino – 4020 Olive Hwy, Oroville Fire Damage Assessment Damage assessments provided by CAL FIRE’s Damage Inspection Team were completed and the final totals are 2,455 assessed structures with 2,342 destroyed and 113 damaged. See page 1 for additional information. A link to the Structure Damage Map . Messaging has gone out on what to look for when returning can be found through this link: https://tinyurl.com/y3jmzxnj home after a wildfire. Here is a link to that information: https://www.readyforwildfire.org/post-wildfire/ . County Safety Assessment The County Safety Assessment Team is focusing on assessing standing structures that may pose potential threats to the public upon re-entry. The team is placing color (Green-Yellow-Red) coded placards on each structure to indicate its safety level. Summary of placards posted by the County are as follows: Green Placard: INSPECTED – Lawful Occupancy Permitted is posted noting no apparent structural hazard has been found and is safe to occupy. Yellow Placard: RESTRICTED USE is posted noting there has been damage resulting in some form of restriction to the continued occupancy. The restrictions for use will be noted on the placard. Red Placard: UNSAFE – Do Not Enter or Occupy is posted to note the structure has been damaged such that continued occupancy poses a threat to life safety. Buildings or structures posted with this placard shall not be entered except as authorized in writing by the Building Department. Safety assessment teams shall be authorized to enter these buildings. This placard is not to be used or considered as a demolition order. LEGEND for TABLE of overall inspections performed. Commercial Structures - CS Single Family Dwellings - SFD Manufactured Housing Units- MHU Utility Structures (over 120sq ft)- US Motorhome - MH (These numbers are as of Friday, September 25, 2020) 3 Report prepared by: April BarnesButte County EOC – North Complex Fire Documentation, Plans Intel Situation Status Report 2020-09-28, 1418 hrs One School was issued a Red placard Law Enforcement Butte County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) deputies, staff and mutual aid continue to patrol evacuated areas and support road blocks to inhibit people from entering the burned areas. BCSO has responded to 192 welfare check requests for persons. Of those requests, all are accounted for, but unfortunately there are 15 fatalities. BCSO did send out new evacuation orders and warnings last night due to the move of the fire in the North Zone. Many of the evacuation orders and warnings will be adjusted this morning as new information of the fire is received. BCSO continues to run a call center to assist residents who do not have access to the internet to be able to obtain information on evacuation orders and warnings in their area. The call center is staffed by volunteers and open 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Monday thru Sunday (7 days a week), until it is no longer needed. BCSO has added a link to their web page for the escort program. Residents can click the “Sheriff’s Online Escort Request Submission” link which will take them through 3 waivers before being able to enter their information for service. Residents can also call the BCSO call center to request an escort. This service will enable residents to enter their property for 15 minutes which can be decreased depending on conditions of the area and movement of the fire. To date Sheriff’s personnel has been able to accommodate approximately 150 of the requests. Evacuation Orders (September 28, 2020 10:00am) There have been no changes, evacuation orders remain in effect for: The area west of Oro-Quincy Hwy, from Seminole Drive north to the Butte County Line, Pulga, Concow, Yankee Hill and Big Bend. Evacuation Warnings: Butte County Sheriff’s Office has issued the following Evacuation Warnings: The areas on both sides of Oro-Quincy Hwy from Whispering Chapel Lane north to Seminole Drive and the area east of Oro-Quincy Hwy from Seminole Drive north to the Butte County line. The area of Broken Springs Rd south of Ponderosa Reservoir The community of Magalia 4 Report prepared by: April BarnesButte County EOC – North Complex Fire Documentation, Plans Intel Situation Status Report 2020-09-28, 1418 hrs The community of Stirling City The Town of Paradise Clark Rd from the Paradise Town limits south to Hwy 70, east to lake Oroville, to include Pentz Rd from the Paradise Town limits south to Hwy 70 Evacuation orders and warnings can be found on the Butte County web page. https://www.buttecounty.net/ As of September 27, 2020 2300hrs Map link: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1UU7WvAOESDgfIGHz_y_W670LmrbMxVn- &ll=39.74468695933857%2C-121.42612106301793&z=11 Road Closures Oro Quincy Hwy @ Whispering Chapel Lane Encina Grande @ Deer Meadow Rd Simmons Rd @ Big Ridge Rd Stephens Ridge Rd @ Oro Quincy Hwy Broken Springs Rd @ Ponderosa Way SR 70 @ Cherokee Rd Coutolenc Rd @ Jordan Hill Rd This information is posted at: http://www.buttecounty.net/ Local Assistance Center (LAC) The LAC is located at the address noted below with hours of operation and will remain open for at least three (3) weeks. Effective today Monday, September 28, 2020 the LAC hours will decrease, please see adjusted hours below. 1875 Feather River Blvd. Oroville, CA 95966 Hours: Mon-Fri. 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Sat. 10:00 am to 4:00 pm Sun. Closed 5 Report prepared by: April BarnesButte County EOC – North Complex Fire Documentation, Plans Intel Situation Status Report 2020-09-28, 1418 hrs 4 Day Total Customers and Applications (totals as of Saturday, September 26, 2020): Customers: 1121 Applications: 828 (Please note, these are not FEMA applications) Non-Congregate Sheltering Currently there are 555 individuals in hotel rooms, equating to 259 rooms. The hotline continues to be a valuable resource to residents as it has handled 1,452 calls to date. Overnight as new evacuation warnings and orders were issued residents were and still are encouraged to call the hotline for sheltering needs. Public Health Public Health has reached out to the long term care facilities that were affected by the new evacuations warnings and orders. Animal Evacuation Centers Large Animal Shelter Camelot Equestrian Park 1985 Clark Road, Paradise This shelter is accepting animals between 7:30am and 8:00pm. Small Animal Shelters Old County Hospital 2279 Del Oro and Mono Ste E, Oroville This shelter is currently at capacity and cannot accept additional animals at this time. 521 Cal Oak Rd, Oroville This shelter is currently accepting small, domestic animals between 8:00am and 8:00pm. A third small animal shelter will open at the Gridley Fair Grounds. Currently logistics is working with Animal Control to set this up. Total Animals in Shelters (Totals as of Sunday, September 27, 2020) 433 (Camelot: 207, Del Oro: 110 and Cal Oaks: 116) Animal Control continues to need additional staff. Texas A&M did arrive yesterday to start training to take over some of the middle management duties. Cal OES sent out an EMMA again this morning requesting animal care specialist and they have received some response. Unclaimed Animals The Pet Harbor website is showing animals that have been rescued from the North Complex Fire and have not been claimed by their owners. The deceased large animal removal is open for residents, law enforcement and fire crews to call or email with requests. Residents can call (530)895-0000 or email largerecovery@buttecounty.net Public Works Public Works have guardrail crews on Oro Quincy Hwy today. They have started patrolling for downed trees due to the wind event. Also, due to the movement of the fire in the North Zone they have started moving equipment out of the Paradise area to ensure its safe keeping. Donations Due to COVID-19 restrictions, no physical donations are being accepted. North Valley Community Foundation has set up a fund. USFS Forest Closures A USFS order prohibits the use of any ignition (campfires, gas stoves, etc.) and the closure of all developed campgrounds and day-use sites on National Forests in California. The Plumas NF partially reopened today. Please refer to attached news release 6 Report prepared by: April BarnesButte County EOC – North Complex Fire Documentation, Plans Intel Situation Status Report 2020-09-28, 1418 hrs titled: Plumas National Forest Reopens, dated 09.18.2020. For up to date information on both Plumas and Lassen NF please refer to these links: Plumas NF https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/plumas/alerts-notices Lassen NF: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/lassen/alerts-notices FEMA Public Assistance Status Designated Areas: Disaster 5363; Public Assistance, Category B (PA-B). This is the Emergency Work, Category B: Emergency protective measures https://www.fema.gov/disaster/5363/designated-areas . More info on categories can be found at this FEMA Fact Sheet: https://www.fema.gov/sites/default/files/2020-07/fema_public-assistance-fact-sheet_10-2019_0.pdf END OF REPORT 7 Report prepared by: April BarnesButte County EOC – North Complex Fire Documentation, Plans Intel Situation Status Report 2020-09-28, 1418 hrs