HomeMy WebLinkAbout10.1.20 Email from Paul Gosselin North Complex Fire EOC morning briefing for October 1st
From:Gosselin, Paul
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
Subject:North Complex Fire EOC morning briefing for October 1st
Date:Thursday, October 1, 2020 10:03:02 AM
Good morning Board –
Here is the update from the EOC Briefing from this morning.
Fire Update
Weather will remain favorable for the next 2 days. Winds are expected to slightly increase after
that. There are no changes in the West Zone. Butte CalFire continues to mop up hot spots. They
set up incident command at the Forebay. In the USFS area (northwest), the fire remains problematic
and active. Crews are tracking down hot spots. Retardant drops will be made to hot spots today to
secure the line along highway 70. Work continues on secondary and contingency lines in the trouble
spot in the northwest area.
No change has been reported on the closure of Highway 70 between Deadwood (near Pulga) and
the tunnel towards route 89.
Care and Shelter
There are 673 individuals in non-congregate shelters in 309 rooms. There have been 2071 calls
received at the call center.
There are 288 animals in Camelot, 94 in Cal Oaks, 107 at Del Oro and no animals in Gridley.
29 National Guard troops are being trained to assist with animal care and will begin assistance
tomorrow. Texas A&M veterinarians have arrived to assist. A parvo outbreak was reported at the
animal shelter. Such an outbreak can occur when unvaccinated animals are placed in a stressful and
congested situation. A report on this situation will be made at the press conference at 4PM today.
A mountain lion carcass was found in the burn area. That shows how fast the fire moved.
Public Works
Progress continues on replacing guard rails. Public Works continues to do damage assessment and
drainage work ahead of rain. They are coordinating with DTSC who will begin collectinng household
hazardous waste next week. Oro Quincy Highway is closed from Lake Madrone due to extensive
damage and guard rail replacement.
Press Conference – A press conference will be held at 202 Mira Loma, Oroville at 4PM on Thursday
st
October 1. The press conference will be live streamed on the Butte County Facebook page. A
press release will be sent out soon.
EOC Planning – We are currently in Op Period 13 until 8:00 on Friday October 2nd. The EOC will
move operations to 205 Mira Loma, Suite 20, Oroville today at 1:00. The EOC will go virtual on today
at 1:00PM and resume in person on Friday morning.
If you have any questions please let me know.
Have a good day.
Paul Gosselin