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BUTTE/TEHAMA/GLENN LIGHTNING COMPLEX
BUTTE ZONE INCIDENT UPDATE
Date: 8/23/2020 Time: 7:00 p.m.
@CALFIRE_ButteCo Information Line: (530) 538-7826
@CALFIREButteCo
Media Line: (530) 521-8265
Incident Website: www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents
INCIDENT FACTS
Incident Start Date: August 17 Incident Start Time: 7:44 am
Incident Type: Vegetation Fires Cause: Lightning
Incident Location: Butte County
CAL FIRE Unit: Butte Unit
Size: 4,278 acres Containment: 40% Expected Full Containment: September 24
First Responder Fatalities: none FirstResponder Injuries: 1
Structures Threatened: Structures Destroyed: 0 Structures Damaged: 0
CURRENT SITUATION
Situation Summary: Crews had a productive day of strengthening fire lines and mitigating hot spots
withintheactivefiresburninginthecounty.The1-12firenorthwestofStirlingCity
continues to grow in the upper Butte Creek drainage, but poses no direct threat to
the community at this time.
A Red Flag Warning is in effect for Butte County, with the possibility of
thunderstorms containing more lightning and little rainfall, as well as gusty winds.
Of the 34 fires confirmed inButte County, eight are being actively staffed with the
goal of full suppression. Those eight fires are as follows:
1-2: 140 acres, 40% contained
1-7: 100 acres, 40% contained
1-8: 63 acres, 50% contained
1-12: 1750 acres, 0% contained
1-13: 1 acre, 30% contained
2-24: 285 acres, 80% contained (acreage reduced due to more accurate mapping)
5-4 (formerly the Potters Fire): 1012 acres, 95% contained
5-6: 927 acres, 80% contained
See the accompanying fire maps for locations of the fires within the county.
Evacuations/Road There is an evacuation warning for the Inskip/Philbrook area. There are no road
Closures closures at this time. Exact evacuation information can be found at the Butte
County Office website: www.buttecounty.net/sheriffcoroner or call
833-512-5378.
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Evacuation Center(s): Closed
Animal Evac. Center(s): Closed
ASSIGNED RESOURCES
Engines: 38 Water Tenders: 13 Helicopters: 2 Hand Crews: 12 Dozers: 16
Other: 2 Masticators Total Personnel: 415
Air Tankers: Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire
suppression missions as conditions allow.
Cooperating Agencies: California Conservation Corps, Butte County Office, Butte County Public
Health Department, California State Parks, California Department of Water Resources, California Highway
Patrol, National Weather Service, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, Bureau of Land
Management, California Office of Emergency Services, Sierra Pacific Industries, Butte County Office of
Emergency Services, PG&E, Shasta-Trinity National Forest
To learn more about wildfire preparedness visit: www.readyforwildfire.org