Loading...
HomeMy WebLinkAbout09.10.2020 Andy Pickett - Update AT0 NORTH COMPLEX FIRE Situation Status Report (2020-09-10; 1800 HRS) 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.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/8/18/north-complex-fire https://www.facebook.com/CALFIREButteCo/photos/pcb.1891164597691914/1891164364358604/?typ e=3&theater https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6997/ Fatalities: 10 Estimate of Threatened Structures: 4200 Estimate of Damaged or Destroyed Structures: 2000 Estimated Acres Burned in Butte County (North Complex West Zone): 65,295 acres with 0% containment. Note that the North Complex West Zone is based on operational boundaries not the County boundary. Staff is working on an estimate of the total acreage within the Butte County boundary. Total acres burned in the overall North Complex Fire covering Butte, Plumas and Yuba counties is 247,358 acres with 23% containment. Resources: Engines – 61; Water Tenders – 44; Helicopters – 8; Hand Crews – 49; Dozers – 42; Masticators – 5; Total Personnel – 1615. Cooperating Agencies: Butte, Plumas, and Yuba County Sheriff’s Offices, Sierra Pacific Industries, W.M. Beaty, PG&E, California Conservation Corps, Out of State Resources include Michigan, Utah, New Mexico and Canada. 1 Butte County EOC – North Complex Fire Situation Status Report 2020-09-10, 1800 hrs Tuesday afternoon, the North Complex fire entered Butte County, driven by high winds, heavy fuels, and steep terrain. An eight -mile wide fire front bore down on northeastern Butte County. Firefighters spent Tuesday and into Wednesday morning engaged in life-saving and evacuation operations. Firefighters rescued more than 100 residents throughout the day and overnight as the fire did major damage to the communities of Berry Creek, Feather Falls, and others, and continues to be a threat to surrounding areas, including the city of Oroville. The weather moderated on Wednesday evening with decreased winds, lower temperatures, and higher humidity, allowing crews to aggressively fight fire and develop containment lines. Lack of visibility continues to be a factor, as heavy smoke in the area of the fire hampers the ability of aircraft to fight the fire from above. The focus going forward is to strengthen fire lines to protect threatened population centers, and begin damage inspections. Weather Today: Areas of smoke. Partly sunny, with a high near 83. West wind 5 to 7 mph. Tonight: Areas of smoke. Partly cloudy, with a low around 63. South wind around 7 mph becoming east after midnight. Friday: Areas of smoke. Sunny, with a high near 89. Calm wind. For specific smoke impacts to your area, visit https://www.airnow.gov . Fire Incident Briefing will be held at 6 pm and will be a Virtual Community Meeting broadcast tonight on CALFIREButteCo Facebook at 6 p.m. https://www.facebook.com/CALFIREButteCo Law Enforcement Butte County Sheriff’s Office (BCSO) deputies and staff have been supporting the event and related evacuation areas. This includes County staff and an additional 100 mutual aid law enforcement. BCSO has responded to 124 welfare check requests for persons. Of those requests, 98 have been located, 16 are remaining to be found and there are 10 fatalities. The Law Enforcement Staging Area is at the Oroville Forebay. Law enforcement is also working with the staff on animal evacuation situations. Evacuation Orders (Butte County evacuation areas are listed here, see map on following page. There are additional orders and warnings in neighboring counties) Butte County Sheriff's Office has issued the following Evacuation Orders: An Evacuation Order has been issued for the communities of Berry Creek, Brush Creek, Forbestown, Clipper Mills and Feather Falls. An Evacuation Order has been issued for residents living east of Miners Ranch Road at Highway 162 & Oro Bangor Highway, which includes Bangor and the Mt. Ida area. An Evacuation Order has been issued for the communities of Kelly Ridge and Copley Acres. An Evacuation Order has been issued for Cherokee Road at Hwy 70, south to Thompson Flat Cemetery Road, and all areas east to Lake Oroville. An Evacuation Order requires the immediate movement of people out of an affected area due to an imminent threat to life. Choosing to stay could result in loss of life. Staying may also impede the work of emergency personnel. Due to the changing nature of the emergency, an Evacuation Order may be the only warning that people in the affected area(s) receive. 2 Butte County EOC – North Complex Fire Situation Status Report 2020-09-10, 1800 hrs Evacuation Warnings Butte County Sheriff's Office has issued the following Evacuation Warnings An Evacuation Warning hasbeen issued for the area of Hwy70 from Garden Drive, south to Lower Honcut Road, Lower Honcut Road east to Bangor, and everything east to the borders of the current Evacuation Orders. An Evacuation Warning has been issued for the North side of Hwy 70 in the area of Lower Concow. Foothill Blvd to Oakvale Ave The Town of Paradise has lifted the Evacuation Warning for Zone 14 of their Evacuation Plan. An Evacuation Warning means that there is a potential threat to life and property and prepares people for a potential Evacuation Order. Butte County Evacuation Order (red) and Warning (yellow) map can be found at the following link: https://www.google.com/maps/d/viewer?mid=1UU7WvAOESDgfIGHz_y_W670LmrbMxVn- &ll=39.62127755138423%2C-121.22579895824611&z=10 A list of the Orders and Warnings is also available at http://www.buttecounty.net/ Additional information can also be found at http://www.buttecounty.net/sheriffcoroner 3 Butte County EOC – North Complex Fire Situation Status Report 2020-09-10, 1800 hrs Road Closures As of 9/9 at 6:00 pm road closures are currently established at the following locations: Oro Dam East @ Canyon Highlands Oro Quincy Hwy @ Foothill Hwy 162 @ Foothill Brookdale/Pierpont @ Foothill Foothill @ Oro Garden Foothill @ Oro Bangor Foothill @ Lower Wyandotte Foothill @ Dunstone Dunstone @ Avacado Dunstone @ LaPorte Laporte @ Los Verjeles/Oro Bangor Los Verjeles @ Yuba County Line Hwy 70 @ Cherokee Cherokee @ Thompson Flat Cemetery Hwy 70 @ Big Bend Lumpkin @ Lake Haven This information is posted at http://www.buttecounty.net/ Temporary Evacuation Point (TEP) One Temporary Evacuation Point (TEP) is at the Butte County Fairgrounds in Gridley --- (this was a relocation from the Oroville Nazarene Church to Gridley). American Red Cross is the lead on coordination and placement of survivors in hotel resources. Some evacuees are showing reluctance to leave for hotel stays outside the Butte County area. It is estimated that there are people in 50 cars/RV’s waiting for shelter (hotel) placement through Red Cross. There are approximately 120 rooms that are secured and occupiedas of the morning of 9/10. Staff is also looking for an additional 50 rooms. There is a need for additional transportation for those without the means (estimated at 50 to 70 persons). Note – this is the information at the time of this report. This situation is dynamic. Staff is working to identify the total persons served. Red Cross has been reporting the number of hotel rooms secured but does not yet have collected data on the number of persons served. Locations of hotels include Oroville, Yuba City, Colusa, Williams, and Sacramento. AmeriCorps case managers will be going to the TEP today (9/10) to assist with the evacuees at the TEP. Public Health has requested a Strike Team to also assist those still present at the TEP. The TEP is to function only as a temporary check-in to then get off-site resources for shelter. The Explore Butte County group is gathering local hotel information and will connect through the EOC Liaison, Operations and Logistics with this information. 4 Butte County EOC – North Complex Fire Situation Status Report 2020-09-10, 1800 hrs Evacuation of Medical Facilities Public Health is working with post-acute care facilities that are located in the evacuation order and warning areas. There are currently four facilities affected. Each have their own evacuation plan. Coordination includes information on planning, transportation, relocation and level of care. Animal Evacuation Center Small Animals - Old County Hospital 2279 Del Oro, Oroville animal shelter capacity is full. County EOC is looking for an additional facility for small animals. Large Animals – Camelot Equestrian Park, 1985 Clark Road, Paradise. The site has been very active with large animals. This facility has available capacity. Staff is anticipating that there may be a large number of injured animals and are seeking options for animal care and rescue. School Closures All Butte County Office of Education (BCOE) offices, school sites, and programs in the Oroville area are closed today, September 10, 2020. https://www.bcoe.org/ PG&E As of 8:16 am (9/10), there are outages 3,072 from PSPS and 4,610 from North Complex Fire in Butte County. The PSPS outages should come online today (9/10) excepting areas that are not accessible due to the fire. Maps and event information by agency can be found at pge.com/pspsportal and pge.com/pspsprioritynotice. These links are for public safety partner use only. Please do not share event information before it is publicly available. 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. No overnight camping of any kind, including dispersed camping, is allowed on the Plumas National Forest except within the wilderness area and alongside the Pacific Crest Trail. An earlier order remains in effect closing all trails, roads, and campgrounds around the North Complex Fire. Plumas NF: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/plumas/alerts-notices Lassen NF: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/lassen/alerts-notices 5 Butte County EOC – North Complex Fire Situation Status Report 2020-09-10, 1800 hrs FEMA Public Assistant 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 6 Butte County EOC – North Complex Fire Situation Status Report 2020-09-10, 1800 hrs