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United States Department of Agriculture
U.S. Forest Service
Pacific Southwest Region
FIRE UPDATE
Plumas National Forest
Fire Information (530) 316-4487
159 Lawrence Street
2020.northcomplex.info@firenet.gov
Quincy, CA 95971
www.facebook.com/USFSPlumas
https://www.fs.usda.gov/plumas
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6997/
North Complex Fire Morning Update for September 11, 2020
Incident Start Date: 8/17/2020 Size: 252,534 acres Containment: 23% Fatalities: 10
Resources Assigned: Engines: 254 Handcrews: 73 Dozers: 76 Helicopters: 18 Water Tenders: 98
Total Personnel: 3,108
Current Situation
North Zone: Crews detected and successfully responded to spot fires on the north edge of the fire last night. Today, crews
will continue the multi-day project of constructing line to connect to Highway 70 in an area north of Elephant Butte and
continue to reinforce structure protection in communities.
South Zone: Crews have constructed hand and dozer lines with hose lays and utilized existing roads to complete
protection around the town of La Porte. Today, crews will continue to establish direct and indirect line and provide
structure protection in the La Porte and Little Grass Valley Reservoir areas.
West Zone: This area is being managed by CAL FIRE/Butte County: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/8/18/north-
complex-fire/#incident-overview.
Evacuations and Road Closures
Mandatory evacuation orders and evacuation advisories are in place for Butte, Plumas, and Yuba Counties. Check the
page for their latest information.
https://www.facebook.com/bcsonews
https://www.facebook.com/plumascountysheriff
https://www.facebook.com/yubacountysheriff
Weather and Air Quality
Afternoon southwest breezes are predicted along with warm and dry conditions. Highs are forecasted in the low 90s.
Significant smoke will continue to affect nearby communities and the fire.
Smoke outlook: https://fires.airfire.org/outlooks/EasternSierra or https://www.airnow.gov/
Forest Closures
Due to unprecedented and historic fire conditions throughout the state, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest
Region has closed all eighteen National Forests in California, including the Plumas National Forest.
https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd801413.pdf
Meetings are being broadcast daily through Zoom:
Cooperators Meeting daily at 10 A.M.: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/j/1602646317
Planning Meeting daily at 7 P.M.: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/j/1600484186
California Interagency Incident Management Team 4 is implementing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in
both the fire area and surrounding communities
USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer, and lender
NORTH COMPLEX WEST ZONE
INCIDENT UPDATE
Date: 9/11/2020 Time: 7:00 a.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, 2020 Incident Start Time: 9:00 am
Incident Type: Vegetation Fire Cause: Lightning
Incident Location: Plumas, Butte, and Yuba Counties
CALFIRE Unit: Butte Unit
Size: *70,412 acres Containment: 5% Expected Full Containment: TBA
Civilian Fatalities: 10 First Responder Fatalities: 0
Structures Threatened: 23,356 Structures Destroyed/Damaged: 2000
CURRENT SITUATION
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Situation Summary: On the afternoon of September 8, 2020 the North Complex fire entered Butte
County, driven by high winds, heavy fuels, and steep terrain. The fire exploded
burning over 200,000 acres in a matter of a few short hours. An eight-mile wide fire
front bore down on northeastern Butte County burning over 70,000 acres. Due to
the speed and magnitude of the fire, firefighters spent Tuesday evening 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, Brush Creek and
others, and continues to be a threat to surrounding areas, including the city of
Oroville. This fire has only been burning for the last 3 days and is still very active,
now more than ever is the time to be vigilant.
The weather continues to work in the firefighters favor with decreased winds,
lower temperatures, and higher humidities, allowing crews to aggressively fight fire
and develop further containment lines. However the 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.
Firefighters will continue to strengthen fire lines and extinguish interior hot spots
to protect threatened population centers. CAL FIRE Damage Assessment Teams will
be in the fire area today and for several days after documenting the destroyed and
damaged structures within the fire area.
Total acreage of the North Complex is 252,534 acres @ 23% contained.
*70,412 acres included in the 252,534 acre total
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Evacuations Per the Butte County Sheriff's Office, ( https://www.facebook.com/bcsonews ), the
following areas are under an evacuation order:
Feather Falls, Clipper Mills, Berry Creek, Brush Creek, Forbestown, Kelly Ridge,
Copley Acres
Residents east of Miners Ranch Road at 162 and Oro-Bangor Road, which includes
Bangor and parts of Mt. Ida
Highway 70 at Cherokee Rd south to Thompson Flat Cemetery Road, and all points
east to Lake Oroville.
Per the Plumas County Sheriff's Office,
(https://www.facebook.com/plumascountysheriff ), the following areas are under
an evacuation order:
La Porte Little Grass Valley Reservoir: All residents, campgrounds, and
recreational facilities near Little Grass Valley Reservoir and the town of La Porte.
Onion Valley south to the county line.
Bucks Lake From Bucks Lake Rd (Highway 162) at the Plumas / Butte County Line
east to Bucks Lake Rd at Big Creek Road (east intersection). This includes Bucklin
Road from Mill Creek Campground south to Bucks Lake Road, all residents,
recreational facilities, campgrounds in the Bucks Lake area.
Per the Yuba County Sheriff's Office,
( https://www.facebook.com/yubacountysheriff ) the following areas are under an
evacuation order:
Residents in the area of the La Porte Road and NY Flat Road, north of Brownsville to
the county line.
Forbestown, Clipper Mills, Woodleaf, Strawberry Valley
Northern Yuba County border from Strawberry Valley to Forbestown and south to
Rackerby and Brownsville-Challenge all the way over the upper portion of Bullards
Bar Reservoir
Evacuation warnings are in effect for the following areas:
Kelly Ridge: Evacuation Orders have been downgraded to Evacuation Warnings in
the area between Foothill Blvd. and Oakvale Ave. Everything east of Oakvale Ave.
remains under an Evacuation Order.
Quincy La Porte Road from Highway 70 south to Red Bridge
NORTH COMPLEX WEST ZONE
INCIDENT UPDATE
Date: 9/11/2020 Time: 7:00 a.m.
New Meadow Valley From Bucks Lake Road at Big Creek Road east to Snake Lake
Road
New Feather River Canyon (Highway 70) From the Plumas/Butte County Line east
to Belden, this includes the Community of Belden.
Road Closures Quincy La Porte Road from Highway 70 to Red Bridge is open to essential travel
ONLY.
Peppard Flat Road (the dirt portion)
Quincy La Porte Road between the Plumas/Butte County Line and Bucks Lake Big
Creek Road (east intersection) and all roads in between
Comprehensive evacuation and road closure information can be found at the
following locations:
www.buttecounty.net/sheriffcoroner
Office: www.facebook.com/plumascountysheriff
www.facebook.com/yubacountysheriff
Evacuation Centers: Butte County Fairgrounds, 199 E. Hazel St. Gridley (Temporary Evacuation Point)
Yuba Sutter Fairgrounds, 442 Franklin Ave. Yuba City (Temporary Evacuation Point)
Animal Evac. Centers: Small Animals: 2279 Del Oro Ave. Oroville (FULL)
Large Animals: Camelot Equestrian Center, 1985 Clark Road, Butte Valley
Plumas County Animal Services
Yuba County Fairgrounds, 442 Franklin Ave. Yuba City
Yuba County Mounted Posse Arena (FULL)
ASSIGNED RESOURCES
Engines: 76 Water Tenders: 54 Helicopters: 10 Hand Crews: 56 Dozers: 53
Other: 7 Masticators Total Personnel: 1898
Air Tankers: Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire
suppression missions as conditions allow.
Cooperating Agencies: Butte, Plumas, and Yuba County Offices, Sierra Pacific Industris, W.M. Beaty,
PG&E, California Conservation Corps, Out of State Resources from, Michigan, Utah, New Mexico, and Canada
To learn more about wildfire preparedness visit: www.readyforwildfire.org
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