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Home My WebLink About09.11.2020 Sang Kim - North Complex, West Zone Evening Update AT0 United States Department of Agriculture U.S. Forest Service Fire Information (530) 316-4487 Pacific Southwest Region 2020.northcomplex.info@firenet.gov Plumas National Forest https://www.facebook.com/USFSPlumas 159 Lawrence Street https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6997/ Quincy, CA 95971 (530) 283-2050 http://www.fs.usda.gov/plumas North Complex Fire Evening Update September 11, 2020 Incident Start Date: 8/17/2020 Size: 252,313 acres Containment: 21% Fatalities: 9 Resources Assigned: Engines: 234 Handcrews: 78 Dozers: 80 Helicopters: 31 Water Tenders: 104 Total Personnel: 3,282 Current Situation Heavy smoke lay over the fire and surrounding landscape today as a result of burning within the interior of the North footprint. While challenging for human health, the smoke moderated fire behavior in all zones today. North Zone: Crews continue to create a buffer to slow fire progression and protect the Bucks Lake, Haskins, and Highlands areas. The fire remains 5 miles from the Meadow Valley and Tollgate areas. Fire line in the northeast part of the fire is holding well. South Zone: There was active fire behavior close to the west shoreline of Little Grass Valley Reservoir. Crews are successfully keeping fire distant from structures. The community of La Porte is being protected by fire line and hose lays. Approximately 500 firefighters will be moving to a second fire camp in Brownsville in order to work in the south zone more efficiently. 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. A detailed evening video operations update for the North and South Zones can be viewed at: https://www.facebook.com/USFSPlumas/videos/2661686720711892. A virtual joint press conference will be broadcast Saturday, September 12 at 6 P.M. on Facebook: Evacuations and Road Closures Mandatory evacuation orders and evacuation advisories are in place for Butte, Plumas, and Yuba Counties. Check the Weather and Air Quality Typical southwest breezes around 10 mph with gusts to 15 mph will prevail through Saturday. 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: ВΉЊЊΉЋЉЋЉ Time: БʹЉЉ Ʀ͵ƒ͵ @CALFIRE_ButteCo Information Line: ΛЎЌЉΜ ЎЌБΏАБЋЏ @CALFIREButteCo Media Line: ΛЎЌЉΜ ЎЋЊΏБЋЏЎ Incident Website: ǞǞǞ͵ŅźƩĻ͵ĭğ͵ŭƚǝΉĭǒƩƩĻƓƷΗźƓĭźķĻƓƷƭ 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 CAL FIRE Unit: Butte Unit Size: *70,500 acres Containment: 5% Expected Full Containment: TBA Civilian Fatalities: 9 First Responder Fatalities: 0 Structures Threatened: 23,356 Structures Destroyed/Damaged: 82 Destroyed, 10 Damaged CURRENT SITUATION th 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 4 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 continue to strengthen existing fire lines, develop new fires lines and extinguish interior hot spots to prevent further spread. CAL FIRE Damage Assessment Teams have started the documentation of destroyed and damaged structures within the fire area. Total acreage of the North Complex is 252,313 acres @ 21% contained. *70,500 acres included in the 252,313 acre total tğŭĻ 1 ƚŅ 4 EvacuationsPertheButteCountySheriff'sOffice,https://www.facebook.com/bcsonews, Orders The following areas are under an EVACUATION ORDER: Communities of Feather Falls. Berry Creek, Brush Creek- area east of Lake Oroville south of Hwy 70, west of the county line, and south to Forbestown Road. Communities of Mt. Ida, Bangor- All areas east of Miners Ranch Rd will remain under evacuation order. The east side of Oro Bangor Hwy from Miners Ranch Rd to Los Verjeles will remain under evacuation order. Community of Kelly Ridge- area east of Foothill Road, south of Lake Oroville and Lake Canyon Dr, west from Hwy 162 and Miners Ranch Road , of Foothill Blvd. Community of Cherokee- area east of Hwy 70, West to the west branch of Lake Oroville, south of Hwy 70, north to the Thermalito Diversion Pool. 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: Yuba Zone 1- Area east New York Flat Rd, south of the County line, west of LaPorte Rd, and north of LaPorte Rd. Yuba Zone 2- areas west of Bullards Bar Lake, east of La Porte Rd, south of the County line, and north Bullards Bar Rd and Fountainhouse Rd. Yuba Zone 3- Areas north of Westcott Rd., west of New York Flat Rd, south of the county line, and east of the county line. Evacuations Orders NORTH COMPLEX WEST ZONE INCIDENT UPDATE Date: ВΉЊЊΉЋЉЋЉ Time: БʹЉЉ Ʀ͵ƒ͵ Yuba Zone 4- Areas east and west Willow Glen Rd from south of Frenchtown Rd south to Marysville Rd. Yuba Zone 6- Areas south of Sugarloaf, north of North Willow Glenn Rd, east of the County Line, and west of Sugarloaf Ridge. Evacuations Warnings Per the Butte County Sheriff's Office, https://www.facebook.com/bcsonews, The following areas are under an EVACUATION WARNING: Kelly Ridge, Bangor, Mt. Ida Area- Highway 162 from Canyon Dr. eastbound to Miners Ranch Rd. Miners Ranch Rd south to Oro Bangor Hwy, and everything to the west is reduced to a warning. All of Miners Ranch Rd/Foothill Blvd is open to traffic. The Kelly Ridge area, including Kelly Ridge Rd, Royal Oaks Drive, and Canyon Drive will be reduced to an evacuation warning, allowing residents to return. Oro Bangor Hwy from Miners Ranch Rd to Los Verjeles Rd will be open to the county line. The west side of Oro Bangor Hwy and the west side of Los Verjeles Rd will be open to residents. Community of Oroville- area east of Hwy 70, west of Oro/Banger Hwy and Foothill Dr, south of the Thermalito Diversion Pool, north of Honcut Road LaPorte Road. Communities of Lower Concow- area east of Pentz, west of Hwy 70, north of west Bangor, and south of Pulga. Per the Yuba County Sheriff's Office, ( https://www.facebook.com/yubacountysheriff ) The following areas are under an EVACUATION WARNING: Yuba Co Zone 5- areas east of Willow Glenn Ridge, west of Forsythe Rd, south of Forsythe Rd, and north of Marysville Rd. tğŭĻ 3 ƚŅ 4 RoadClosures Miners Ranch Rd. @ Oro Bangor Hwy., EB OroBangor Hwy closed MountIdaRd.@MinersRanchRd. Hwy 162 @ Miners Ranch Rd., EB Hwy 162 closed Caroline Dr. 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 : 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 (TEP, Closing tonight-9/11) Animal Evac. Butte County Animal Services Centers: Small Animals: 2279 Del Oro Ave. Oroville (FULL) 521 Cal Oak Rd., Oroville 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: 123 Water Tenders: 63 Helicopters: 11 Hand Crews: 61 Dozers: 57 Other: 7 Masticators Total Personnel: 1837 AirTankers: 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