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INCIDENT UPDATE
Date: 9/10/2020 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 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: 70,250 acres Containment: 0% Expected Full Containment: TBA
Civilian Fatalities: 3 FirstResponder Fatalities: 0
Structures Threatened: 22,356 Structures Destroyed/Damaged: 2000
CURRENT SITUATION
Situation Summary: Tuesday afternoon, the North Complex fire entered Butte County, driven by high
winds,heavyfuels,andsteepterrain.Aneight-milewidefirefrontboredownon
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 onWednesday 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 isto strengthen fire lines to protect threatened population
centers, and begin damage inspections.
Total acreage of the North Complex is 247,358.
Evacuations Per the Butte County Sheriff's Office, the following areas are under an evacuation
order:
Feather Falls, Clipper Mills, Berry Creek, Brush Creek, Forbestown, Kelly Ridge,
Copley Acres
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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, 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, 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:
Quincy La Porte Road from Highway 70 south to Red Bridge
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:
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INCIDENT UPDATE
Date: 9/10/2020 Time: 7:00 a.m.
Butte County Sheriffs Office: www.buttecounty.net/sheriffcoroner
POffice: 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 Sheriffs Posse Arena (FULL)
ASSIGNED RESOURCES
Engines: 61 Water Tenders: 44 Helicopters: 8 Hand Crews: 49 Dozers: 42
Other: 5 Masticators Total Personnel: 1615
Air Tankers: Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire
suppression missions as conditions allow.
Cooperating Agencies: Butte, Plumas, and Yuba CountySheriffs Offices, Sierra Pacific Industris, W.M. Beaty,
PG&E, California Conservation Corps, Out of State Resources from California, Michigan, Utah, New Mexico,
and Canada
To learn more about wildfire preparedness visit: www.readyforwildfire.org
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