CA-BTU-Featherfalls - Vegetation Fire - 100 acres 50%

Update: 1600hrs -Featherfalls Wildland Fire (Heavy Timber) fire is at 100 acres, 50% containment with 100% expected by 8:00am Friday
Cause: Car fire this morning on a logging road off Lumpkin road.
ICP: The command center is being operated out of the Butte county fire Feather Falls Cal-Fire station.
Info: Residents in the area can call (530) 538-7826 for additional fire information.
Location: East of Oroville Feather River Canyon
Weather: Northeast winds gusting to 30mph w/ extremely low humidity
Current sizeup: 70+ ac. spotting in very steep terrain & heavy fuels
WUI: No further evacuations or infrastructure threats currently but - Potential major threat to community of Feather Falls
Air Attack, 2 Air Tankers, 3 Helicopters, 9 Engines, 6 Hand Crews, 4 Water Tender's with significant resources on order.
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Evacuations: Evacuating Feather Falls recreation area.
Butte SAR doing the evacuations starting at the trailhead. Apparently the trailhead is packed with cars of hikers.
New Update: Butte County Fire - 50 acres Wind driven very remote.
Feather AA is reporting 40-50 acres, with torching and short crown runs.
Comms: BTU Local 151.400
Tac 9- 151.385
Feather Command on 154.415
Butte SAR on 155.940 and 155.160
Current Resource orders: 3 Type 3 engine strike teams, 2 Dozers, 3 Division sup's for a total of 5.
Fire behavior: The column is sheared off with an east wind on it blowing the fire down into the South Fork Feather river.
Large resource order placed with extended ETA's.
No structure threats at this time
Summary: The fire had been contained to about 20 acres for a few days but the winds last night kicked up a bit and now it's making runs and showing increased torching and crowning. currently about 50 acres.
There has been talk of closing the Feather Falls recreation area due to blowing embers. On site commanders are requesting air resources but are being given extended ETAs due to other area fires.
Fire behavior: The fire is presently making major runs in every direction and the radio reports by scene commanders are growing more and more concerned, Last report 20 plus acres, fire activity picking up with torching and limited crown runs.
Location: East of Oroville in the Feather Falls area. The fire is burning in heavy timber and has a wind on it, heading into the Feather Falls area. Unknown size.
Comms: Tac 9- 151.385
Start: 5-13-08 -vegetation fire in E-2160 just reported fire is visible from the robinsonmill Cal-Fire station
Location: Feather falls, Sec36 21N 6E, Plumas
Resources:, Two crews and dozer 2544 are enroute this fire from TGU, Copter 102 coming out of Redding is en route, additional Aircraft on order, Three tankers and two helicopters are on order.
First engine asking for a full assignment including aircraft, crews, and dozers.
Per Feather IC-, requesting 3 additional Type 3 engines for a total of 8, 4 crews, three water tenders, two dozers and a full assignment of aircraft. The location is on the B Line at the 40 B line above Feather Falls.
Fuels: Heavy Timber
Weather: Strong NE wind in the area with low RH's.