Nor Cal: Lightning Series Incident update

Sunday, June 22, 2008

Nor Cal: Lightning Series Incident update

Northern California Lightning Series Summary Incident Information:
Last Updated: June 22, 2008 12:30 pm
Date/Time Started: June 20, 2008 12:00 pm
Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Operational Units
County: Various counties and locations throughout Northern California.
Location: Various counties and locations throughout Northern California.
Acres Burned: See "Conditions" below
Containment: See "Conditions" below
Conditions: Summary of Fires by Unit

Siskiyou Unit: 8 fires reporting minor acreage.

Humboldt - Del Norte Unit: 50 fires for more than 200 acres. The Paradise Fire is Northeast of Shelter Cove and is 500 acres and 5% contained, The Redcrest Fire is 30 acres, the High Fire is in Humboldt Redwood State Park with unknown acreage or containment, the Carson Fire is 40 acres and 50% contained, the Hansen Fire is 2 acres with unknown containment, the Williams Fire is 25 acres and 50% contained, In the BLM Headwaters Forest there are three additional small fires buring.

Mendicino Unit: 60 fires mapped, more than 30 additional observed; fires range in size from 1-125 acres

San Mateo-Santa Cruz Unit: 15 fires up to 2 acres in size

Amador-El Dorado Unit:8 fires for approximately 75 acres
Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit: 7 fires all less than 1 acre each

Butte Unit: 24 fires for a total of more than 300 acres. Butte County Sheriff’s department is effecting a Precautionary Evacuation Advisory for the Lake Concow Area for a lighting fire in excess of 100 acres burning off of Rim Rd. (Also referred to as Andy Mountain Rd.) in the Concow area. The American Red Cross is setting up an evacuation shelter at the Spring Valley School at 2771 Pentz Rd. off of Hwy 70. There are four road closures in effect: Concow Rd. from Yellow Wood Rd. north to the end of the pavement on Concow Rd, Concow Rd. from Nelson Bar to end of pavement, Rim Rd. (also known as Andy Mtn. Rd) from Hwy 70 to end of Rim Rd., Deadwood from Hwy 70 to Concow Rd.

Tehama-Glen Unit: 34 fires for a total of 550 acres.

Shasta-Trinity Unit: 62 fires up to 50 acres in size.

Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit: 5 fires with 4 contained and one burning near Napa West of Fairfield at 300 acres.

Lassen-Modoc Unit: 27 fires for a total of 25 acres.

Tuolumne-Calavares Unit: 16 fires for a total of 140 acres. Currently the counties of Tuolumne and Calaveras are experiencing heavy smoke in low lying areas due to fires caused by heavy lightning activity yesterday.

Madera-Mariposa-Merced Unit:15 fires reported
The Cunningham Complex (5 fires total) are burning 3,150 acres total, the Stumpfield Fire is burning 2 acres, the Indian Peak Fire is burning 60 acres, and the Oliver Fire is burning in the Sequoia National Forest. The Sequoia National Forest has reported 25 fires.

Information: Phone Numbers (530) 225-2510 (Northern California Joint Information Center) 6/22/08 - 1445
Team Commitments

* SHF - Lime Complex- Kaage/ Opiliger
* SHF - Iron Complex - Swarztlander
* KNF- Siskiyou Complex- Paul
* PNF- Canyon Complex - Pincha -Tulley
* LNU - Wild Fire - Morris
* TNF - Yuba River Complex - Joseph
* ONC - Area Command Zimmerman

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