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Friday, July 25, 2008

CA-BTU- Butte Lightning Complex Incident - Update

Concow, Fire, Butte complex, Wildland Fire - 07-09-08 Butte lightning Complex,

Butte Lightning Complex Incident Information:

Update: 07:00hrs - 59,440 acres, 90% contained - CAL FIRE Incident Command Team #5 assumed command of the fire at 7 a.m. today.
Expected Containment: July 27, 2008
Last Updated: July 25, 2008 7:00 am
Date/Time Started: June 21, 2008, 2:00 pm
Administrative Unit: CAL FIRE Butte Unit
County: Butte County
Location: Throughout Butte County
Acres Burned: 59,440
Containment: 90% contained
Expected Containment: July 27, 2008
Structures Threatened: No current threat
Structures Destroyed: 106 residence and 11 outbuildings
Injuries: 55
Cause: Lightning

Concow Fire

Picture taken 07-09-08
Butte lightning Complex,
along dozer line,
above deadwood road, east of Concow road.
Credit: California Fire News -ROC

Cooperating Agencies: CAL FIRE, Butte County Fire, Chico Fire, Oroville Fire, Paradise Fire, CHP, Butte County Public Works, Butte County Sheriff, USFS, OES, LA County, Orange County, Alameda County, Ventura County, Caltrans, National Guard, CDCR and CCC.

Total Fire Personnel: 1,660 (764 CAL FIRE)
Engines: 96
Fire crews: 40
Dozers: 19
Helicopters: 6
Water tenders: 32
Costs to date: $78.4 million

Conditions: The Butte Lightning Complex consists of 37 fires, 1 of which remains active.
Resources continue to concentrate on the northwest side of the complex. Firefighters continue to be aided by favorable weather conditions with very little wind. There are still unburned islands within the perimeter of the fire that may be seen burning.

Incident Command: CAL FIRE Incident Command Team #5 assumed command of the fire at 7 a.m. today.
Phone Numbers:

Information: 530-538-7826 (Butte Lightning Series Fire Information)

Evacuations: Residents should continue to remain alert and be prepared for evacuations if conditions change.
Evacuation & Road Closure Information:
Highway 70 has reopened to traffic, however travelers may encounter brief delays from 6 a.m. to 2 p.m. in fire areas.

Contact the Red Cross for further evacuation center information at 530-701-2390.

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AnakerieFriday, July 25, 2008 2:19:00 PM
Wow.. What a spectacular photo!
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