CA-BTU- Craig IC - Wildland Fire - 1000 acres 30%

CA-BTU- Craig IC - 1000 acres 30%

CA-BTU- Craig IC update: 8-5-08 10:00hrs 700 Cal Fire personnel - 1000 acres 30%
“Fire activity overnight and throughout the day was dramatic,” “It continues to burn actively. Spot fires are causing a lot of heartache.” -Cal Fire-Butte County Capt. Scott McLean

The wildland fire has been observed spotting half mile, The Middle fork of the feather river may not hold the spread. Large Potential for spotting across and into the community of Berry Creek where hundreds of homes are located.
IA: 08-03-08 1420hrs -
Location: Feather Falls area of Butte County, roughly eight miles from Forbestown.
Craig Access Road - off of Lumpkin Road.
Evacuations: Precautionary evacuations - Blackhawk Trail, Cochise Road, Crystal Ranch Road and Craig Access Rd.
Comms: Butte Fire Local 151.400, White 2 tac net; Butte Tac 12 - 151.4600
Air Attack on 151.295, Victor- 122.850
Structure threats: One structure lost. Three more threatened. Structures threatened 30-50.
Fire behavior: River may not hold the fire; numerous spots 1/4-1/2 mile out from head of
fire with rapid ROS in drainages.
Very rugged terrain, Long range spotting occurring, with some slope transition occurring; Anticipating a move toward Lake Oroville and it will probably be 250-300 acres by then.
Per Air Tac, "spotting is heating up some spotting about 150 yards from main fire; fire is 'pulling in real well but still throwing some spots'".
Resources: Two type 1 copters ordered. Copter 205, Air attack 240, tankers 93 and 94
TGU sent dozer and two crews. Requesting four additional ST of engines for structure protection.

This mornings 209 08-05-07 - Current size: 1,000 acres

1,000 acres with 30% containment. Expected containment is 8/6. Fire is located Lake Oroville / Middle Fork of the Feather River Canyon area.

Afternoon predicted South winds will continue to fuel the problem side of the incident. Fire still moving eastward up canyon in the Middle fork of the Feather River. Spotting throughout the night hampered containment efforts. Potential structure threats if fire cannot be held at Lake Oroville. Fire spotting half mile, The Middle fork of the feather river may not hold the spread. Large Potential for spotting accross and into the community of Berry Creek where hundreds of homes are located.

Butte still working the 59,000 acres Butte Complex, along with the SRA portion of the Canyon Complex. Unit draw down creating problem to support all three incidents now, due to the fire burning conditions the structure threat to Berry Creek remains in effect.