Craig Fire - wildland fire - 2500 acres, 25% contained

CA-BTU- Craig IC - Some 75 structures remain in the line of fire. The fire which started Sunday is burning in the middle fork of the Feather River Canyon

Evacuations / road closures - Road closures at Lumpkin and Enterprise Roads in Feather Falls. Evacuations on Mills Ranch Road, Onyett Road, Kanaka Ranch Road.

The Butte County Sheriff's department implemented immediate evacuations of the area on Tuesday. Evacuation orders remain active for residents in the following areas:

• North of Lumpkin Road at Cedar Creek Road

• Mills Ranch Road

• Kanaka Ranch Road to Island Bar Hill Rd

A precautionary evacuation order was issued for South of Lumpkin Rd at Happy Hollow Lane.

Cal Fire also closed Lumpkin Rd at Happy Hollow Lane.

Projected incident movement/spread:
12 hours: Afternoon predicted south winds will continue to fuel the problem side of the incident. Fire still moving eastward upcanyon in the Middle Fork of the Feather River. Significant eastward movement of the fire towards Lumpkin Road.

Major problems and concerns:
Potential structure threats if fire cannot be held at Lake Oroville. Fire is spotting half mile. The Middle Fork of the Feather River may not hold the spread. Large potential for spotting into the community of Berry Creek where hundreds of homes are located. Structure threatend north of Lumpkin Road to Island Bar Hill Road. Immediate evacuations in progress in these areas. Potential for spotting to the east and north.

Today's observed fire behavior:
Torching and spotting. The fire continued to make up canyon runs to the east during the day. Late afternoon development of thunder cells over the incident caused erratic down drafts which affected fire control operations by having to retreat to safety zones.

Incident Command: Tim Streblow's T1 CalFire team