CA-LNU-Sites Complex WUI Fire 3,922 acres, 50%

Tuesday, July 10, 2012

CA-LNU-Sites Complex WUI Fire 3,922 acres, 50%

Sites Wildfire Location, Perimeter, Hotspot map

Updates: CA-LNU-Sites Complex. 3922 acres, 50% contained, Incident Base Camp is located at the Colusa County Fairgrounds. Crews and engines continued with firing operations in Divisions D,M,A. Tanker 9-1-1 (DC-10) made a pass and retardant drop assisting the ground crews in the lighter fuels to gain control. The weather continues to get hotter over the next few days. The Mill Fire is approximately 10 miles to west of this incident.

Powerlines are down on the incident.

Sites Complex Incident Information:
Last Updated:	July 10, 2012 7:00 am
Date/Time Started:	July 8, 2012 3:45 pm
Administrative Unit:	CAL FIRE Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit
County:	Colusa County
Location:	Sites Lodoga Road, west of Maxwell
Acres Burned:	5 fires totaling 3,922 acres (updated acreage due to better mapping).
Containment	5 fires totaling 3,922 acres - 50% contained
Threatened:	5 outbuildings
Total Fire Personnel:	1,339 personnel
Engines:	99 engines
Fire crews:	44
Airtankers:	3 air tankers
Helicopters:	6 helicopters
Dozers:	23 bulldozers
Water tenders:	12 water tenders
Conditions:	Antelope Fire - 75 acres and 100% contained Sites Fire - 100 acres and 100% contained Standard Fire - 7 acres and 100% contained Grapevine Fire - 3,740 acres and 50% contained

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Tuesday, July 10, 2012