Crews Firing Conley Creek Drainage Near Blocksburg Tonight, Do Not Be Alarmed

Laura Coleman from Cal Fire writes that her agency will be

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Red marker shows the blue line of Conley Creek.

“conducting a firing operation at 11pm tonight to contain the lightning fire in Blocksburg.  The location is west of Alderpoint Road and below the cemetery, down Conley Creek Drainage.  This will produce smoke and a glow that will be well visible from Blocksburg.  I want the public to know this is a controlled firing operation of 40 acres to contain and clean-up the lightning fire.

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August West
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August West
8 years ago

I just want to take this opportunity to say thank you. To the brave muthafuckas fighting all this and Kym for being so on point. Looks grave from southeast of Fruitland. Saw several plumes near Fort Seward today.

Charlotte McDonald
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Charlotte McDonald
8 years ago

God bless all your efforts! You’re amazing and I know you’ve still got a lot of long hours ahead of you! Thank you

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Crescent city
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Crescent city
8 years ago

Kym I know that you’re beyond busy but do you have any updates on del Norte county fires.?

nines
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8 years ago
Reply to  Crescent city

I think the only one we’ve got is part of the Queen Complex.

http://yubanet.com/fire.php

Lots of information there.

All the lightning here today stayed offshore, didn’t make it to land.

Britney
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Britney
8 years ago

Any update on how that is going ??

Lou Iglesias
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Lou Iglesias
8 years ago
Reply to  Britney

This is update from Saturday

State Incidents
Humboldt LCA, Vegetation Fires, Humboldt County, Update
Southeastern Humboldt County, State DPA, SRA
· 900 acres, 5% contained
· 18 of the 70 fires remain uncontrolled
· Structures threatened in the community of Blocksburg
Rail, Vegetation Fire, Trinity County, Update
Rail Canyon and Highway 3, 2 miles South of Hayfork, State/Federal DPA, FRA/SRA
· 800 acres timber, 10% contained
· Threat remains to 250 structures and 60KV powerlines
· Evacuation advisory in the area of Hwy 3 and the community of Hayfork
· Unified Command CALFIRE with USFS
Barker, Vegetation Fire, Trinity County, Update
Barker Valley North of Highway 3, 5 miles NE of Hayfork, State DPA, SRA
· 900 acres brush, timber, 5% contained
· Fire burned actively throughout the evening hours, with drainage runs and isolated torching
· Mandatory evacuations ongoing in Barker Valley Area, advisory evacuations for the community of Hayfork
· CAL FIRE in Unified Command with USFS (Fork Complex NorCal IMT)
MEU Late July LCA, Vegetation Fire, Mendocino County, Update
Community of Willits and Brooktrails, State DPA, SRA
· 35-40 acres, 50% contained
· 5 fires, 100% contained
· Cahto Fire 35 acres, 50% contained,
o Threat to Cahto Repeaters, National Benchmark Stream, BLM Wilderness
China, Vegetation Fire, Shasta County, Update
China Gulch, Happy Valley, Southwest of Redding, State DPA, SRA
· 212 acres oak woodland, 95% contained
Rocky, Vegetation Fire, Lake County, Update
Rocky Creek Rd, 2 miles east of Lower Lake, State DPA, SRA
· 22,500 acres brush and oak woodland, 5% contained
· Extreme fire behavior with significant runs and short range spotting continues
· Evacuation advisory for 5,000 residents in the City of Clearlake remains in effect
· Threat to power lines that provide power to the northwestern counties of California
· CAL FIRE Type 1 IMT 2 (Lindgren) assigned
Swedes, Vegetation Fire, Butte County, Update
South of Swedes Flat Road, 3 miles north of Bangor, State DPA/SRA
· 400 acres brush and oak woodland, 80% contained
· Incident is in mop up and patrol status
Lowell, Vegetation Fire, Nevada County, Update
Lowell Hill Rd x Chicago Park Powerhouse Rd, 2 miles northwest of Gold Run, State DPA, SRA
2,303 acres timber, 75% contained
· The fire continues to smolder and back into the smaller interior islands
· CAL FIRE Type 1 IMT 1(Gouvea) assigned
Queen, Vegetation Fire, Humboldt County, Final
Hwy 169 x McKinnon Hill Rd, 5 miles southeast of Pecwan, State DPA, SRA
· 158 acres, timber and slash, 100% contained

Wragg, Vegetation Fire, Napa, Yolo and Solano Counties, Update
Hwy 128, 4 miles west of Winters, State DPA, SRA
· 8,051 acres brush, 92% contained
· Fire suppression repair, mop up, and tactical patrol continues
· CAL FIRE Type 1 IMT 6 (Estes) assigned
Federal Incidents
Mad River Complex, Vegetation, Trinity County, Update
Ruth Lake, Mad River Ranger District, Six Rivers National Forest, Federal DPA, FRA
· 1,500 acres brush and timber, 0% contained
· Federal Type 2 SoCal (Walker) assigned
· No CAL FIRE resources assigned

River Complex, Vegetation Fire, Trinity County, Update
New River Drainage, Denny, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Federal DPA, FRA
· 1,800 acres brush and timber, 0% contained
· 2 major fires within the complex, Onion(800 acres) and Happy(1,000 acres)
· 125 Structures threatened in the Community of Denny
· Advisory evacuations for the communities of Denny, Hoboken, and the Dailey Ranch
· Federal Type 1 IMT (Vontillow) assigned
· No CAL FIRE resources assigned
Fork Complex, Vegetation Fire, Trinity County, Update
South of Hyampom, Shasta-Trinity National Forest, Federal DPA, FRA
· 4,000 acres brush and timber, 0% contained
· Approximately 40 fires in the complex many of which are 20 acres or more in size.
· Fires continue to threaten the communities Hyampom, Hayfork, and Post Mountain
· Federal Type 2 IMT NorCal 2 (Young) assigned, Federal Type 1 IMT has been ordered
· Continued commitment of CAL FIRE air and ground resources
Frog, Vegetation Fire, Modoc County, Update
Southwest of Round Mountain, 9 miles southwest of Canby, Modoc National Forest, Federal DPA, FRA
· 1,850 acres brush and timber, 5% contained
· Threat to WAPA 500KV power lines, natural gas lines, USFS Round Mtn Lookout, critical wildlife habitat and grazing allotments
· Federal Type 2 NorCal 1 (Kurth) assigned
· No CAL FIRE resources assigned
Etsel, Vegetation Fire, Mendocino County, Update
Etsel Ridge, 14 miles east of Covelo, Mendocino National Forest, Federal DPA, FRA
· 32 acres brush and timber, 20% contained
· No immediate threats
· Fire is in the Yuki Wilderness
· No CAL FIRE resources assigned

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G-ma
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G-ma
8 years ago

So many fires.thanks for all the info it’s been right on,you all Rock!!!lots of folks are so grateful.praying for all of the Brave heroes fighting or holding that line.THANK YOU

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