[UPDATE 7:05 p.m.] Day 16: Lightning Fires
- Fork Complex (Trinty Pines and north to Hayfork):(Current as of 2 p.m. ) 30,154 acres burned and 32% contained. Structures Destroyed: Residences 8, other buildings 4, Firefighter injuries to date: 3, Total Personnel: 2,411. “Due to an increase in fire behavior, the area of WILDWOOD has been upgraded to MANDATORY evacuation status effective at 12:00 P.M. today. Advisory-Due to an increase in fire behavior on the west side of the Peak Fire. The Sub Division known as Rowdey Bear will go into an advisory evacuation status, effective at 12:00 P.M. today…The southern closure of State Road 302 will be moved to the junction of Highway 36.” (More info here.)
- Gasquet Fire: (Current as of 5:55 p.m.) 3069 acres burned and 29% containment. “Gasquet Fire Complex Base Camp Tour Saturday, August 15th 10 a.m. and Noon Park at Gasquet Bible Church (Located at 1340 Gasquet Flat Rd.)” (More info here)
- Humboldt Complex (Alderpoint and surroundings):(Current as of 6:15 p.m.) 4,883 acres burned and 80% contained. Structures Destroyed: 6 outbuildings. Firefighter injuries to date: 14, Total Personnel: 1,664. “Fire growth is not anticipated on the Blocksburg, Bluford, Dobbyn, Steelhead, Wildcat or Winchester Fires.” Note that the Pine Fire is not listed here. (More info here)
- Jerusalem Fire (Lake County): (Current as of 6:15 p.m.) 25,054 acres burned and 71% containment. Structures burned: 4 residences, 13 outbuildings. “The burnout of the interior islands continue to threaten fire control lines. Winds remain a contributing factor for high probabilities of spot fires due to heavy interior fuels. This weekend brings hot and dry conditions with an increase in temperature into the upper 90’s with single digit relative humidity.” (More info here.) Telephone number (707) 967-4208
- 5:38 p.m.) 21,955 acres burned and 50% contained. Estimated Cost to Date: $16.5 million Injuries:4 Total Personnel: 1,243 Structures Destroyed: 2 residences, 2 outbuildings. “The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office has issued a press release announcing the lifting of road closures and evacuation orders in the Ruth Lake area: The Van Duzen Road and Lower Mad River Road will reopen to all traffic at 8:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 15, 2015.” (More info here) Telephone number for the public information officer is 707-574-6289. Mad River Complex (Ruth Lake and Surroundings):(Current as of
- River Complex:(Current as of 5 p.m.) 32,880 burned and 18% contained. “An onshore flow began to make its way onshore this evening switching to westerly direction. Smoke from nearby fires will settle in the drainages tonight with good RH recovery.” (More info here.) Telephone number for the public information officer 530-276-8559. Estimated containment: October 01st, 2015
- Rocky Fire (Lake County): (Current as of 6:15 p.m.) 69,438 acres burned (acreage changed but time of posting wasn’t updated) and 100% contained, 43 residences, 53 outbuildings destroyed; 8 structures damaged. “Resources will continue to construct line, mop up hot spots and patrol the line for several days. ” (More info here) Telephone number for the public information officer is (707) 967-4207.
- Route Complex (south and west of Hyampom and Buck Mt. area):(Current as of 6:46 p.m.) 26,960 acres burned and 28% contained. “On the Johnson Fire, crews continued securing line with burnout operations and additional line construction on the south end. Successful burnout operations have helped secure the east side of the fire near Hyampom and more are planned. Structure protection is ongoing in the Hyampom area. Crews continue to improve containment lines along the western portion of the Johnson Fire for a planned burnout. Aircraft are fully engaged in support operations. The Buck and Chance Fires have completed containment line around them and crews are in a patrol mode.” (More info here.) Telephone number for the public information officer is 707-574-6865.
- 6:40 p.m.) 17,653 acres burned and 20% containment. “The warning trend will continue to settle over the fire area through the weekend.” (More info here) South Complex (north and west of Hyampom):(Current as of
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UPDATE 3:55 p.m.:
Building high pressure will cause a warming trend this weekend. #cawx pic.twitter.com/UniSS1vr7V
— NWS Eureka (@NWSEureka) August 14, 2015
UPDATE 4: 15 p.m.: The latest information on the Trinity County evacuations and road closures can be found here.
Earlier Chapters:
- Traffic at a Standstill
- Willits Fires Caused by Rogue Lightning, More Lightning in Southeastern Trinity
- Day One: Lightning Fires
- Day Two:
- Brown Declares State of Emergency as Wildfires in Humboldt/Trinity Tax an Already Stressed System
- Lightning Fire Maps
- Day Three
- How Bad Are the Fires? Listen to This Short Video From Yesterday’s Fire Meeting
- Crews Firing Conley Creek Drainage Near Blocksburg
- Day Four (August 2)
- UPDATES on Trinity Fires From John Fenley Dist. Five Supervisor of That County
- Valuable Map Tool for Looking at the Fires
- How Bad Are the Fires? Listen to This Short Video From Yesterday’s Fire Meeting
- Trinity Evacuations
- Firefighter Injured
- New Fire Benbow Vineyard
- Smoke Update Trinity County 8/2
- Saving Highway 36
- New Road Closures in Trinity County Affect Evacuation Routes
- Southern Humboldt Fire Updates and Photos
- These Are The Detailed Fire Maps You’ve Been Waiting For!
- Day Five
- Can You Donate to Help Local Firefighters?
- Humboldt People Rock
- Gasquet Airfield Closed to Private Flights in Order to Accommodate Fire Traffic
- Good News, Blocksburg, Evacuation Advisory Lifted
- [UPDATE 6:05 p.m. Summary of Trinity Evacuations] Mandatory Evacuations Requested for Denny, Dailey, Hoboken and Bell Flat Areas
- Day Six
- We’ve Got Updated Fire Maps for You
- Air Qualtiy Advisory
- KRCRTV Talks to Post Mountain Volunteer Firefighters About Residents’ Complaints
- Lots of New Fire Maps Now Available
- Day 7
- More Mandatory Evacuations in Trinity County
- Precautionary Evacutioons Issued for Humboldt County
- Overview of the Fires in Six Rivers National Forest
- Spot Fire Today: A Look at the Run Up Big Mountain
- Your Fire Maps 8/6/15
- Day 8 (August 6)
- Trinity County Sheriff Releases Updated Evacuation Information
- Sooo….Someone Stole Equipment From Firefighters……..
- Video From the Front Line of the Pine Fire
- Day 9
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/7/15
- Awww, Even Emerald Country Does Like Helicopters Now….
- [UPDATE 7 p.m.] Trinity County Sheriff Issues Updated Evacuation Information as of 8/7
- A Guide to Firefighters: Locals and Those From Far Away (Can You Believe We Have a Crew From Puerto Rico Here?)
- Weary Firefighters Bunking at HSU
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/8/15
- Day 10: Lightning Fires
- Smoke Conditions Across the Emerald Counties
- Latest Trinity County Evacuations 9 p.m. August 8
- Day 10 Lightning Fires
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/9/15
- Evacuation Updates From Trinity County on August 9
- Local Motorcycle Group Pitches in to Help Firefighters and Fire Victims, How You Can Donate
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/10/15
- Day 12: A Dozen Days After the Lightning Fires Began
- Aww! Three Generations of Firefighters on the Humboldt Complex
- Trinity County Evacuations as of August 10
- ‘Walking Where the Devil Dances:’ A Local Firefighter Writes About Fighting the Fires Day After Weary Day
- Lassic Fire, West of Ruth, Expanded Today
- Breaking News: Inmate Firefighter Seriously Injured on Humboldt Complex
- HCSO Would Like to Remind Humboldt of Precautionary Evacuations
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/11/15
- Evacuations and Road Information From Trinity County of August 11
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/12/15
- Day 13
- A Silent Witness: Dissecting a Fire
- Air Tanker Made Emergency Landing at Rohnerville Airport
- Day 14: Two Weeks After the Lightning Fires Started
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/13/15
- Day 15: Lightning Fires
- Unhealthy Air Found in Areas of Trinity County
- Trinity County Evacuations and Road Closure Information as of August 13
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Fork Complex claims 8 residences and 4 other buildings destroyed-
how is that a correct number when it tore through around 300 parcels in the pines alone?
Does the TP not count when bean counters do their job?
we all know those figures aren’t real and there only to serve those who fill out the paperwork for the greattest gain or some other agenda unrelated to humanity. You will not see any FEMA trailers or Debit cards being handed out around here like after Katrina or that rainstorm ” sandy” ….not enough votes for anything like that to even be considered
They are not counting all the motorhomes and trailers that people in the Pines called home.
I live in the Pines and have seem a lot of burned out trailers,motorhomes and out buildings,8 sounds better that a 100, it may be awhile before we know for sure how many people lost the place they called home.
I know! How can some office worker discount people’s homes? Typical CalFire and Krew- hiding money in offshore accounts to claim being broke to get the fire “fee”, but we see what they are really about.
Makes me think PMVFD was called away to town on purpose.
I’ve heard a similar account from other folks who live there.
What can one think? The powers that be tried to shut down PMVFD for years, just chomping at the bit to be able to access properties they wouldn’t be able to, skirting their federal crud they spew, and just as the fire breaks out PMVFD is moved miles away from their area?
We’ll never know, because of the “brotherhood” gig they wrap themselves in, but it really looks like the dog and man are working together.
Not sure who the “powers that be” are. How do you shut down a fire department? In any case, any fire department that gets “shut down” can become a private fire company. You can have your own fire company, funded by donations, grants and volunteer work. Sounds like that might be the best choice for people in the Pines. Who “moved” PMVFD? I’m not 100%, but they aren’t told what to do by anybody. They are the community fire dept. They fight fires where they see fit. I dont know, maybe things are different in your neck of the woods.
PMVFD was closed down for 10 months back in 09,when everyone quit, thats how you close a FD.
The PMVFD Chief is the person who says where the the dept engines go..
The SOP says The PMVFD may respond to mutual aid requests, but shall at no time leave our district unprotected.
I know being on a VFD is a pain in the ass, hours and hours of training, getting up in the night during a snow storm, fighting fire in 100 degree heat..more people need to get off their ass and join a VFD… PMVFD should have 15 FFs and a Chief and Asst Chief..they also need a water tender..
Complex is out. Releasing out of state engines to Feds for their fires. Holding onto State resources for if/when Lassic makes a run into State property.
A good 80% of the “homes” in the Pines are not legal aka permitted with the country. Hence the the low number of destroyed “Structures/Residences”
You really want to say a human can’t live a nice life in a 10×12 that doesn’t need a permit from some bean counter that makes their living off that 10×12?
Really?
Just because people choose a different lifestyle that doesn’t fit your vision of Stanley Kubrick’s moon landing- doesn’t make it right or wrong.
I still say the man is working with the dog and that’s why so many people’s lives don’t matter to bean counter slime.
Plus, “the county” didn’t even have permits for such lifestyles ten years back. Love how you “Americans” wrap yourselves in counties and flags. Get a Free Market Job….
Fire just outside weott. Hitting it hard with choppers, retardent drops, crews I will try to upload photos in a second
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