[UPDATE 11 p.m.] Day 34: We’re Not Done Yet
As long as there is need, we’ll continue to keep checking on the burning fires and letting you know if something important happens. As we do, we’ll note the time the facts were posted so you can quickly see if there is something new. Look for the most recent general updates on the bottom but new information for individual fires is posted in the summaries below in blue. (Newest maps of the fires here.) Those that have expanded 20% or more will have their acreage in red bold type.
Note: Many fires are updating less frequently. We’ve notated when the last update occurred.
- Fork Complex (Trinty Pines and north to Hayfork): (Current as of 7:11 p.m. on August 30. Not updated as of 10:48 p.m.) 36,499 acres burned and 97% contained. Structures Destroyed: Residences 8, other buildings 4, Firefighter injuries to date: 12, Total Personnel:269. “Fire behavior is expected to continue to be minimal as containment continues to be successful.” (More info here.) Fire Information Line: 530-628-0093
- Gasquet Fire: (Current as of 9 p.m.) 28,614 acres burned and 39% containment. Total Personnel: 756. Injuries: 6. “Percipitation had moved into fire area with measurable amounts of up to 2 inches that suppressed fire activity. Good recovery in the lighter fuels and moderate in the heavier fuels. Bear Fire – 10,666 acres, 27% containment. Peak Fire – 11,366 acres 7% containment Feeder Fire – 898 acres 100% containment.” Coon Fire – 5,684 acres 100% Containment(More info here.) Estimated containment date: Thursday October 15th, 2015 approx. 12:00 AM
- Mad River Complex (Ruth Lake and Surroundings) Now Combined with the Route Complex -see below: (8:23 p.m.) 37,462 acres and 98% contained. Personnel: 141. “There was minimal fire behavior observed with small pockets of heat interior.. … The Gobbler and the Pickett are in patrol status. Lassic Fire (18,198 acres) “(More info here) Telephone number for the public information officer is 707-574-6289. Estimated containment date: Thursday September 03rd, 2015
- Nickowitz Fire (northern Humboldt/southern Del Norte):(Current as of 11 a.m.) 6,881 acres and 55% contained. Total Personnel: 126. “Minimal fire activity.” (More info here) Phone: 530-627-3246. Estimated Containment Date:Tuesday September 15th.
- River Complex:(Current as of 8:15 p.m.) 70,558 burned and 46% contained. Total Personnel: 444. “Acreage increase occurred primarily within the Trinity Alps.” (More info here.) Telephone number for the public information officer 530-276-8559. Estimated containment: October 01st, 2015.
- South Complex (north and west of Hyampom):(Current as of 6 p.m.) 29,377 acres burned and 85% containment. Personnel: 348. “Minimal fire behavior occurred today, but heavy fuels on the interior continued to burn out.” (More info here)
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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 Quality 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 11 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
- Latest on Evacuations and Road Closures for Trinity County
- Day 16: Lightning Fires
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/15/15
- Day 17: Lighting Fires
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/15/15
- Lost Horses Seek Out Firefighters
- As the Fires Grow: Map Gifs of the River, Route, South and Mad River Complexes
- A Dubious Distinction: River Complex Now Largest This Year in California’s USFS Lands
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/16/15
- Day 18
- Current Information on Evacuations and Road Closures Per Trinity County Sheriff
- Day 19: Lightning Fires
- Lassic Fire Bursting Seams, Sheriff Evacuating Residences Now
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/18/15
- Day 20: Lightning Fires
- The Latest Information on Road Closures and Evacuations From Trinity County
- Day 21: Lightning Fires
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/19/15
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/20/15
- Horse Fire: Day Three
- Day 22: Lightning Fires
- National Geographic Profiles Firefighters Near Hayfork
- Animated Maps as the Lassic Fire Swallows Miles of Forest Land
- [UPDATE 12:06 a.m.] Lassic Fire Flashing and Flaring in the Night Sky
- Under Hot, Dry Conditions, Lassic Fire Throws Huge Plume of Smoke as it Expands South and East
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/21/15
- Day 23: Lightning Fires
- Current Evacuation and Road Information for Trinity County
- Clean Air Centers in Humboldt
- Hwy 36 Reopens and Other Important Information from Friday Night’s Meeting For the Route and Mad River Complexes
- Day 24: Lightning Fires
- Where are the maps?
- Unhealthy Air Conditions in Humboldt, Del Norte and Trinity Counties
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/23/15
- Most Recent Evacuation and Road Information for Trinity Count
- Day 25: Lightning Fires
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/25/15
- Current Evacuation and Road Information From the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office
- Day 26: Lightning Fires
- Trinity County Sheriff’s Office Releases Current Road and Evacuation Information
- Day 27: Lightning Fires
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/26/15
- [UPDATE 10:31 p.m.] Day 28: Lightning Fires
- Trinity County Road and Evacuation Information
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/27/15
- Day 29: Lightning Fires
- Brown Issues Emergency Order to Help Lake and Trinity Counties
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/28/15
- Day 30: Lightning Fires
- Two Arrested After Investigation Into Start of the Democrat Fire
- Latest Trinity County Evacuations and Road information
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/29/15
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/30/15
- After the Fires, Came the Rainbow
- Day 31: Lightning Fires…..Will They Ever End?
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 8/31/15
- Day 32
- Day 33: Lightning Fires–We’re Smoked Out, Tired Out, and, Worst of All, Burned Out
- YOUR FIRE MAPS 9/1/15
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I’m gonna post this again, there is still some confusion out there on a fire being “Contained” and what it really means…
Remember, 100% “Contained” doesn’t mean the fire is out, it’s not even “Controlled” yet. Contained just means all the firelines are in, and it is unlikely to continue to grow. It still can be raging inside of those lines. Controlled is the next status a fire goes through. Controlled means the fire is fully under control, and is calming down, and is not a threat to firefighters or the public anymore, but still can be burning for months after this status. The final status is “Out”, and on large Forest fires, the Agencies usually wait until the fire has had a lot of rain on it, and there have been no smokes at all for days…This can be many months later on a big one…Or in winter, before they finally get called out. They are very careful about this, as if a fire rekindles after being called out, it usually has to be treated like a new one for payments, etc. There are some famous examples of a fire being called out then roaring to life. The Oakland Hills fire, that destroyed hundreds of homes, had been declared “out”…a bit too early..
Thank you for posting this. I had to explain this to someone just yesterday, that a fire being “contained” Is nowhere near the same thing as it being out. I’m sure most of these fires won’t actually be out for another 2 or 3 months or depending on when we start getting some HARD rain.
Kym,are these fires the most in California history? Thanks for all your hard work to keep us informed.Your right on top of it,Nice
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