Answering Your Burning Questions: A Summary of Current N. California Fires

Helicopter collecting water to fight the Cutthroat Fire near Big Flat in Trinity County. [Photo by James Turner]

Below is a quick summary of all the significant incidents in California north of San Francisco from largest to smallest.

• The Walker Fire is burning in Plumas County. As of 9:05 p.m., InciWeb is still saying that the incident is 24,040 acres and 5% contained which is basically the same numbers released at 11 a.m. with the containment moving up from zero. (For more information, click here.)

Walker Fire on Thursday night. [Photo from InciWeb]

• The Red Bank Fire which is west of Red Bluff in Tehama County is 8,838 acres and 15% contained as of 8:17 p.m. Multiple structures are threatened. There are mandatory evacuations and road closures in place. There is a possibility it could eventually effect Hwy 36. (For more information, click here.)

#RedBankFire ground troops on the fire West of Red Bluff CA. pic.twitter.com/5oHPDqhbVO

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• The Lone Fire in Modoc County is 5,533 Acres and 45% contained. Firefighters made a lot of progress on this incident today.
• The South Fire is west of Red Bluff and not far from the Red Bank Fire in Tehama County. It is 1665 acres and 0% contained as of about 7 p.m. (For more information, click here.)
• The Henthorne Fire, northeast of Covelo about 15 miles and in Trinity County, is 380 acres and 15% contained, according to a Mendocinio National Forest press release sent out just before 7 p.m.  The smoke from it can be seen from several places in Humboldt County including Pratt Mountain.

Smoke rising from the Henthorne Fire. [Photo provided by the MNFS]

• The Swedes Fire east of Oroville in Butte County started today and together they are about 400 acres and 10% contained as of 10:15 p.m.
  

  Retardant being dropped on the Swedes Fire. [Photo tweeted by Cal Fire Butte County]

• The Rams Horn Fire in northern Trinity County north of Bonanza King Mountain off Hwy 3, is 250 acres and 0% contained as of 1 p.m.
  

  Smoke rising from what we believe is the Rams Horn Fire. [Photo from the North Trinity Lake Webcam]

• The Lime Fire near Lime Gulch in Siskiyou County. It began growing quickly yesterday but today has continued to grow and evacuations are ordered. It is 250 acres and 0% contained as of about 5 p.m.
• The Middle Fire located in Trinity County near the Canyon Creek trailhead could affect hiking areas. It is 100 acres and 0% contained as of 3:34 p.m.
• NEW The Oak Fire in Lake County started west of Kelseyville. It is 53 acres and 50% contained as of 5:13 p.m. (See more on the fire here.) UPDATE: As of Sunday morning, it is still 53 acres but 100% contained!
  

  Smoke from the Oak Fire about 3 p.m. [Screengrab from camera in the Alert Wildfire network]

• NEW The Kid Fire in the Marble Mountain Wilderness near Kidder Creek, Northwest of Etna in Siskiyou County is 38 acres and 0% contained as of this afternoon.
• The Cutthroat Fire near Big Bar in Trinity County could eventually threaten travel on Hwy 299 so firefighters are keeping an eye on it. It remains around 15 acres.
  
• NEW The Duzel Fire near Duzel Rock Lookout, northeast of Etna in Siskiyou County is 15 acres and 0% containment, according to Cal Fire as of 6:20 p.m.

Earlier Chapters:

• Multiple Fires Burning Across Trinity County After Massive Lightning Storm Last Night
• Red Bank Fire at 6000 Acres Is the Largest of Multiple Fires Peppering Northern California After 19,000 Lightning Strikes
• Two Firefighters in Trinity County Medevacked to Hospital Last Night
• Lightning Fires Across Northern California Char Thousands of Acres
• Walker Fire: Currently California’s Largest Active Blaze
• Red Bank Fire and South Fire Burn Over 9000 Acres (Maps)
• New Fire Breaking Out in Lake County; One Structure Burning; Closing Hwy 29