Red Salmon Complex, Which Is Burning in Three Counties, Grew 1500 Acres in the Last Day
The fire was quite active and running uphill and torching some trees yesterday and continues its push towards Hoopa lands. Currently, it is over a mile from them. According to the Norther California Geographic Coordination Center, “Threats remains to cultural and historic sites of the Karuk, Hoopa, and Yurok Tribes, Spotted Owl and Coho Salmon Habitat, high value forest and tribal timberlands, and to trail systems in the Trinity-Alps Wilderness. Road, trail and area closures in effect.”
The Resources:
The Plan:
According to information on InciWeb,
The inversion lifted slightly yesterday afternoon and the southeastern portion of the fire in One Mile Creek became active. Dozers continued to clear line in the southwest area of the fire, largely by reopening existing lines from previous fires. Crews continued to conduct firing operations along the 10N02 Road, around Bear Creek camp and Pack Saddle Ridge to create a buffer and strengthening the road as a containment line. The southwest corner of the fire stayed north of Tish Tang Creek, holding along Tish Tang Ridge. Firefighters continued to patrol the northeast portion of the fire along Nordheimer Creek and China Creek.
Fire crew efforts will be focused today clearing dozer lines created during the Corral Fire of 2013, near the fire perimeter in the southwest area of the fire. Tactical firing operations continue along 10N02 Road, which serves as a primary line containing the fire east of the Hoopa Valley Reservation. Along the northwestern and northeastern flanks of the fire, crews will continue to patrol and mop-up further strengthening containment lines.
Compelling Imagery From the Fire
The Weather:
A Red Flag Warning is in effect from tonight at 10 until Wednesday at 8 a.m.
Like most of the rest of the state, the areas surrounding the fire are expected to be hot and dry and creating “critically dry fuels,” according to fire officials.
Winds will be coming from the west towards the afternoon today and gusting up to 12 mph.
The Closures:
According to information issued on InciWeb,
The Red Salmon Fire Forest Closure Area became effective on August 8, 2020 under Forest Supervisor’s orders on the Klamath, Shasta-Trinity, and Six Rivers National Forests. As hunting seasons open, hunters are reminded the closure is in place for their safety as well as the safety of firefighters. Complete closure information is available on InciWeb for the Red Salmon Complex.
The Maps:
- Operations Map –to see details either zoom or click on the map and download a pdf.
- KMZ Map–Zoom for detail or for 3D imagery, click on the map and download a file that connects with your Google Earth program.
Earlier Chapters:
- Red Salmon Complex Nearly 4,000 Acres, Still 0% Containment
- Red Salmon Complex Still 0% Contained
- Red Salmon Complex Now Over 3,300 Acres With 0% Containment
- Red Salmon Complex Now at 2,643 Acres With 0% Containment
- The Red Salmon Complex, Burning in Humboldt, Trinity, and Siskiyou Counties, is Now Over 1000 Acres With 0% Containment
- The Salmon Fire and the Red Fire Are Being Managed as a Complex [MAP]
- Salmon Fire Started Yesterday, July 28, and Is Estimated to Be 220 Acres and Have 0% Containment
- Red Salmon Complex Grows to 4,284 Acres With 5% Containment
- Cooler Temperatures and High Humidity Kept Red Salmon Fire From Expanding
- Hotter, Drier Weather This Weekend Could Lead to ‘Significant’ Growth on Red Salmon Complex
- Red Flag Warning Issued for the Red Salmon Fire Area
- Red Salmon Complex Now Over 7000 Acres; Red Flag Warning Today
- Red Salmon Complex Now Over 8,000 Acres; 35% Contained
- Red Salmon Complex Now Over 8,000 Acres; 35% Contained
- The Red Salmon Complex Now 10,178 acres and 35% Contained
- Red Salmon Complex Now Over 12,000 Acres
- Red Salmon Complex Now Over 15,000 Acres
- Red and Salmon Fires Burn Together Above Red Cap Lake
- Red Salmon Fire Now Over 16,000 Acres
- Red Salmon Complex Now Over 18,000 Acres
- Red Salmon Complex Jumps to Just Under 19,000 Acres
- Red Salmon Complex Nearing 20,000 Acres
- Red Salmon Fire Now Over 20,500 Acres
- Red Salmon Fire Almost 30,000 Acres, Spotted Over Containment Lines
- Red Salmon Complex Now at 37,638 Acres
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Kym, your link embedded in the operations map has a ‘v’ at the end of ‘pdf’… won’t load as is.
https://ftp.nifc.gov/public/incident_specific_data/calif_n/!2020_FEDERAL_Incidents/CA-SRF-000656_Red_Salmon_Complex/GIS/Products/20200907/OPS_ARCH_E_Port_20200906_2130_Red_Salmon_Complex_CASRF0656_0907Day.pdfv
Take out the ‘v’ if you want the map.
Ullr, thank you for not only telling me there was a problem but providing me with the solution.
You’re welcome. Inciweb has stopped posting operations maps so I was excited to see one. They give a much better guage as to how much and where incident command anticipates the fire to grow.
Yes, they do.
Link doesn’t work. Try this.
https://ftp.nifc.gov/public/incident_specific_data/calif_n/!2020_FEDERAL_Incidents/CA-SRF-000656_Red_Salmon_Complex/GIS/Products/20200907/OPS_ARCH_E_Port_20200906_2130_Red_Salmon_Complex_CASRF0656_0907Day.pdf
Thank you. I’ve also fixed it, thanks to Ullr’s tip.
>“Threats remains to cultural and historic sites of the Karuk, Hoopa, and Yurok Tribes, Spotted Owl and Coho Salmon Habitat, high value forest and tribal timberlands, and to trail systems in the Trinity-Alps Wilderness. Road, trail and area closures in effect.”
Yup. According to our resident ‘Greenies’. Let it burn.
Don’t want to er… ‘massacre’ the wildlife with fire lines.
As an environmentalist, contributor to the line drawn that became the Trinity Alps Wilderness , and defender of wilderness areas all over this country, I would like to point out that painting people with a broad brush and labeling people as “greenies” is not only insulting but inaccurate. I don’t believe in letting it burn or destroying important indigenous areas, or needed habitat for animals. I do believe in keeping firefighters safe in dangerous terrain, using minimal invasive measures in sensitive areas and allowing the firefighting agencies to do their jobs. When I have a difference of opinion or questions I go to them and ask for information. Unless you’re part of the Team in charge….let them do their job.
>”…firefighting agencies to do their jobs…”
Dunno on that point. Kym posted a nice letter advising us to ‘let it burn’.
Other posters said that firefighter dozer lines would be a ‘massacre’ to wildlife.
I disagreed.
Your post sounds like it was written by some sort of committee.
” insulting but inaccurate”
“destroying important indigenous areas”
“needed habitat”
“firefighters safe”
“minimal invasive measures”
“Team in charge”
My point of view… Log it, Graze it, or Watch it Burn.
These days, we:
Step 1) Watch it burn.
Step 2) Leave the charred trees standing around. (Good for woodpeckers and bark beetles).
Step 3) Don’t re-plant the trees.
Step 4) Land turns to brush lands.
Step 5) Burns again.