‘Secure and Hold,’ Firefighters Strengthen Their Grasp on the Six Rivers Lightning Complex

[Photo from Six Rivers National Forest]

The Ammon Fire’s southeastern edge pushed over lines where firefighters had hoped to stop it, but, according to this morning’s briefings, they were able to get containment around the escaped flames and hang on. A similar situation occurred on the Campbell Fire. “Although we had some fire spotting near some of the corners, our crews were able to quickly contain them,” said Incident Commander Chris Fogle. “All the line we’ve put in so far has continued to hold well, and we’ve been able to close some critical gaps.”

A spokesperson for Six Rivers National Forest Service has confirmed what locals have noted, and Cal Fire’s Incident page is now showing, that over the last week the fire damaged and destroyed some water structure for the town of Salyer and also damaged power structure belonging to PG&E that serviced the Burnt Ranch area.

Six Rivers National Forest Service reports,

…USFS, CAIIMT 11 and CAL FIRE continue to work closely together in a unified command with a full suppression strategy to protect homes and other structures, communities, crucial infrastructure, and important wildlife habitat.

Last night fire activity was minimal, with occasional spot fires along the southern edges of the Ammon Fire and southeastern edge of the Campbell fires that firefighters quickly contained. Crews completed several successful strategic firing operations and improved control lines using dozers and handlines to remove fuels. All control lines are holding well…

Bremer FireToday crews will continue to secure, hold, and improve the control lines created yesterday along the western edge of the fire to keep it away from the community of Willow Creek.

Waterman Fire

Crews will hold and improve the control line along Lone Pine Ridge and Waterman Ridge to prevent fire spread into the Hoopa tribal jurisdiction.

Campbell Fire

Crews will continue to hold and improve the Waterman Ridge system along the south side of the Ridge Road after the strategic firing operations were conducted in the area yesterday. Firefighters are working to keep the fire from the communities of Trinity, Salyer Loop, Salyer Heights and Hawkins Bar.

Amman Fire

Firefighting crews will continue to improve primary control lines to keep the fire west of the O-6 Road, north of Ammon Ridge Road, and east of the O-1 Road. Today crews will reinforce the holding line along the southeast corner near the Six Road off Ammon Ridge and along the Friday Ridge System near the southwestern edge of the fire.

 

We’ve gathered the most important information about the Six Rivers Lightning Complex Fire and organized it below for our readers. Updates will be in green.

Stats:

Yesterday morning’s stats from Cal Fire were:

Today’s stats from Cal Fire are:

That’s 169 more personnel and 7 less water tenders.

The Plan:

https://www.facebook.com/SixRiversNF/videos/354267976920744/

Zeke Lunder gives his interpretation of the maps. 

The Weather:  

According to Six Rivers National Forest, “Warmer, drier weather is expected to increase fire activity today, especially during the afternoon. Smoke will limit visibility during the morning. Aerial firefighting support will be deployed when visibility permits.”

The Roads:

Hwy 299 and Hwy 96 is open but please keep your eye on Caltrans QuickMap for the latest information.

The following roads into evacuation zones have been closed. (Please note we believe more rural roads have been closed but don’t yet have accurate information. These are just the ones we know for sure.)  According to InciWeb, Residents may still use these roads to travel out of evacuation order zones: 

• • • Seeley McIntosh Road at Country Club Road 
    • Patterson Road at Raga Hills Road 
    • Friday Ridge Road at Forest Route 6N06

Due to a large presence of fire personnel and machinery working to build containment lines for the Ammon Fire, residents are asked to limit travel on Titlow Hill Road/Route 1 in zones HUM-E052 and HUM-E062 to essential traffic only.

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.

Evacuation and Meeting Information:

• Click here for the latest evacuation information from Humboldt County
• This is the latest Humboldt County Evacuation Map as of 5 p.m. today. However, click the map to go to the latest information on ZoneHaven.
• Click here for the latest evacuation information from Trinity County

Earlier:

• Six Rivers NF Lists More Fires] Lightning Storm Peppers Northern Humboldt, Multiple Fires Reported
• Humboldt County Office of Emergency Services Issues an Advisory to Willow Creek Area After Multiple Fires
• Evacuation Orders Issued for Residents east of Willow Creek by HCSO and Evacuation Warnings Issued for Residents Near Salyer by TCSO
• Evacuation Orders and Warnings Expand as of 7:36 p.m. for Residents of the Willow Creek Area
• Over 500 Acres Burning Around Willow Creek This Evening as Latest Info on the Six Rivers Lightning Complex Released
• Six Rivers Lightning Complex Grows, Threatening Homes and Forcing Evacuations
• Trinity County Sheriff’s Department Issues Evacuation Orders For Areas Near Salyer
• New Evacuation Warning Issued for North of Willow Creek
• Humboldt County Issues New Evacuation Orders at 7:37 p.m.
• Six Rivers Lightning Complex Doubles in Size, 0% Containment
• More Evacuations Ordered This Morning as the Six Rivers Lightning Complex Takes New Ground
• Evacuation Orders Issued Sunday at 6:30 p.m.
• New Evacuation Warnings Issued Sunday by the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office at 7:52 p.m.
• HCSO Issues Evacuation Order for Zone South of Willow Creek
• Six Rivers Lightning Complex Expands to 6,773 Acres
• Six Rivers Lightning Complex Grows Several Thousand Acres and Is the Number 1 Priority in the State Right Now (PHOTOS)
• Steady Growth and New Evacuation Warnings: Six Rivers Lightning Complex August 10
• Six Rivers Lightning Complex Continues to Expand
• Firefighters Face Hotter and Drier Weather on the Six Rivers Lightning Complex Today
• Good News from HCOES
• Evacuate! New Order Issued on August 12 at 5 p.m.
• Trinity County Reducing Salyer From Evacuation Order to a Warning
• Law Enforcement Searching for Suspects in Willow Creek
• Law Enforcement Seeking Looters in Willow Creek
• Good News as Firefighters Claw Out 12% Containment on the Six Rivers Lightning Complex
• Captured! HCSO Arrests One Suspect in Yesterday’s Looting of a Property Under Evacuation Order