Six Rivers Lightning Complex: Much More Active Yesterday and More Activity Expected Today

Thursday, 24 August 2023, 11:56 am Kym Kemp One comment

Smoke rising from the Lost Fire. [Photo from Redwood National and State Parks]

First take a few minutes and check out this morning’s video with it’s concise look at the fires burning across northwestern California.

https://www.facebook.com/SixRiversNF/videos/773694651426484/

Below is this morning’s press release from California Incident Management Team 2:

California Incident Management Team 2 is in command of the Six Rivers National Forest (SRF) 2023 Lightning Complex and Redwood Lightning Complex which includes the following 12 fires. Total estimated acreage for the SRF Lightning Complex and Redwood Lightning Complex is 5,488.2 acres with 15% containment.

Redwood National and State Parks Area
Lost – 0% contained. 529 acres. Crews continue full suppression tactics on the fire that is burning in the Lost Man watershed. CAL FIRE and Green Diamond Resource Company are collaborating in suppression efforts. A majority of the fire is in previously logged, second growth forest. Crews have held the fire on Holter Ridge. A small portion of the fire has slowly spread downslope into old growth redwood forest, where higher humidity has reduced fire activity.

Devil – 100% contained. 12 acres. In patrol status.
Glenn – 100% contained. .1 acre. In patrol status.

Hoopa Area
Lone Pine – 45% contained. Located south of Hoopa in the Horse Linto Creek watershed east of the Trinity River and across the river from Tish Tang Campground and Sugar Bowl Ranch, fire size is estimated at 1,678 acres. The fire is smoldering with isolated areas of heat and minimal growth.
Crews are securing containment lines and completing mop up activities.

Orleans Area
Pearch – East of Orleans is estimated at 981 acres. Crews are preparing to complete a burning operation to assist in containment to prevent the fire from a westerly spread towards Orleans. Helicopter bucket drops are being used to subdue heat sources. The Orleans pumphouse has been prepped with structure wrap. Structure protection personnel are continuing structure protection activities around Orleans and in the Pearch Creek neighborhood. Hose line and sprinklers have been deployed around values at risk.

Pearch Fire Evacuation Warning:
Orleans Area: Zone HUM-E009 (Southeast of the Klamath River in Orleans)
Zone HUM-E008-B (Community of Orleans, west of Klamath River. East of Crawford Creek, including Orleans proper). Hwy 96 and Red Cap Road along the east bank of Klamath River, south from Salmon River, east to Orleans Mountain. Approximately 243 residents live in these 2 zones.

Somes Bar Area: Zone SIS-1701: NORTH of Monte Creek Road, SOUTH OF Camp Three Road, EAST OF Camp Three Road, WEST OF Wooley Creek Trailhead. Anyone in these areas should be prepared for potential evacuations, including personal supplies and overnight accommodations. Be ready to go at a moment’s notice.

Iron – Located above Ti-Bar Wildland Fire Station, this fire has been contained at .1 acre and is in patrol status.

Hancock – 30 acres. Located in the Wooley Creek area within the Marble Mountain Wilderness. It is staffed by a crew of ten smoke jumpers. The fire has a slow rate of spread but is in difficult terrain preventing direct firefighting. Personnel are engaging in point protection activities to protect values at risk in Wooley Creek.

Mosquito – Near the Bluff Creek area north of Mosquito Lake is estimated at 1,061 acres. The fire remains north of Forest Road 11N19 and west of Forest Road 12N12 (Cedar Camp Road).
Containment lines along the 12N12 Road have held. Crews continue constructing containment lines.

Bluff #1 – 828 acres with minimal movement. Blue Creek – .1-acre, Blue Creek 2 – 318 acres. The Blue Creek and Blue Creek 2 are currently unstaffed due to limited resources. Additional resources have been ordered and continue to arrive. Let er-Buck – 34 acres

Weather – A Red Flag Warning has been issued across the fires from 3:00 pm on Thursday through 2:00 am on Friday due to abundant lightning and dry conditions. A 20% chance of thunderstorms exists with a 10% chance of wetting rain. Along with the Red Flag Warning comes increased risk of large fire growth.

Six Rivers National Forest Closures
Area and campground closures are in effect on Six Rivers National Forest. They may be found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/srnf/notices/?cid=FSEPRD1096395.

Redwood National Park and State Parks Closures
There are multiple closures in the parks due to several fires, including closures in the Lost Man area. For a full list of closures and impacts, please visit www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

Alert Notifications
ZoneHaven/Genasys for map and zone identification: https://protect.genasys.com
Humboldt County Residents Register for Humboldt Alert Notification: www.humboldt.gov/alerts
Siskiyou County Resident Register at Code Red Alert Notification:
https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/6F327CCDFFFD