California Statewide Fire Summary
By Anonymous — Tuesday, October 17th, 2017
Tuesday, October 17, 2017
Cal Fire In the past week, over 245,000 acres have burned across California. More than 11,000 firefighters continue making progress on 12 large wildfires burning in the State. The death toll remains at 41, and more than 5,700 structures destroyed. As containment figures continue to increase, many of the evacuations across the fires in Northern California have been lifted. Over 34,000 people remain evacuated, but many of the evacuation orders are being reevaluated. Residents returning home are urged to be cautious as hazardous conditions may remain. Learn more tips on how to return home after a wildfire at www.fire.ca.gov. The weather today will be warm with low humidity, which will continue to challenge firefighters, but only light winds are forecast. A chance of precipitation is expected to arrive later in the week, bringing relief from the dry conditions. **CAL FIRE Incidents** CENTRAL LNU COMPLEX (4 fires) Tubbs Fire, Sonoma and Napa Counties (more info…) Pocket Fire, Sonoma County (more info…) Nuns Fire, Sonoma County (more info…) Oakmont Fire, Sonoma County SOUTHERN LNU COMPLEX (1 fire) Atlas Fire, Napa & Solano Counties (more info…) MENDOCINO-LAKE COMPLEX (2 fires) Redwood Valley, Mendocino County (more info…) Sulphur Fire, Lake County (more info…) WIND COMPLEX (3 fires) Cascade Fire, Yuba County (more info…) Lobo Fire, Nevada County (more info…) LaPorte Fire, Butte County (more info…) OTHER FIRES Bear Fire, Santa Cruz County (more info…) **NEW** Wilson Fire, San Diego County FINAL **Unified Command Incidents** Canyon 2 Fire, Orange County (more info…) FINAL **Local Incidents** York Fire, Monterey County FINAL **Federal Incidents** River Fire, Trinity County |