California Statewide Fire Summary
By Anonymous — Tuesday, August 28th, 2012
Tuesday, August 28, 2012
Cal Fire Nearly 8,300 firefighters continue making steady progress containing the existing wildfires in northern California. There are still 7 uncontained large fires in California. Overnight the US Forest Service contained the 93,071 Barry Point Fire that was burning on the Oregon & California (Modoc County) border. Resources and personnel have been mobilized from throughout the state to assist with attacking new fires or if rapid growth occurs on existing fires due to the predicted weather. Coordination continues between Federal, State and Local fire agencies to assist with existing fires and to respond to any new incidents. The National Weather Service has issued a Red Flag Warning for northern and central California through tomorrow morning. Gusty winds of over 40 mph and very low relative humidity will combine creating critical fire weather conditions for a large portion of the state. Statewide the temperatures will increase today with a slight cool down predicted by the end of the week. The predicted weather conditions through Wednesday have the potential to significantly impact existing fires that are not 100% controlled or contained as well as any new fires that start. The Fire danger in northern and central California will remain elevated over the next few days. During Red Flag Warnings and periods of high fire danger, CAL FIRE asks that residents living or recreating in or near the wildlands use extreme caution to avoid starting a new fire. As a reminder, a statewide burn ban remains in effect for all state responsibility areas. For information on the burn ban please visit: http://www.fire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/newsreleases/2012/BurnBa... Fires of Interest: **CAL FIRE Incidents** Ponderosa Fire, Tehama/Shasta Counties (more info…) Community of Manton & Shingletown * 27,676 acres - 96% contained North Pass Fire, Mendocino County (more info…) Mendocino Pass Rd, northeast of Covelo * 35,270 acres – 32% contained * CAL FIRE is now in unified command with the US Forest Service **Federal & Local Fires** Barry Point Fire, State of Oregon & Modoc County (more info…) Fort Complex, Siskiyou County (more info…) Ramsey Fire, Calaveras County (more info…) Rush Fire, Lassen County (more info…) Bagley Complex, Shasta County (more info…) For the latest on CAL FIRE’s incidents visit www.fire.ca.gov or follow us on twitter @CAL_FIRE. For a look at the statewide fire map: http://www.fire.ca.gov/fire_protection/firemaps.php. For fires burning on federal land visit http://www.inciweb.org/state/5/. |