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South Complex, August 18, 2015 at 8 am
Release Date: Aug 18, 2015
Contact(s): Joint Information Center: 530-628-0039, South Complex Fire Information, 530-628-0093
- Engines: 136
- Crews : 12
- Helicopters: 4
- Dozers: 23
- Water Tenders: 28
- Air Tankers: 1
- Total Personnel: 1,154
- Total Acres: 21,629
- Containment: 35%
Current fire situation:
The South Complex fires showed relatively little movement, with the strong smoke inversion once again limiting visibility but also moderating fire activity. Lines along the South Fork of the Trinity River held well, and crews conducted firing operations along dozer lines south of Hyampom Mountain.
Today, crews will continue to mop up and patrol completed lines, firing when needed to assure that unburned vegetation near the perimeter won’t threaten containment. Priorities also include completing and securing lines south of Springer and east of Forest Road 5N60 on the Pattison Fire and constructing indirect containment lines to the south. Heavy smoke is expected to persist for the next several days, with light and variable winds providing only minimal relief in the late afternoons.
National Guard troops are expected to arrive on the South Complex today after reassignment from the Rocky and Jerusalem Fires near Napa and Clear Lake. These 20-person crews are staffed with military personnel trained in wildland firefighting and function in the Incident Command System like any other hand crew.
Fires by Acre:
- Castle: 14,280
- Pattison: 7,038
- York (includes the Mill Fire): 299
Evacuations and Closures
A Forest Closure (Order No. 14-15-03) (which includes areas inside the South Complex) is currently in effect. The closure prohibits going into or being upon National Forest System lands within the Fork, South, Route and Mad River Complex Fire Closure Areas on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. For more information on the Forest Closure, please visit the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
THE FOLLOWING LIST INCLUDES ALL CURRENT HYAMPOM AREA EVACUATIONS AND CLOSURES*
Evacuations current 8am, August 18, 2015
- Garrett Road to the Hyampom Air Strip (REDUCED TO VOLUNTARY)
- Skunk Ranch area
- Corral Bottom Road west of the intersection with the 16 continuing onto the 60 road to the Four Corners area.
- Castle Rock Area-residences in the area of Underwood Mountain Road, Castle Rock and Hog Ranch including 5N40 Road, 5N07 Road, 5N09 Road, Big Lake, Hidden Lake, to 5N60 Road to Mill Creek Road.
Road Closures:
Hyampom Area: (In case of evacuation, these routes will not be accessible.)
- Corral Bottom Road west of the 16
- On the Underwood Mountain Road, Four Corners area
- 60 Road north of Hyampom (closed past the school)
*Subject to change.
The mission of the Forest Service is to sustain the health, diversity and productivity of the nation's forests and grasslands to meet the needs of present and future generations. The agency manages 193 million acres of public land, provides assistance to state and private landowners, and maintains the largest forestry research organization in the world. Public lands the Forest Service manages contribute more than $13 billion to the economy each year through visitor spending alone. Those same lands provide 20 percent of the nation's clean water supply, a value estimated at $7.2 billion per year. The agency has either a direct or indirect role in stewardship of about 80 percent of the 850 million forested acres within the U.S., of which 100 million acres are urban forests where most Americans live.
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