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River Complex, August 23, 2015 at 8 am
Release Date: Aug 23, 2015
Contact(s): Joint Information Center: 530-628-0039, River Complex Fire Information: 530-276-8559
River Complex Wildfire Status
- Acres Burned: 53,485
- Cause: Lightning
- Date Started: 7/30/2015
- Percent Contained: 23 percent
- Expected Containment: October 1, 2015
Resources
- Crews: 5
- Engines: 54
- Helicopters: 3
- Dozers: 9
- Total Resources Assigned: 637
Note! Transfer of command from Chris Ouroda’s Great Basin Team 2 to Rocky Oplinger’s California Incident Management Team 4, Monday morning, August 24, 2015 at 6 a.m.
Community Meeting: A community meeting is scheduled at Del Loma RV Park today, Sunday, August 23 at 6 p.m.
Current Fire Situation: Due to hard work of firefighters the western flank is contained. Most of the firefighting efforts are focused on the southeastern portion of the fire. Working to hold the fire north of Highway 299 firefighters improved and constructed handline from the 2012 Flat Fire near Del Loma.
A predicted change in wind direction from the south, will push fire north towards Fawn Ridge and Trinity Mountain and east towards Brushy Mountain and Green Mountain areas. The inversion layer is expected to break up around 2 p.m.
Today crews will be constructing a contingency line along French Creek to Highway 299. Patrol and mop-up continues in the Del Loma and Prairie Creek areas as the fire backs down the hillside. Fire personnel will focus on structure protection near the Big Mountain and Brooks Ranch areas.
Area Closures and Evacuations
A voluntary evacuation is still in effect for the residents along Forest Roads: 5N32 (Prairie Creek Road), 5N013 (French Creek Road), and 5N04 (Big Mountain Road). The mandatory evacuation is still in effect for Denny. Residents living north of Noble Lane are allowed to travel on Denny Road between the hours of 9 a.m & 2 p.m. with proof of residency.
Forest area trail and road closures are in effect on the Six Rivers and Shasta-Trinity National Forests (on the Shasta-Trinity, the closure for the River Complex is 15-14-04). For more information on these closures, visit http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/4431/26432/.
Fire Information: (530) 628-0039. For specific inquiries, contact the River Complex fire information center at 530-276-8559. Information is available online at http://inciweb.nwcg.gov/unit/3/, http://www.facebook.com/USFSShastaTrinityNF, https://www.facebook.com/USFSSixRiversNF
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