CALIFORNIA – Oct. 7, 2020 – More than 16,500 firefighters continue to work towards containment on 22 major wildfires and one extended attack wildfire across the state. Yesterday, firefighters also responded to 25 new wildfires, bringing full containment to all.
Since the beginning of the year, there have been over 8,300 wildfires that have burned well over 4 million acres in California. To date, the total number of fatalities statewide is 31 and over 8,891 structures have been destroyed.
Warm and dry conditions remain through the region in Northern California for today, keeping fire danger elevated. In Southern California, cooling temperatures and increasing humidity will cause the potential for large fires to decrease today through this weekend. Seasonal and potentially below average temperatures are expected this weekend, with a chance of some precipitation in the portions of the State. The large fire threat will start to increase once again early next week as warm and dry conditions commence.
Did you know that 95% of all wildfires in California are started by human activity? This could be campfires, illegal burns, improperly maintained vehicles, and the worst cause, arson. A criminal act, arson is a malicious attempt to cause harm by setting a fire. To date this year, CAL FIRE law enforcement has made 72 arrests for arson. If you have any information about an arson fire, you are encouraged to call the hotline at 1-800-468-4408. Callers will remain anonymous. To learn more about preventing wildfires, visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org
Fires of Interest:
**CAL FIRE Incidents**
Zogg Fire, Shasta County (more info…)
Southwest of Redding
*56,305 acres, 86% contained
*4 Fatalities
*Evacuation orders in place
*CAL FIRE Team 2 in command
Butte/Tehama/Glenn (BTU/TGU) Lightning Complex, multiple Counties (more info…)
Butte, Tehama and Glenn Counties
*19,609 acres, 97% contained
*14 structures destroyed
*While no growth is expected, fire suppression repair work is ongoing.
**Unified Command Incidents**
Glass Fire, Napa and Sonoma County (more info…)
4 miles east of Calistoga
*67,200 acres, 58% contained
*Evacuation orders and warnings in place
*CAL FIRE Team 3 in command
Creek Fire, Fresno County (more info…)
Northeast of Shaver Lake (Sierra National Forest)
*328,595 acres, 49% contained
*Evacuations in place
*Heavy tree mortality in the area
*852 structures destroyed
*Northern Rockies Team 4 is in command of the North Zone and California Interagency Incident Command Team 5 is in command of the South Zone
SQF Complex, Tulare County (more info…)
3 miles east of Giant Sequoia National Monument
*160,908 acres, 65% contained
*Evacuation order and warnings remain in place
*232 structures destroyed
*California Interagency Incident Management Team 13 in unified command with CAL FIRE
**Coordinated Command Incidents**
August Complex, multiple Counties (more info…)
Colusa, Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Tehama and Trinity Counties
Elk Creek and Stonyford area (Mendocino National Forest)
*1,011,493 acres, 60% contained
*South Zone 545,241 acres
*North East Zone 264,775 acres
*North West Zone 65,611 acres
*West Zone 135,866 acres
*1 fatality
*210 structures destroyed
*Includes multiple fires including the Elkhorn, Hopkins, Willow, Vinegar, and Doe fires
*Southwest Incident Management Team 1 will in brief to assume command of the South Zone today
*Pacific North West Incident Management Team 2 in command of the Northwest and South Zones
*Great Basin Incident Management Team 2 is in command of the North East Zone
*CAL FIRE Incident Management Team 5 in unified command of the West Zone with Mendocino County Sherriff’s Office
**Federal Incidents**
North Complex, Plumas County (more info…)
Northeast of Oroville to southwest of Quincy (Plumas National Forest)
*318,928 acres, 87% contained
*15 fatalities
*2,342 structures destroyed
*Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place
*Includes the Bear and Claremont Fire
Snow Fire, Riverside County (more info…)
Snow Creek Rd, west of Palm Springs
*6,254 acres, 95% contained
El Dorado Fire, San Bernardino County (more info…)
West of Oak Glen (San Bernardino National Forest)
*22,744 acres, 95% contained
*1 fatality
*10 structures destroyed
*California Interagency Incident Management Team 13 in command
Slater Fire, Siskiyou County (more info…)
5 miles North of Happy Camp (Klamath National Forest)
*155,510 acres, 67% contained
*2 fatalities
*Evacuation orders in place
Devil Fire, Siskiyou County (more info…)
5 miles north of Upper Devil’s Peak (Klamath National Forest)
*8,693 acres, 32% contained
Bobcat Fire, Los Angeles County (more info…)
North of Duarte (Angeles National Forest)
*115,796 acres, 89% containment
*Evacuations in place
Dolan Fire, Monterey County (more info…)
Hwy 1, 10 miles south of Big Sur (Los Padres National Forest)
*124,924 acres, 98% contained
*Structures threatened
*California Interagency Incident Command Team 15 in command
Bullfrog Fire, Fresno County (more info…)
SE of Bullfrog Lake (Sierra National Forest)
*1,185 acres, 50% contained
Fork Fire, El Dorado County, (more info…)
15 miles northeast of Pollock Pines (El Dorado National Forest)
*1,667 acres, 70% contained
Apple Fire, Riverside County (more info…)
Oak Glen/Cherry Valley (San Bernardino National Forest)
*33,424 acres, 95% contained
Red Salmon Complex – Humboldt County (more info…)
14 miles northeast of Willow Creek (Shasta-Trinity National Forest)
*134,936 acres, 34% contained
Blue Jay Fire, Mariposa County (more info…)
Yosemite National Park Wilderness
*5,335 acres, 50% contained
Wolf Fire, Tuolumne County (more info…)
Yosemite National Park Wilderness
*1,092 acres, 60% contained
Slink Fire, Mono County (more info…)
2 miles west of Coleville (Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest)
*26,759 acres, 86% contained
Moraine, Tulare County (more info…)
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Wilderness
*694 acres, 70% contained
Rattlesnake, Tulare County (more info…)
Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks Wilderness
*4,471 acres, 30% contained
Top 20 Wildfire Records
- 5 of the Top 20 largest wildfires in California History have occurred in 2020.
- Largest Wildfires – #1 August Complex, #3 SCU Lightning Complex, #4 LNU Lightning Complex, #5 Creek Fire and #6 North Complex.
- Most Destructive – #5 North Complex, #10 Glass Fire, #11 LNU Lightning Complex, #12 CZU Lightning Complex, and #18 Creek Fire.
Deadliest Wildfires – #5 North Complex and #16 LNU Lightning Complex
