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Wildland Fire Information

Statewide Fire Overview - Lightning Series

Current Situation:Although fires continue to burn, over fourteen hundred fires have been contained by the relentless work of firefighters from California and throughout the nation. California National Guard troops continue their classroom firefighter training at McClellan Air Park in Sacramento. Military fixed wing assets, also based at McClellan, have flown approximately 160 missions and dropped close to 425,000 gallons of fire retardant since the beginning of the fire siege. The priority of firefighting is for the protection of life, property and natural resources.
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Statewide Fire Statistics
Total Fires at Peak: 1,783
Total Fires Contained: 1,451
Total Active Fires: 332
Total Acres Burned: 549,155
These numbers are total fires and acres that have occurred from state, local and federal firefighting agencies beginning June 20, 2008.

CAL FIRE Statistics
Total Fires at Peak: 1,005
Fires Contained: 807
Active Fires: 61
These numbers are total fires and acres that have occurred ONLY in CAL FIRE jurisdiction since June 20, 2008.
The number of contained and active fires will not equal the total due to some fires merging together.

Statewide Resources Committed
Personnel Committed: 21,111
Fire Engines: 1,612
Hand Crews: 500
Dozers: 339
Water Tenders: 472
Helicopters: 114

Items of Interest :
Highway closures: State highways, county and local roads are closed throughout California due to wildfire activities. Closures and delays remain in place for State Highways 1 (Big Sur Area), 32 and 70. Travelers are advised to seek current information from local law enforcement.

Evacuations: Areas of Monterey, Santa Barbara and Shasta counties are under evacuation orders at this time. Precautionary evacuation orders currently exist in areas in Butte, Kern, Mendocino, Monterey and Plumas counties. Residents are advised to monitor their local fire situation, check with local law enforcement agencies for information, and be prepared to evacuate when necessary.
Structures:

Threatened: 10,554 residences, 420 commercial, 3,017 outbuildings.
Destroyed: 34 residences, 1 commercial, 50 outbuildings.

 

CAL FIRE Summary of Fires by County

Butte: The Butte Lightning Complex has burned 21,170 acres and is 45% contained. The Butte Fire Information Number is (530) 538-7826. Click Here for more information.

Mendocino: The Mendocino Lightning Complex has burned 41,200 acres and is 40% contained. The Mendocino Fire Information Number is (707)-467-6426. Click Here for more information.

Shasta & Trinity: The Shasta and Trinity Lightning has burned 53,600 acres and is 50% contained. The Shasta-Trinity Unit Information Number is (530) 225-2510. Click Here for more information.

Lassen, Modoc: The Corral Fire has burned 12,500 acres and is 70% contained. The Lassen-Modoc Fire Information Number is (530) 257-9553. Click Here for more information.

Humboldt: The Humboldt Complex has burned 1,275 acres and is 75% contained. The fires are burning throughout Humboldt County, with the largest fire, the Paradise Fire, north of Shelter Cove and is 925 acres and 75% contained. The Humboldt-Del Norte Fire Information Number is (707) 726-1225.

Mariposa: The Oliver Fire is located in the Ponderosa Basin and is 2,789 acres and 100% contained. The Oliver Fire Information Number is (209) 966-4784. Click Here for more information.

Lake: The Walker Fire burned 14,500 acres and is now 100% contained. Click Here for more information.

Napa & Solano: The Wild Fire burned 40,000 acres and is now 100% contained. Click Here for more information.

Santa Clara: The Whitehurst and Hummingbird Fires burned a combined 994 acres and are both now 100% contained. Click Here for more information.

Tehama & Glenn: The Tehama-Glenn Lightning Complex burned 22,907 acres and is now 100% contained.

 

Major Federal and Local Incidents

For information on major federal incidents click here.

Kern County: The Piute Fire has burned 18,203 acres and is 18% contained. Click Here for more information.

 

Maps and Links

For incident maps, resources available to fire victims or to volunteer, visit our Maps and Links page.

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