🌞GOOD MORNING🌞
Here is your update on the #OakFire currently burning north of #Willits in #Brooktrails in #MendocinoCounty.
📸Morning from Cleland Mtn looking N towards Oak Fire
1/12
The #OakFire was first reported at 12:16 PM on 9/7 burning off Big John Rd north of Willits. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
✅863 acres (no change)
✅10% containment (no change)
✅2 structures lost (no change)
✅800 threatened (no change)
2/12
#OakFire weather today
☁️Temps 80-86
☁️Sunny and dry
☁️W 5-8 MPH
☁️Gusts up to 23 MPH
3/12
#OakFire activity
🔥Inversion layer from August Complex created favorite firefighting conditions last night
🔥Steep & rugged terrain makes access and control hard
🔥Fire continues to burn in grass, brush, oak and conifer trees
4/12
#OakFire activity
🔥Crews focus on completing and strengthening containment lines
🔥Wind could shift when inversion layer lifts, possible challenge to firefighters
🔥Continuing to build contingency lines outside fire footprint
5/12
#OAKFIRE REMINDER - DO NOT FLY DRONES OVER FIRES!
🛸 All air support has to stop if a drone is spotted in the fire zone. Don’t fly drones over fires! nifc.gov/drones/
#AugustComplex
6/12
ALL #OAKFIRE MANDATORY EVACUATIONS and WARNINGS REMAIN IN PLACE!
☎ 9-1-1 FOR EMERGENCY ASSISTANCE
☎ 707-234-6052 WITH NON-EMERGENCY QUESTIONS
Full map of evacuations and evacuation warnings here: tinyurl.com/y6ohaxg7
7/12
#OAKFIRE ROAD CLOSURES
🚧North Willits on-ramp to Hwy 101 intersection w/Route 162 @ Longvale
🚧All entrances into Brooktrails
Stay out of the area. Use @waze to find alternate routes.
8/12
#OAKFIRE EVACUATION CENTERS
💒Willits High School
Go go the high school to check in and they will assist you!
9/12
#OAKFIRE ANIMAL EVACUATION CENTERS
🦄Willits HS Ag farm, 189 N. Main St
🦄Water @ Harwood Park, Laytonville
NEED HELP WITH ANIMAL EVACUATION?
☎NorCal Livestock Evac - 707-234-7193
☎Mendocino Animal Hotline 24/7 - (707) 234-6052
10/12
#OAKFIRE SCHOOL CLOSURES
🏫Willits Unified School District
🏫Laytonville Unified Schools
🏫Mendocino College’s North County Center (online continues)
11/12
STAY SAFE, STAY VIGILANT
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12/12
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