Thread by @Sarah_Stierch

🌞GOOD MORNING🌞
Here is your AM report about the #NorthComplex currently burning in #ButteCounty, #PlumasCounty & #YubaCounty. This fire comprises two merged fires: #BearFire & #ClaremontFire. #NorthComplexWestZone #NorthComplexFire #CaliforniaFires
📸 Bloomer Hill
1/25

Here is the latest #NorthComplex #BearFire #NorthComplexWestZone data as of 9/14 PM. The Bear & Claremont Fires merged on 9/7 to form the North Complex. It’s managed by Plumas NF & CAL FIRE.
✅269,358 acres (increased)
✅39% contained
✅15 fatalities

2/25

Here is this morning's map of the #NorthComplex #BearFire #NorthComplexWestZone: tinyurl.com/NorthComplex91…

The black lines around the fire perimeter are containment lines. FS operates N & S zones, CAL FIRE operates West Zone response.

3/25

#NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire 9/15 AM
✅76,900 acres (no change)
✅25% contained
✅15 fatalities
✅1 firefighter injury
✅706 destroyed (up from 608)
✅50 damaged (up from 45)
✅23,356 threatened

4/25

#NorthComplex #BearFire #NorthComplexWestZone
GOALS TO KEEP FIRE
📌N of Lamb Hill
📌E of Table Mtn
📌S of Gold Flat
📌W of Big Peak

5/25

#NorthComplex #BearFire #NorthComplexWestZone WEATHER
☁️Upper elevation inversion layer will lift late morning
☁️Lower elevation inversion layer will lift by 2 PM
☁️S and SW fire area may see the strongest winds
☁️Smoke will decrease after 11 AM, mostly sunny

6/25

#NorthComplex #BearFire #NorthComplexWestZone WEATHER
☁️Temps 83-87
☁️Relative humidity 20-28%
☁️2000 ft el- Light winds in AM, SW winds 4-7 MPH w/gusts to 10 MPH
☁️4000 ft el-SE winds 3-5 MPH in AM, SW winds 6-9 MPH w/gusts 14 MPH

7/25

Smoke from the #NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire will impact air quality in
🌬️Susanville
🌬️Janesville
🌬️Greenville
🌬️Westwood
8/25 #California #CaliforniaFires

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
NORTH ZONE
🔥Last night slop over through Granite Basin on S side of Oro Quincy Hwy
🔥Last night no major movement from Willow Creek west to Big Bend

9/25

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
SOUTH ZONE
🔥Last night fire activity in Onion Valley and near Wilson-Gomez Mine
🔥Firing activity will take place east to Chimney Rock to part of LaPorte Rd

10/25

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
SOUTH ZONE
🔥Today mop up along Mooreville Ridge from Sly Creek Res to Little Grass Valley
🔥Lost Creek & Sly Creek Res could ignite fuels & produce ember cast
🔥High spotting potential from Sugar Pine Pt to Jackass Flat

11/25

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
WEST ZONE
🔥Forbestown & Ponderosa Res fuels could be active if spot or slops get established
🔥Could be runs in Forbestown Ridge
12/25

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
WEST ZONE
🔥Spotting potential @ Cherokee, Bloomer Hill, Stringtown, W Chino Ridge/Hungary Hunt Peak, Yankee Hill, Jarbo Gap & Bardees Bar
🔥Feather River drainage will see stronger winds
🔥China Gulch could harbor fire spread
13/25

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
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/
#CaliforniaFires

14/25

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
>BUTTE< Residents may return to
📢Hwy 162 from Forbestown Rd north to Bidwell Bar Bridge
📢Stringtown Rd north of Mountain Oak Rd
📢Lumpkin Rd from Faye Mar Dr to Enterprise Bridge
☎️Questions? 530-538-7826
15/25

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
All other evacuation orders and warnings remain in place.
🗺️Butte County - tinyurl.com/y4pgmpsg
🗺️Plumas County - tinyurl.com/PlumasEvacsNC
ℹ️Yuba County - yuba.org/emergency/

16/25

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
COUNTY RESOURCE WEBSITES
Butte buttecounty.net
Plumas tinyurl.com/PlumasInfo
Yuba yuba.org/emergency/

17/25

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
EVACUATION POINTS & INFO
💒Butte County/Gridley Fairgrounds
💒Yuba ☎️ Red Cross @ 530-673-1460
💒Yuba Welfare Checks ☎️ 530-749-7777 ext 5
💒Plumas ☎️ Social Services @ 530-283-6350

18/25

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
BUTTE COUNTY ANIMAL EVACUATION
🦄Butte ☎️ 530-895-0000
🦄Camelot Equestrian Park
🦄Small - Old County Hospital, 2279 Del Oro, Oroville (FULL)
🦄Small - 521 Cal Oak Rd, Oroville

19/25

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
PLUMAS & YUBA ANIMAL EVACUATION
🦄Plumas ☎️ 530-283-3673
🦄Yuba-Sutter Fairgrounds 
🦄Yuba welfare checks ☎️ 530-749-7777 ext 5

🦄NOTE: Posse Arena is FULL

20/25

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
RETURNING HOME
🏘CAL FIRE Damage Assessment Map tinyurl.com/NCStructureRep…
🏘Returning home guide from @CalFire readyforwildfire.org/post-wildfire/…

21/25

🧒 👦 👧 #NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire isn’t easy for kids. Here are tips from @healthychildren on how to help the kids in your life right now
healthychildren.org/English/health…

22/25

Sometimes all this #NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire stuff just pushes you to the edge. Sometimes just talking with a someone you don’t know, who is judgement free, helps:
☎️Suicide Prevention Hotline
English 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Español 1-888-628-9454

23/25

The #NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire suck and recovery is hard. Sometimes you just need to rant or have a good cry. Want to talk to a counselor/therapist for free? ☎️11:30 am—9:30 pm 855-582-5554

24/25

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire STAY SAFE, STAY VIGILANT
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