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

📸AM SW from Meadow Valley camera

1/21

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.
✅273,335 acres
✅36% contained
✅15 fatalities
✅23,356 structures threatened
2/21

Today’s #NorthComplex #BearFire #NorthComplexWestZone map
🗺️ tinyurl.com/NorthComplex91…

3/21

#NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire which is managed by CAL FIRE:
✅77,950 acres (up from 77,479)
✅35% contained (up from 30%)
✅15 fatalities
✅1 firefighter injury
✅1,078 destroyed (up from 865)
✅64 damaged (up from 60)

4/21

GOALS TO KEEP #NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
📌S. of E. Quincy & road systems 24N34 east to Bucks Lake & 23N16
📌N of Butte-Yuba Co line and Plumas-Sierra Co Line
📌W of 24N51B and Hwy 70
📌E of West Zone demarcation line

5/21

GOALS TO KEEP #NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
📌N of Lamb Hill
📌E of Table Mtn
📌S of Gold Flat
📌W of Georgia Gulch

6/21

Weather for #NorthComplex North & South Zones
☁️Gusty winds this afternoon
☁️Cold front will move in tonight
☁️67-86 degrees depending on terrain
☁️Relative humidity 20-25%
☁️Winds S 4-8 MPH, SSW 10-15 MPH w/gusts 20-30 after 1 PM

7/21

Weather for #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire TODAY
☁️Smoke decreasing by 2 PM, then partly sunny & breezy
☁️76-85 degrees depending on terrain
☁️Relative humidity 26-30%

8/21

Weather for #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire TODAY
☁️Low elevations: Light winds in AM, SW 6-8 MPH w/gusts to 20 MPH
☁️High elevations: Downslope winds in AM, W-SW 9-12 MPH w/gusts to 35 MPH

9/21

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
🔥Increased wind & instability, offset by increasing humidity today
🔥Areas around Jackass Flat have high potential for spotting & spread

10/21

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
🔥Crown fires (fires that burn through tree canopy) possible around Lost Creek & Sly Creek Res, S to LaPorte Rd. “Area has greatest spread potential”
🔥Fire continues to advance through Onion Valley
🔥New spot near Meadow Valley
11/21

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
🔥Red Mtn continues to be active; spots at Grizzly Lake area, S of Oro-Quincy Hwy
🔥Lines being built along Oro-Quincy Hwy N of Big Bend
🔥Utility companies working in areas w/damaged infrastructure where possible

12/21

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire #CaliforniaFires #OregonFires
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/

13/21

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
NEW MANDATORY EVACUATIONS
>PLUMAS<
🚨Meadow Valley
🚨Bucks Lake Summit, E to Snake Lake Rd @ Meadow Valley
🚨Tollgate
Map: tinyurl.com/PlumasEvacsNC
PLEASE LEAVE NOW. CALL 9-1-1 IF YOU NEED HELP.
14/21

#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/

15/21

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
EVACUATION CENTERS
💒Butte County/Gridley Fairgrounds
💒Yuba ☎️ Red Cross 530-673-1460
💒Yuba Welfare Checks ☎️ 530-749-7777 ext 5
💒Plumas Social Services ☎️ 530-283-6350
💒Plumas Springs of Hope Church, 59 Bell Ln, Quincy
16/21

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

17/21

#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

18/21

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

19/21

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
REBUILDING
🏚Get started on your @fema applications NOW: disasterassistance.gov

20/21

STAY SAFE, STAY VIGILANT
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