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
📸: Beautiful view from Bloomer Hill

1/18

#NorthComplex #BearFire #NorthComplexWestZone data as of 9/18 AM. The Bear & Claremont Fires merged on 9/7 to form the North Complex. It’s managed by Plumas NF & CAL FIRE.
✅287,181 acres (up from 284,437)
✅41% contained (up from 40%)
✅15 fatalities

2/18

#NorthComplex #BearFire #NorthComplexWestZone

Today’s 🗺️ tinyurl.com/NorthComplex91…

3/18

#NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire which is managed by CAL FIRE:
✅78,372 acres (down from 78,750 due to better mapping)
✅43% contained (up from 40%)
✅15 fatalities
✅3 firefighter injury (up from 1)
✅1,147 destroyed (up from 1,129)
✅74 damaged (up from 72)

4/18

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

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

6/18

Weather for #NorthComplex North & South Zones
☁️52-71 degrees
☁️31-48% humidity
☁️SW 10-15 MPH, gusts up to 35 MPH before 11 AM
☁️Winds slowly diminish during day, gusts above 20 MPH may linger

7/18

Weather for #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire TODAY
☁️Higher humidity and cooler temps
☁️Some breeze in higher elevations
☁️Smoke from August Complex will cover area
☁️68-71 degrees
☁️33-40% humidity
☁️SW and W-SW 3-8 MPH, gusts up to 11 MPH afternoon

8/18

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
🔥Quieter fire activity due to weather
🔥Crews focusing on mop up, suppression, and constructing/strengthening lines
🔥Utility companies working in areas to work on damaged infrastructure
🔥Air operations limited due to smoke

9/18

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
🔥E-Fire continues advancing through Onion Valley
🔥NE-Crews building secondary hand lines from Feather River middle fork along Fingerboard Ridge
🔥N-Spot fires N of Red Mountain but not major growth

10/18

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
🔥N-Lines being constructed along Oro-Quincy Hwy from Four Trees area to Big Bend
🔥SW-Watch for slops and spots south of S Fork Feather River, Lost Creek & Sly Creek Res, S of La Porte Rd

11/18

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
🔥S-Little to no fire growth expected.
🔥W-Limited fire behavior expected

12/18

#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/

13/18

#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/

14/18

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
🏘CAL FIRE Damage Assessment Map tinyurl.com/NCStructureRep…
🏘Returning home from @CalFire tinyurl.com/y2jljrgd
🏚@fema applications: disasterassistance.gov

15/18

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

16/18

#NorthComplex #NorthComplexWestZone #BearFire
Butte buttecounty.net
ℹ️Butte County Evacuation & Fire Questions Hotline: [phone]
ℹ️Butte County Sheriff Missing Person Hotline: [phone]

17/18

STAY SAFE, STAY VIGILANT
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