California Wildfire Updates

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There are several wildfires burning in the state of California, many in National Forests.

In Southern California, the Bull Fire, a human caused fire, began on July 26 and has burned 16,442 acres in the Sequoia National Forest. The fire is 96 percent contained, according to InciWeb. There are still 242 personnel on scene continuing line control on the east and west flanks and conducting mop up operations.

In Northern California, the Bar Fire began on July 31 and has burned 992 acres in the Plumas National Forest. The fire is 60 percent contained, according to CAL FIRE. Because all control lines held and the fire did not grow on Wednesday, four hotshot crews and numerous helicopters were demobilized. Five hotshot crews remain in addition to three helicopters.

Crews will continue to hold control lines and mop up. They will monitor fire spread to the east towards the old Rich fire.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The Dutch Fire also began on July 31 and has burned 371 acres in the Klamath National Forest. As of Wednesday, the fire was 100 percent contained, according to InciWeb. There are currently 273 personnel on scene continuing to mop up and patrol for smoke. The cause of this fire also remains under investigation.

The Wolf Creek Fire may has sparked from a lightning strike on July 25 and has burned 300 acres in the Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest. The fire is 10 percent contained but has a high growth potential because of the terrain, according to CAL FIRE. There are six Type 1 crews, one Type 2 crew and five helicopters assigned to the fire.

The Cow Fire was sparked over the weekend and has burned 293 acres in steep terrain on North Cow Mountain eight miles east of Ukiah, California. As of Wednesday, the fire was 100 percent contained according to CAL FIRE. Crews will complete the fireline improvement and mop up along with fireline suppression repair.  

The McDonald Fire was sparked by lightning on July 28 and has burned 9,408 acres northeast of Termo, California. The fire is 95 percent contained according to CAL FIRE. Crews on scene will continue mop up and suppression repair.


Author:Barbara Brooks - Fire Department Network News