North Complex Fire Morning Update September 12, 2020

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From: 2020 CAPNF North Complex Information <2020.northcomplex.info@firenet.gov>
Date: September 12, 2020 at 7:40:35 AM PDT
Subject: North Complex Fire Morning Update September 12, 2020

Incident Start Date: 8/17/2020Size: 252,313 acresContainment: 21%Fatalities: 9

Resources Assigned: Engines: 234 Handcrews: 78Dozers: 80Helicopters: 31 Water Tenders: 104

Total Personnel: 3,282

Current Situation

North Zone: Firefighters continued to make good progress on securing containment lines and there was no significant fire growth. Firing operations will be focused around the Lookout Rock and Ontop Mine areas. Structure protection groups continue to work in communities surrounding the fire’s perimeter.

South Zone: The most activity was located on the western side of Little Grass Valley, where firefighters continue to scout for opportunities to establish direct and indirect line construction.

West Zone: This area is being managed by CAL FIRE/Butte County: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/8/18/north-complex-fire/#incident-overview.

Both a detailed morning video operations update for the North and South Zones, and a live virtual joint press conference tonight at 6 p.m. can be viewed on Plumas National Forest’s Facebook page.

Evacuations and Road Closures

Mandatory evacuation orders and evacuation advisories are in place for Butte, Plumas, and Yuba Counties. Check the appropriate county’s Facebook page for their latest information.

Weather and Air Quality

Southwest winds will increase from yesterday with afternoon gusts of up to 18 mph. Significant smoke will remain in the region and will reduce visibility and keep temperatures below normal.

Smoke outlook: fires.airfire.org/outlooks/EasternSierra or www.airnow.gov/

Forest Closures

Due to unprecedented and historic fire conditions throughout the state, the USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region has closed all eighteen National Forests in California, including the Plumas National Forest.https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd801413.pdf

Meetings are being broadcast daily through Zoom:

Cooperators Meeting daily at 10 A.M.: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/j/1602646317

Planning Meeting daily at 7 P.M.: https://usfs.zoomgov.com/j/1600484186

California Interagency Incident Management Team 4 is implementing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in both the fire area and surrounding communities

NORTH COMPLEX
Email: 2020.NorthComplex.Info@firenet.gov
Phone: (530) 316-4487
Facebook: www.facebook.com/USFSPlumas
Inciweb: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6997/