Don’t let your guard down with the cooler weather this week. Firefighters will continually prepare for potential fire activity throughout California. CAL FIRE encourages all Californians to be prepared and make sure that they take actions to prevent sparking a new wildfire. Learn more tips on how to prevent a wildfire at www.ReadyForWildfire.org.Since the start of the October Fire Siege on Sunday, October 8, CAL FIRE responded to 250 new wildfires. At the peak of the wildfires there were 21 major wildfires that, in total, burned over 245,000 acres, 11,000 firefighters battled the destructive fires that at one time forced 100,000 to evacuate, destroyed an estimated 8,900 structures (as damage assessment continues, this is the latest count), and sadly, took the lives of 43 people.
Fires of Interest:
**CAL FIRE Incidents**
CENTRAL LNU COMPLEX (3 fires)
- In unified command with Santa Rosa Fire Department & Sonoma County Sheriff
- CAL FIRE Incident Management Team assigned
Between Calistoga and Santa Rosa
- 36,807 acres, 99% contained
- An estimated 5,300 structures destroyed
- 22 civilian fatalities
Pocket Fire, Sonoma County(more info…)
North of Geyserville
- 17,357 acres, 99% contained
Nuns Fire, Sonoma & Napa Counties(more info…)
East of Hwy 12 from east Santa Rosa to east of Sonoma
- 56,556 acres, 99% contained
- An estimated 1,200 structures destroyed
- 1 civilian fatality & 1 private water tender operator in Napa County
Tehama Fire, Tehama County(more info…)FINAL
North Rim of the Mill Creek drainage, 10 miles east of Los Molinos
State DPA, SRA, Tehama Glenn Unit
- 194 acres grass, brush, 100% contained
**Federal Incidents**
Wildomar Fire, Riverside County(more info…)
S Main Divide Rd x Wildomar, west of Wildomar City
Cleveland National Forest
- 866 acres, 95% contained
Wilson Fire, Los Angeles County(more info…)
Mount Wilson, Mount Wilson Observatory
- 50 acres, 70% contained
Source: CAL FIRE
