California Statewide Fire Summary for September 11, 2021 

September 11, 2021 - More than 13,400 firefighters continue to work towards containment on 13 major wildfires burning across California. Yesterday, firefighters also responded to 65 new wildfires, quickly bringing full containment to all. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 7,341 wildfires, which have burned more than 2.2 million acres. In comparison, during this same time last year, there were 8,043 fires, which burned more than 3.1 million acres in California. Over the past couple days thunderstorms brought thousands of lightning strikes across California. While many areas experienced a small amount of rain, over a dozen small fires were sparked and quickly contained. Firefighters will continue to monitor for new fires sparked by lightning. Yesterday, Governor Gavin Newsom requested a Presidential Major Disaster Declaration to assist wildfire response and recovery efforts for the Caldor Fire in El Dorado County.

In Northern California, weak upper-level ridging will move onshore today bringing lighter winds but also bringing a warming and drying trend. A weak upper-level trough moving into the pacific northwest tomorrow will moderate the warming and drying and bring a modest increase in on shore flow and afternoon northwest to southwest winds. In Southern California, strong high pressure will sit over the desert southwest through the middle of next week. Temperatures will remain 5 to 10 degrees above normal through the middle of next week.

California historically experiences some of the most devastating wildfires in the months of September and October. Do not let your guard down! To learn more ways on how to prevent sparking a wildfire, visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org.

Fires of Interest:

**CAL FIRE Fires**
Bridge Fire, Placer County (more info…) 
Northeast of Auburn
*411 acres, 85% contained
*Road, trail and area closures remain in place

**Unified Command Fires**

Caldor Fire, El Dorado County (more info…)
South of Grizzly Flats – El Dorado National Forest
*218,489 acres, 60% contained
*15th largest and 16th Most Destructive Wildfire in California history
*Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place
*More than 24,600 structures remain threatened, 1,003 structures destroyed
*Damage inspection is ongoing
*Repopulation ongoing where safe to do so
*Highway 50, Hwy 88, and Hwy 89 remain closed
*Unified Command CAL FIRE and USFS
*CAL FIRE IMT Team 2, NIMO Team 2, and CA IMT Team 4 in command


Dixie Fire, Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Tehama & Shasta Counties (more info…)
Feather River Canyon
*959,253 acres, 62% contained
*More than 2,200 structures threatened, 1,329 destroyed
*2nd Largest and 14th Most Destructive Wildfire in California history
*Evacuation orders and warnings in place for multiple communities
*Repopulation ongoing where safe to do so
*Damage assessment is ongoing
*Unified Command CAL FIRE, USFS, BLM, and National Park Service
*CAL FIRE IMT 1 and Great Basin IMT 1 are in command

French Fire, Kern County (more info…)
West of Lake Isabella – Sequoia National Forest
*26,745 acres, 87% contained
*Evacuation orders have been lifted
*Unified Command USFS and Kern County Fire
*NIMO Team 1 and Great Basin IMT Team 6 are in command

**Federal Incidents**

Antelope Fire, Siskiyou County (more info…)
South of Tennant – Klamath National Forest
*142,484 acres, 66% contained
*CA IMT Team 10 (Petterson)

Beckwourth Complex, Lassen/Plumas Counties (more info…)
Northeast of Beckwourth – Plumas National Forest
*105,670 acres, 98% contained

Knob, Humboldt County (more info…) 
2 Miles south of Willow Creek, Six Rivers National Forest
*2,421 acres, 95% contained

McCash Fire, Siskiyou County (more info…)
Ten Bear Mtn McCash Creek - Six Rivers National Forest
*73,107 acres, 12% contained
*Great Basin IMT Team 7 is in command

McFarland Fire, Shasta, Trinity & Tehama Counties (more info…)
West of Platina – Shasta-Trinity National Forest
*122,653 acres, 98% contained

Monument Fire, Trinity County (more info…)
West of Big Bar – Shasta-Trinity National Forest
*208,265 acres, 43% contained
*16th largest fire in California history
*Over 10,500 structures threatened
*Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place
*Repopulation ongoing where safe to do so
*CAL FIRE IMT Team 5 in command

River Complex, Siskiyou & Trinity Counties (more info…)
West of Callahan – Klamath National Forest
*185,624 acres, 21% contained
*Complex is comprised of 23 fires; 16 fires contained
*Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place
*NIMO Team 3 and CA IMT 13 in command

Tamarack Fire, Alpine County (more info…)
South of Gardnerville – Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
*68,637 acres, 82% contained

Walkers Fire, Tulare County (more info…)
Northeast of Springville – Sequoia National Forest
*8,777 acres, 82% contained

**Extended Attack Incidents**
Windy Fire, Tulare County NEW
*115 acres, 0% contained.

Source: CAL FIRE