September 28, 2021 - There are currently more than 10,000 firefighters on the frontlines of 11 major wildfires burning across the state. Yesterday, CAL FIRE also responded to 15 new initial attack wildfires, all of which were quickly contained. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 7,728 wildfires that have burned more than 2.4 million acres in California.

A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 11 am today through 8 pm this evening for portions of the Sacramento and Northern San Joaquin valleys and the Delta for gusty north to northeast winds. In the northern part of the state, an approaching upper level trough will bring significant cooling today. A warming and drying trend will return for the second half of the week with locally breezy north to northeast winds developing nights and mornings. In the southern part of the state, a Pacific trough will be over the West Coast through Tuesday, keeping temperatures well below normal. Westerly winds of 20 – 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph will surface across the wind prone mountain and desert areas through Tuesday evening. There will be north winds of 20 – 30 mph with gusts to 50 mph over Santa Barbara County and the Grapevine Tuesday night.

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Fires of Interest:

**State Incidents**

Fawn Fire, Shasta County (more info…)
5 Miles Northeast of Shasta Lake
*8,577 acres, 65% contained
*Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place
*CAL FIRE IMT Team 4 (Pemberton) in command

**Unified Command Fires**

Dixie Fire, Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Tehama & Shasta Counties (more info…)
Feather River Canyon
*963,309 acres, 94% contained
*2nd Largest and 14th Most Destructive Wildfire in California history
*Unified Command CAL FIRE, USFS
*Rocky Mountain Team Black (Hagan) - West Zone
*Southern Area Gold Team (Beard) – East Zone

French Fire, Kern County (more info…)
West of Lake Isabella – Sequoia National Forest
*26,535 acres, 98% contained
*Unified Command USFS and BLM

Windy Fire, Tulare County (more info…)
Tule River Indian Reservation – Sequoia National Forest
*87,318 acres, 2% contained
*Unified Command USFS, TIA and TCFD
*CA IMT Team 5 (Young) in command

**Federal Incidents**

Antelope Fire, Siskiyou County (more info…)
South of Tennant – Klamath National Forest
*145,632 acres, 95% contained

Caldor Fire, El Dorado County (more info…)
South of Grizzly Flats – El Dorado National Forest
*221,774 acres, 76% contained
*15 th Largest and 16th Most Destructive Wildfire in California history
*CA IMT Team 12 (Nobles) in command

KNP Complex, Tulare County (more info...)
Milk Ranch Peak – Sequoia National Park
*48,344 acres, 8% contained
*Southern Area Blue Team (Morales) in command
*Includes the Paradise Fire and Colony Fire

McCash Fire, Siskiyou County (more info…)
Ten Bear Mtn McCash Creek - Six Rivers National Forest
*93,244 acres, 48% contained
*Alaske IMT Team 1 (McDonald) is in command

Monument Fire, Trinity County (more info…)
West of Big Bar – Shasta-Trinity National Forest
*224,103 acres, 72% contained
*14 th largest wildfire in California history
*Southern Area Red Team (Parrish) in command

River Complex, Siskiyou & Trinity Counties (more info…)
West of Callahan – Klamath National Forest
*198,555 acres, 67% contained
*17th largest wildfire in California history
*CA IMT Team 15 (James) in command

Tamarack Fire, Alpine County (more info…)
South of Gardnerville – Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
*68,637 acres, 84% contained

**Extended Attack Incidents**

Emigrant Fire, Los Angeles County (more info...) FINAL
Near Pyramid Lake
*255 acres, 100% contained

Source: CAL FIRE