September 29, 2021 - There are currently more than 10,100 firefighters on the frontlines of 11 major wildfires burning across the state. Yesterday, CAL FIRE also responded to 10 new initial attack wildfires, all of which were quickly contained. Since the beginning of the year, there have been 7,738 wildfires that have burned more than 2.4 million acres in California.

A Fire Weather Watch has been issued for the North Bay Mountains from Wednesday morning through Thursday evening due to gusty winds and low humidity. Wind gusts up to 35 mph. Dry conditions for the next seven days with a warming trend and becoming above normal, area-wide, by the weekend. A ridge of high pressure will build into Southern California from the Pacific Ocean today and then be directly overhead Thursday through this weekend. Westerly winds of 20 to 40 mph with gusts to 60 mph will continue to surface across the mountain ridges and desert passes through this evening. Temperatures will warm around 10 degrees away from the coastal areas and deserts through Thursday and then there will be little change in temperatures through the weekend.

California remains dry and ripe for wildfires. Have you signed up for emergency alerts in case a fire near your home requires you to evacuate? If not, be sure to sign up for the alerts in your county here to make sure you are prepared, and to learn more about other ways to be ready for any emergency, visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org

Fires of Interest:

**State Incidents**

Fawn Fire, Shasta County (more info…)
5 Miles Northeast of Shasta Lake
*8,595 acres, 75% contained
*Evacuation orders have been lifted
*Evacuation 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
*87,901 acres, 25% 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
*15th 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, 53% contained
*Alaske IMT Team 1 (McDonald) is in command

Monument Fire, Trinity County (more info…)
West of Big Bar – Shasta-Trinity National Forest
*223,001 acres, 72% contained
*14th 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
*198,564 acres, 69% 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

Source: CAL FIRE