California Statewide Fire Summary for Monday, September 12, 2022

September 12, 2022 - As of this morning, there are 8,851 firefighters making progress on 12 major wildfires and three extended attack wildfires in California. Yesterday, firefighters also responded to 28 new initial attack wildfires across the state.

Since the beginning of the year, 332,019 acres have burned in California. While firefighters continue battling the current major wildfires, CAL FIRE and fire departments across the state remain prepared for potential more significant wildfires.

Northern California will see a high risk for abundant lightning in the eastern areas this afternoon and evening combined with critically dry fuels and breezy west-southwest winds which will strengthen on Tuesday. Upper level troughing will gradually deepen through the week bringing near to slightly below normal temperatures as well as moderating relative humidity and breezier winds. Scattered light showers will continue across the area this morning with a slight chance of an embedded isolated thunderstorm or two. In Southern California, the remnants of Hurricane Kay will continue to spin off the Northern Baja Coast while high pressure sits over the Great Basin today. Scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue to move across the region through Monday evening, with most locations receiving less than a half inch of additional rainfall. The shower and thunderstorm activity will end across most of the region Monday night, but scattered showers and thunderstorms will continue across Central California from the Sierra Crest eastward through Tuesday evening. Temperatures will be near normal today and then be around 5 degrees below normal Monday.

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:

**CAL FIRE Fires**

Mountain, Siskiyou County (more info…)
Gazelle-Callahan Road x Gazelle Mountain Lookout Road
*13,254 acres 60% contained
*Continued threat to structures
*Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place
*Limited access and steep terrain
*Minimal fire behavior overnight
*Resources continue to strengthen control lines and mop-up
*CAL FIRE IMT 5 (Hopkins) is in command

Mill, Siskiyou County (more info…)
Woodridge Court x Woodridge Way, City of Weed
*3,935 acres, 90% contained
*Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place within fire perimeter
*Demobilization of excess resources
*CAL FIRE IMT 5 (Hopkins) is in command

Fork, Madera County (more info…) 
Road 222 x Road 200, North Fork
*819 acres, 90% contained
*Improvement of control lines
*Extensive mop-up

**Unified Command Fires**

Mosquito, Placer County (more info…)
Oxbow Reservoir, 3 miles east of Foresthill
*46,587 acres, 10% contained
*Continued threat to structures with multiple communities threatened
*Threats exist to critical infrastructure, endangered species, watersheds, private timberlands, cultural and heritage resources
*Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place
*CAL FIRE ECC Support Team 5 assigned
*CAIIMT Team 5 (Young) in command
*Unified Command CAL FIRE and USFS

Fairview, Riverside County* (more info…)
Fairview Ave x Bautista Rd, Bautista Canyon
*28,307 acres, 53% contained
*Damage inspection is ongoing
*Threats exist to structures, critical infrastructure, endangered species, watersheds, cultural, and heritage resources
*Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place
*CAL FIRE ECC Support Team 10 assigned
*CAL FIRE IMT 6 (Veik) is in command
*Unified Command CAL FIRE, Hemet City Fire and USFS

**Federal Incidents**

2022 SRF Lightning Complex, Trinity County* (more info…)
Willow Creek Area
*41,540 acres, 91% contained

Yeti, Siskiyou County (more info…)
Seiad south of HWY 96 and south of the Klamath River
*7,886 acres, 98% contained

Red, Mariposa County* (more info…)
Between Red Creek and Illilouette Creek
*8,309 acres, 25% contained

Rodgers, Mariposa County* (more info…)
Northwest of Rodgers Canyon and southwest of Pleasant Valley
*2,576 acres, 35% contained

Barnes, Modoc County (more info…)
Buck Creek Rd x Buck Creek Overlook Rd
*5,840 acres, 18% contained

Radford, San Bernardino County* (more info…)
2N10 x 2N06, Community of Big Bear
*1,079 acres, 68% contained

Summit, Tulare County (more info…) NEW
*450 acres, 5% contained

**Initial Attack Incidents**

Hill, Placer County (more info…)
Iowa Hill Rd x Giant Gap Rd
*11 acres, 95% contained
*Forward progress stopped

Coyote, Siskiyou County (more info…)
Coyote Ridge, one mile west of Red Rock Lakes
*297 acres, 80% contained
*Forward progress stopped

Forward, Tehama County (more info…)
Manton Ponderosa Way x Digger Creek, Manton
160 acres, 35% contained
*All threats mitigated

Source: CAL FIRE