Weather conditions in California continue to lead to high fire danger. While temperatures in Northern California are expected to cool down slightly for the next couple of days, they are likely to increase towards the end of the
week. In Southern California temperatures will continue to be hot and will even reach triple digits by the weekend.As drought conditions continue to have a strong hold on California, bark beetle attacks are killing millions of trees in California’s forests. While bark beetles are mainly native, during drought conditions all trees are susceptible to their attacks. It’s estimated that 25 million trees have died due to the drought including those killed by bark beetle. CAL FIRE is asking residents in areas impacted by tree mortality to ensure they have removed dead trees from around their homes. Learn more at www.PrepareforBarkBeetle.org.
Fires of Interest:
**CAL FIRE Incidents**
Valley Fire, Lake County (more info…)
Across southern Lake County
* 76,067 acres – 80% contained
* Some evacuations remain in effect
* 1,910 structures destroyed
Butte Fire, Amador & Calaveras Counties (more info…)
East of Jackson
* 70,868 acres – 84% contained
* Nearly 820 structures destroyed
Tassajara Fire, Monterey County(more info…)
2.5 miles north of Jamesburg
*1,086 acres – 81% contained
*Evacuations remain in effect
**Federal Incidents**
Rough Fire, Fresno County (more info…)
US Forest Service – Sierra & Sequoia National Forests
2 miles north of the Kings Wild and Scenic River
*143,559 acres – 75% contained
*CAL FIRE resources assigned to fireline suppression repair in SRA
South Complex, Trinity County (more info…)
US Forest Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest
Near Hyampom, south of Hwy 299
*29,416 acres – 94% contained
Fork Complex, Trinity County (more info…)
US Forest Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest
South of Hyampom
*36,503 acres – 97% contained
River Complex, Trinity County (more info…)
US Forest Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest
New River Drainage, near Denny
*77,077 acres – 65% contained
Nickowitz Fire, Del Norte County (more info…)
U.S. Forest Service – Six Rivers National Forest
*7,509 acres – 93% contained
Gasquet Complex, Del Norte County (more info…)
U.S. Forest Service – Six Rivers National Forest
On the Gasquet Ranger District
*30,361 acres – 48% containment
