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Yesterday’s dry weather caused some fires in the River Complex to grow significantly.

Evacuation orders are in place for the town of Cecilville, all residents along Caribou Road, all residents along Taylor Creek Road and surrounding areas due to the River Complex. Please leave these areas immediately.

Evacuation warnings have been issued for the following areas surrounding the Cecilville area: Godfried, Blue Ridge, Black Bear, Uncle Sam Mine and Eddy Gulch Road. An evacuation warning remains in place for the Forks of Salmon and Sawyers Bar areas. This is a WARNING only at this time. Be alert and be ready to go in case an order is issued in the future.

The River Complex will continue to be a dynamic situation due to critically dry fuels, limited firefighting resources and continued hot and dry weather. Residents of these areas need to monitor information and heed direction from authorities.

Continued hot and dry weather is forecast for today. A type 2 team (Watkins) will assume command of the River Complex this evening.

Below is the current situation for each fire in the River Complex:

• Haypress Fire - estimated to be 6000 acres. 2 miles southeast of Shadow Creek Campground, this fire is burning actively toward the south forks of Taylor Creek and the Salmon River.
• Summer Fire - approximately 2300 acres, in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, east of China Gulch Trailhead, near Cecil Lake. This fire is growing to the northwest.
• Cronan - about 430 acres, 3.5 miles northwest of Sawyers Bar in Cronan Gulch. Firefighters are engaged in structure preparation and planning for structure protection.
• Packers is currently estimated at 5 acres. It is burning in rugged terrain 1.7 miles northeast of Big Flat Campground, staffed by Smokejumpers.
• Trailhead Fire – 5 acres. Etna Mountain. Improving fireline and mopping up.
• Adams - .25 acres, line around it.
• Shadow Fire is 3 acres, with line around it.
• Long Fire - .25 ac staffed with jumpers.
• Border Fire – 2 ac staffed with jumpers.
• Fish – 2 ac hung up in rocks.
• High Point – Lined.
• Graham Fire – 5.5 acres lined
• Ruffey Fire – .5 acres. CONTAINED
• Kelly Fire – .25 ac CONTAINED
• Campbell Fire -.5 ac OUT
• Post Fire - .25 ac – OUT
• Snuse Fire - .1 ac OUT
• Whisky Fire - .1 ac OUT
• Bar Fire - .25 ac OUT
• Spring Fire - .1 ac OUT
• Additional small fires: Music (.25 acre), Garden (.1 acre), East (.1 acre), Preacher (.1 acre).