River Complex Daily Update September 19, 2021

INCIDENT FACTS:

Incident Start Date: July 30, 2021 Incident Start Time: 2:02 PM Incident Type: Wildland Fire Incident Location: River Complex, Klamath National Forest, Trinity County Total acreage: 195,779 Haypress/Summer: 189,839 Cronan: 5,940 Containment: 45% Resources:

1,311 personnel, 27 hand crews, 11 helicopters, 109 engines, 20 dozers, 23 water tenders, 12                      masticators, 10 skid steers.

Property Damage Assessment: For questions or information regarding the status of your property, call Trinity County Office of Emergency Services (OES) at (530)-623-8223.

CURRENT SITUATION:

The rain arrived sooner than was forecasted and moderated fire activity. The areas around Cronan received almost 1inch of rain, Cecilville /Sommerville areas .7-.8 of an inch, south of Callahan approximately .5 an inch, and areas of Coffee Creek/ Trinity about .25- .5 of an inch. Resources staged in place in safe areas during times of heavy rain to avoid equipment getting stuck, the increased risk of snags falling, and slipping hazards. The rain has created an opportunity for crews to take advantage of the current weather conditions for the next four to five days to undertake direct fire line construction and re-enforcement. The rain event will assist the firefighting effort; however, it is not expected to be a season ending event. Later in the week temperatures will increase leading to dryer fuels and increased fire activity.

On Friday, Siskiyou County Sheriff reduced the Evacuation Orders for several zones around Cecilville to Evacuation Warnings. Yesterday, Trinity County Sheriff removed the Evacuation Warnings for Trinity County Zones 6 and 7. For the most up to date evacuation information, refer to the County websites listed below.

SMOKE: Please visit: http://www.wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/NorthernCalifornia EVACUATIONS: Siskiyou County: http://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/emergencyservices

Trinity County: Trinity Co Zones 6 and 7 have been reduced to evacuation warnings.  https://ww.trinitycounty.org/OES

ROAD CLOSURES: Coffee Creek Road at Prospector Ct. West to the end of the Rd., Cecilville Road/ Hwy 93 DP-42.

Get road info at: http://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/publicworks/page/closures-and-delays.

CLOSURES: For updated Forest Service Closures

Shasta-Trinity National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/stnf/alerts-notices

Klamath National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/klamath/alerts-notices