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Detection Date: July 22, 2024

Acres: Mill, 2,962; Smith, 45

Containment: Mill 98%; Smith 100%

Cause: Lightning

Crews: 3

Engines: 9

Dozers: 1

Helicopters: available as needed

Fixed wing: available as needed

Total resources: 146

Official Fire Information

Headlines

• California Interagency Incident Management Team 10 will be transitioning the Gold Complex to a type 3 incident management team from the Plumas National Forest. The new team will take command tomorrow morning. 

Operational Update
Smith Fire: The Smith Fire is 100 percent contained. Some isolated smokes may occasionally be visible in the far interior and firefighters will continue to patrol the area.  

Mill Fire: Firefighters have nearly completed mop-up on the Mill Fire, having reached 98% containment over the last two days. Today, containment efforts will be focused on the eastern flank of the fire, where a few small sections of line have yet to be mopped up to 100 feet interior.  Suppression repair and backhaul will also continue today. 

Weather

The spree of cooler and more moderate weather conditions over the last five days comes to an end today with steadily increasing temperatures, lower overnight humidity recoveries and generally dryer conditions. Winds today will be lighter than the last few days, with gusts to 10 mph out of the southwest. 

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