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2023 Six Rivers National Forest Lightning Complex & Redwood Lightning Complex

Sunday, September 3, 2023 – 9:00 a.m.

Rocky Mountain Complex Incident Management Team 1

Dan Dallas, Incident Commander

Information Phone: 530-536-0767

Email: 2023.lightningcomplex@firenet.gov

Information Staffing Hours: 8 am to 8 pm

Current Situation: The 19 fires on this incident total 16,478 acres and overall containment is 20%. One new fire started due to lightning in the Bridge Ridge area and firefighters are extinguishing the single tree fire this morning.

Redwood National and State Parks Area Fires

Lost Fire - Crews continue to work on full suppression, prepping control lines on the north flank. At the same time, unnecessary equipment is being backhauled for use elsewhere.

Bridge Ridge, Devil and Glen - Fires are contained and in patrol status and crews continue to check the fires daily.

Hoopa Area Fires

Lone Pine Fire - Fire is contained and continues in patrol status, being checked by crews as needed.

Orleans and Somes Bar Area Fires

Pearch Fire - Hose line has been completed between the fire’s edge and Orleans around values at risk. Additional assessments continue, with support from incident resource advisors, assessing potential lines south and east of Orleans. Crews mopped up and secured line overnight. Structure protection assessments in the area continue.

Bluff 1, Mosquito, Bigfoot, Blue Creek 2, Marlow, Copper - Firefighters continue to prepare indirect lines around the fires utilizing dozer lines, handlines, masticators, and chipping operations.

Creek, Flat, Iron- These fires are contained and in patrol status, both by ground and by air.

Monument, Merrill, Let er-Buck - Due to difficult terrain and safety concerns, these fires are unstaffed but being checked daily.

Evacuations: There are evacuation warnings in the areas listed below, but no actual evacuations currently. Anyone in an evacuation warning area should be prepared for potential evacuations, including packing personal supplies, and arranging overnight accommodations. Be ready to go at a moment's notice.

Pearch Fire Evacuation Warnings: Zone HUM-E009 (Southeast of the Klamath River in Orleans); Zone HUM-E008-B (Community of Orleans, west of Klamath River. East of Crawford Creek, including Orleans proper). Hwy 96 and Red Cap Road along the east bank of Klamath River, south from Salmon River, east to Orleans Mountain. Approximately 243 residents live in these two zones.

Siskiyou County Evacuation Warnings: Zone SIS-1701: NORTH of Monte Creek Road, SOUTH of Camp Three Road, EAST of Camp Three Road, WEST of Wooley Creek Trailhead. Also zones SIS-1402, SIS-1515, and SIS-1518.

Weather: In the last 48 hours, the fire areas have seen approximately 0.5 to 0.75 inches of rain. Temperatures will remain below normal in the 60s and 70s, but slowly warm back into the upper 70s to lower 80s with humidity lowering to 40-50%.  Light northwest winds are forecast during the afternoon.

Closures

Six Rivers National Forest: Area and campground closures are in effect on portions of Six Rivers National Forest. They can be found at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/srnf/notices/?cid=FSEPRD1096395 .

Redwood National Park and State Park: There are multiple closures in the parks due to several fires, including closures in the Lost Man area. For a full list of closures and impacts, please visit: www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/conditions.htm .

Alert Notifications

ZoneHaven/Genasys for map and zone identification: https://protect.genasys.com .

Humboldt County Residents Register for Humboldt Alert Notification: www.humboldt.gov/alerts

Siskiyou County Resident Register at Code Red Alert Notification: https://public.coderedweb.com/CNE/en-US/6F327CCDFFFD .

Fire Information Contacts

2023 SRF Lightning Complex Information:

Phone: 530-536-0767 | Email: 2023.lightningcomplex@firenet.gov

InciWeb: https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident-information/casrf-2023-srf-lightning-complex

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/2023SRFRedwoodLightning

Redwood National and State Parks Information Hotline: Phone: 707-464-6101

https://www.nps.gov/redw/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

Hoopa Information Hotline: Phone: 530-618-2995 | Email: serene.oes@gmail.com

More Fire Information Links: www.linktr.ee/srffirepio