SCU Lightning Complex

BLM-managed public lands within the Central Coast Field Office jurisdiction are included in the acreage burned by the Santa Clara Unit (SCU) Lightning Complex fire. The Complex is comprised of approximately 20 separate fires that are burning across multiple locations of the Diablo Mountain Range in Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties.

Updates: This is not a federal incident, and is being managed by the CalFire Santa Clara Unit. For the latest information, please visit https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/8/18/scu-lightning-complex/, or follow #SCULightningComplex on Twitter at https://twitter.com/calfireSCU. Sign up to receive daily updates at http://www.tinyurl.com/Lightningcomplex. 

Fire Restrictions: Any open flame is prohibited on all public lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management in California: https://www.blm.gov/press-release/bureau-land-management-increases-fire-restrictions-throughout-california. The Central California District, which includes public lands managed by the Central Coast Field Office, has temporarily suspended all target shooting: https://www.blm.gov/press-release/blm-temporarily-suspends-target-shooting-central-california-due-wildland-fire-danger. An interactive map and listing of fire restrictions throughout BLM California is available at https://go.usa.gov/xmUEG.
 
To learn how you can do your part to prevent wildland fires visit www.readyforwildfire.org. 

Fire Terminology: See https://www.fs.fed.us/nwacfire/home/terminology.html.