River Complex Fire Update Saturday September 25, 2021

Etna, CA- The warming and drying trend will continue for the next couple of days.  The Minnehaha Creek/Eagle Creek has cooled down, and firefighters will continue to establish control lines in the area with the assistance of air support.  Firefighters continue to patrol the Cecilville/Summerville area up to Callahan Road.   Containment lines are holding near Sugarhill, where crews continue to establish a perimeter. The fire continues its backing behavior around Craggy Peak, allowing personnel to go direct in many locations. Firefighters are making good progress constructing handlines and extinguishing areas of heat near Little Mill Creek.  Line around the Tangle Blue Spot Fire continues to be established. Hotshot crews spiked-out at Stoddard Lake will continue constructing direct hand line.  Fire personnel continue to patrol and eliminate residual heat around Coffee Creek. The west side of the fire has not had any significant movement.  The Cronan Fire remains inactive.

California Incident Management Team 15 assumed control of the River Complex incident at 1900 September 24, 2021.

INCIDENT FACTS:

Total acreage: 197,989 Haypress/Summer: 192,049 Cronan: 5,940 Containment: 65%

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

Resources: 750 personnel, 14 hand crews, 8 airplanes, 13 helicopters, 45 engines, 14 dozers, 19 water tenders, 13                      masticators, 4 skid steers.

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

SMOKE: www.wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/NorthernCalifornia

EVACUATIONS: Siskiyou County: www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/emergencyservices   

Trinity County: www.trinitycounty.org/OES

CLOSURES:  Updated Forest Service Closures are available online.

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