California Statewide Fire Summary
September 16, 2022
As of this morning, there are 7,882 firefighters making progress on 10 major wildfires and three extended attack wildfires in California. Yesterday, firefighters also responded to 19 new initial attack wildfires across the state and achieved full containment on one major fire.
Since the beginning of the year, 357,278 acres have burned in California. While firefighters continue battling the current major wildfires, CAL FIRE and fire departments across the state remain prepared for potential more significant wildfires.
In Northern California, isolated showers and thunderstorms across north-central and northeast areas today will be mostly dry. Significant wetting precipitation event starting Saturday night across western areas then spreading eastward from Sunday thru Wednesday with daily rounds of scattered to numerous showers and some embedded thunderstorms with snow possible across the highest peaks. Gusty W-SW-S winds across much of the region Saturday into Saturday night with peak gusts 25-35 mph, locally 40-50 mph and even +70 mph across the High Sierra. Southern California will see high temperatures today and Saturday will remain about 5 to 8 degrees below normal with readings generally in the lower to mid-80s in the valleys, upper 60s and low 70s at the coast, and low to mid 90s in the deserts. No precipitation is expected today or Saturday. Another round of sundowner winds with gusts of 40 to 45 mph is possible across the south coast of central and western Santa Barbara County this evening and tonight. Accompanying relative humidity values will remain very high.
Evacuation plans for families with young children as well as seniors and people with disabilities need unique consideration when preparing for a disaster or to quickly respond in case of fire. Prepare ahead of time by practicing your family’s fire escape plan, and what to do to be safe when there is a wildfire nearby. To learn more about being prepared for a wildfire, visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org.
Fires of Interest:
**CAL FIRE Fires**
Mountain, Siskiyou County (more info...)
Gazelle-Callahan Road x Gazelle Mountain Lookout Road
*13,440acres 80 % contained
*Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place
*Limited access and steep terrain
*Minimal fire activity
*Resources continue to strengthen control lines, mop-up and complete suppression repair *CAL FIRE IMT 5 (Hopkins) is in command
**Unified Command Fires**
Mosquito, Placer County (more info...)
Oxbow Reservoir, 3 miles east of Foresthill
*69,908 acres, 20% contained
*Continued threat to structures with multiple communities threatened
*Threats exist to critical infrastructure, endangered species, watersheds, private timberlands, cultural and heritage resources
*Evacuation orders and warnings remain in place
*Moderate fire behavior with creeping, flanking and backing observed
*CAL FIRE ECC Support Team 5 assigned
*CAIIMT Team 5 (Young) in command
*Unified Command CAL FIRE and USFS
Fairview, Riverside County (more info...) Fairview Ave x Bautista Rd, Bautista Canyon *28,307 acres, 94% contained
*Suppression repair is ongoing
*CAL FIRE ECC Support Team 10 assigned
*CAL FIRE IMT 6 (Veik) is in command
*Unified Command CAL FIRE, Hemet City Fire and USFS
**Federal Incidents**
2022 SRF Lightning Complex, Trinity County (more info...) Willow Creek Area
*41,560 acres, 99% contained
Yeti, Siskiyou County (more info...)
Seiad south of HWY 96 and south of the Klamath River *7,886 acres, 98% contained
Red, Mariposa County (more info...) Between Red Creek and Illilouette Creek *8,364 acres, 60% contained
Rodgers, Mariposa County (more info...)
Northwest of Rodgers Canyon and southwest of Pleasant Valley *2,785 acres, 60% contained
Barnes, Modoc County (more info...) Buck Creek Rd x Buck Creek Overlook Rd *5,843 acres, 86% contained
Radford, San Bernardino County (more info...) 2N10 x 2N06, Community of Big Bear
*1,079 acres, 92% contained
Summit, Tulare County (more info...) *673 acres, 10% contained
**Initial Attack Incidents**
Hill, Placer County (more info...) FINAL Iowa Hill Rd x Giant Gap Rd
*11 acres, 100% contained
Forward, Tehama County (more info...) Manton Ponderosa Way x Digger Creek, Manton *160 acres, 85% contained
*All threats mitigated
Dutch, Placer County (more info...) I-80 x Ridge Rd, Dutch Flat
*48 acres timber, 65% contained *All threats mitigated
