Spring Fire

Date Reported: August 17, 2020 Acres Burned: 180 acres Percent Contained: 40%

Cause: Lightning

Location: south of Deerlick Springs Campground

Resources

Crews: 1 Hand crew

Engines: 11 Engines, 3 Water tenders

Helicopter: 1

Dozers: 1 dozer, 1 excavator Total Personnel Assigned: 84

Current Fire Situation: Firefighters have held the Spring Fire in its current footprint and at 180 acres.  It is now 40% contained. The main challenges remain the very rugged and steep terrain and dense fuel along with today’s predicted thunderstorm activity, which could cause erratic winds.

The Salmon Fire, which is burning in the Trinity Alps Wilderness Area, is being managed by California Interagency Incident Management Team 4 (CIIMT 4) as the Red Salmon Complex. For more information, please visit https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6891.

The US Forest Service is now in unified command with CAL FIRE on the Elkhorn Fire, which is burning in the Tomhead Mountain area west of Red Bluff. For more information on this fire, part of the BTU/TGU Lightning Complex, please visit: https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/8/19/buttetehamaglenn-lightning-complex-tehamaglenn-zone/.

The North State area remains under a Red Flag Warning through tomorrow, for storms which may ignite more fires. Forest officials and firefighters closely monitor and respond to these fires and aerial reconnaissance flights will be used to determine potential growth activity of the fires and develop appropriate response activity. The reconnaissance flights are part of our normal operating plan after lightning storms.

Area Closures: Order No. 14-20-06 is in effect for the area of the Spring Fire until it is declared out. Order No. 14-20-07 is in effect for the area of the Elkhorn Fire until it is declared out. Please note that Highway 36 remains open to travelers. Order No. 14-20-05 is effective until September 30, 2020 for the Red Salmon Complex area. Fire closure orders and maps are posted online at: www.fs.usda.gov/goto/stnf/forestorders.

Fire Restrictions: As a reminder, fire restrictions are in place on the Shasta-Trinity NF. We recommend that you bookmark this webpage as restrictions can change: http://www.fs.usda.gov/goto/stnf/forestorders.

Smoke Advisories: Smoke from fires in Northern California is drifting into the area today. For more information about the air quality in your area, please visit https://fire.airnow.gov/, http://californiasmokeinfo.blogspot.com/, or the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District (NCUAQMD) at http://www.ncuaqmd.org.

Fire Information: Shasta-Trinity NF Lightning fires information is available at 530-628-0039 from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. or online at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6733/.