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Smith River Complex

Unit Information

1330 Bayshore Way 
Eureka, 
95501 
1330 Bayshore Way 
Eureka, 
95501 

Incident Contacts

  • Email:
    2023.smithrivercomplex@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    South: 707-383-9727 North: 541-801-3495
    Hours:
    8 a.m. - 8 p.m.

News

Fire Update Smith River Complex A.M. 8/22  
Smith River Complex North update for Tuesday, August 22, 2023
Gasquet, Calif., August 21st, 2023 —Due to the complexity and expansive geographic area of the Smith River Complex, Pacific Northwest Incident Management Team 13 (NWIMT-13) has joined with California Interagency Incident Management Team 15 (CAIIMT-15) to manage the emerging incident.
Smith River Complex Update 8/18
Updated On: 08/21/2023
Gasquet, Calif., August 18th, 2023 — The Six Rivers National Forest has received approximately 150 lightning strikes across the forest since Monday evening, resulting in at least 27 confirmed fires. Thus far, there are 12 confirmed fires on the Gasquet Ranger District with an estimated acreage of 7,593 acres. Local resources have been focusing on identifying the locations of the fires and triaging suppression efforts on those posing the highest risk to life and property. 
Smith River Complex Update 8/20
Updated On: 08/21/2023
Gasquet, Calif., August 20th, 2023 — The Del Norte County Sheriff’s Department, in collaboration with the County Office of Emergency Services and California Interagency Incident Management Team 15, have raised the evacuation level along all of French Hill Road to evacuation level 3 due to a combination of extreme fire and weather behavior.