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Six Rivers Lightning Complex

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Unit Information

Six Rivers National Forest 
1330 Bayshore Way 
Eureka, 
California 
95501 
Six Rivers National Forest 
1330 Bayshore Way 
Eureka, 
California 
95501 

Incident Contacts

  • Fire Information
    Email:
    2022.lightningcomplex@firenet.gov
    Phone:
    707-356-9442
    Hours:
    Monday-Friday 8:00am-4:30pm

Photographs Gallery

Public Information Map 9-11-2022
Public Information Map 9-11-2022
Public Information Map 9-11-2022
Public Information Map 9-11-2022

Public Information Map 9-11-2022

Firefighters from Columbia, Brazil and Mexico
Firefighters from Columbia, Brazil and Mexico work alongside crews from the Sequoia NF's Fulton Hotshots
Firefighters from Columbia, Brazil and Mexico work alongside crews from the Sequoia NF's Fulton Hotshots
Firefighters from Columbia, Brazil and Mexico
Hot Shot Hand Crew working control lines
Three Crew members walking along road facing camera, wearing blue hardhat, fire on left on hill.
Three Crew members walking along road facing camera, wearing blue hardhat, fire on left on hill.
Hot Shot Hand Crew working control lines

Hot Shot Hand Crew working control lines.

Horse Linto Creek Firing 8-31-2022
Steep hillside alongside road with wildland firefighter standing using drip torches. Fire throughout the hillside.
Steep hillside alongside road with wildland firefighter standing using drip torches. Fire throughout the hillside.
Horse Linto Creek Firing 8-31-2022

Hand crews using Drip Torches as part of defensive burning operation between Lone Pine Ridge and Horse Linto Creek.

Engine Crew 8-31-2022
Two Firefighters in green pants and yellow shirts, red and yellow hats standing next to engine, using hose along the control lines on Lone Pine Ridge and to the north of the fire.
Two Firefighters in green pants and yellow shirts, red and yellow hats standing next to engine, using hose along the control lines on Lone Pine Ridge and to the north of the fire.
Engine Crew 8-31-2022

Cleveland National Forest and Tallac Hotshots, Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit, USFS. Lighting and holding of Lone Pine Ridge.

Horse Linto Creek Firing 8-31-2022
Steep hillside alongside road with wildland firefighter standing using drip torches. Fire throughout the hillside.
Steep hillside alongside road with wildland firefighter standing using drip torches. Fire throughout the hillside.
Horse Linto Creek Firing 8-31-2022

Hand crews using Drip Torches as part of defensive burning operation between Lone Pine Ridge and Horse Linto Creek.

Horse Linto Creek Firing 8-31-2022
Steep hillside alongside road with wildland firefighter standing using drip torches. Fire throughout the hillside.
Steep hillside alongside road with wildland firefighter standing using drip torches. Fire throughout the hillside.
Horse Linto Creek Firing 8-31-2022

Hand crews using Drip Torches as part of defensive burning operation between Lone Pine Ridge and Horse Linto Creek.

Horse Linto Creek Firing 8-31-2022
Steep hillside with three wildland firefighters standing at different heights using drip torches. Fire throughout the hillside.
Steep hillside with three wildland firefighters standing at different heights using drip torches. Fire throughout the hillside.
Horse Linto Creek Firing 8-31-2022

Hand crews using Drip Torches as part of defensive burning operation between Lone Pine Ridge and Horse Linto Creek.

CCC Crew Unloading Hose 8-30-2022
Several young men and women in brown pants, tan shirts and blue hats unload hose from a large truck
Several young men and women in brown pants, tan shirts and blue hats unload hose from a large truck
CCC Crew Unloading Hose 8-30-2022

Members of the California Conservation Corps work together to unload a truck full of hose at the Six Rivers Lightening Complex Incident. The CCC crews play a vital role in keeping the incident running

Engine Crew Spraying Trees 8-30-2022
Firefighter in wildfire gear using a hose to put out burning trees along a dirt road in a forest, followed by a green fire engine
Firefighter in wildfire gear using a hose to put out burning trees along a dirt road in a forest, followed by a green fire engine
Engine Crew Spraying Trees 8-30-2022

An Engine Crew from Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit of the U.S. Forest Service uses a hose to cool burning trees near Lone Pine Ridge

Helicopter Retardant Drop 8-29-2022
A white and green helicopter drops red fire retardant from an orange bucket
A white and green helicopter drops red fire retardant from an orange bucket
Helicopter Retardant Drop 8-29-2022

A helicopter drops retardant during aerial suppression operations. Fire retardant is used to slow down a fire's progression and cool burning vegetation to allow firefighters and heavy equipment to get closer to the fire and build control lines

Defensive Burning 8-29-2022
A Firefighter in wildland gear holding a red drip-torch surrounded by short flames near a road in a forest
A Firefighter in wildland gear holding a red drip-torch surrounded by short flames near a road in a forest
Defensive Burning 8-29-2022

A firefighter uses a drip-torch during a defensive burning operation. Defensive burning is used to remove leaf litter, grass and other small vegetation between an established fire control line and the main fire

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