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Fire behavior moderated today on the River Complex due to a smoke inversion over most of the area.

Evacuation orders are in place for the town of Cecilville, all residents along Caribou Road, all residents along Taylor Creek Road and surrounding areas due to the River Complex. Please leave these areas immediately.

Evacuation warnings have been issued for the following areas surrounding the Cecilville area: Godfried, Blue Ridge, Black Bear, Uncle Sam Mine and Eddy Gulch Road. An evacuation warning remains in place for the Forks of Salmon and Sawyers Bar areas. This is a WARNING only at this time. Be alert and ready to go in case an order is issued in the future.

A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Wednesday afternoon for strong gusty winds and low humidity. The River Complex will continue to be a dynamic situation due to critically dry fuels, limited firefighting resources and the continued hot and dry weather. Residents of these areas need to monitor information and heed direction from authorities.

California Interagency Incident Management Team 14 (Watkins) assumed command of the River Complex at 6:00 this evening.

Below is the current situation for each fire in the River Complex.

•           Haypress Fire - estimated to be 6000 acres. 2 miles southeast of Shadow Creek Campground. Firefighters are evaluating areas for line placement and planning for structure protection.

•           Summer Fire - approximately 2500 acres, in the Trinity Alps Wilderness, east of China Gulch Trailhead, near Cecil Lake. Firefighters are evaluating areas for line placement.

•           Cronan Fire - about 430 acres, 3.5 miles northwest of Sawyers Bar in Cronan Gulch. Firefighters are engaged in direct line construction and planning for structure protection.

•           Packers Fire - remains at an estimated 5 acres, burning in very steep and rugged terrain 1.7 miles northeast of Big Flat Campground. It is staffed by smokejumpers with support from helicopter bucket drops.

•           Trailhead Fire – 5 acres. Etna Mountain. Improving fireline and mopping up.

•           Adams Fire - .25 acres, line around it.

•           Shadow Fire – remains at 3 acres, with line around it.

•           Long Fire - .25 acres, staffed with smokejumpers.

•           Border Fire – 2 acres, staffed with smokejumpers.

•           Fish Fire– 2 acres, hung up in rocks. 
•           Graham Fire - 5.5 acres, lined.

•           High Point – 2.5 acres CONTAINED

•           Camp Fire (new)– .5 acres CONTAINED

•           Island Fire – 2 acres CONTAINED.

•           Ruffey Fire – .5 acres CONTAINED

•           Kelly Fire – .25 acres CONTAINED

•           Campbell Fire -.5 acres OUT

•           Post Fire - .25 acres – OUT

•           Snuse Fire - .1 acres OUT

•           Whisky Fire - .1 acres OUT

•           Bar Fire - .25 acres OUT

•           Spring Fire - .1 acres OUT

•           Additional small fires: Music (.25 acre), Garden (.1 acre), East (.1 acre), Preacher (.1 acre).