Acres: 5,843 acres | Containment: 91% | Total personnel: 432
Start Date: September 7, 2022 | Cause: Lightning| Location: 2 miles east of Willow Ranch, CA and 2 miles west of Fort Bidwell, CA | Fuels: Timber, Brush, Litter, & Understory
This will be the last written update for the Barnes fire please use Inciweb and the ModocNF Facebook page for additional information
Information Line: 530-629-6101, Incident Email: 2022.barnes@gmail.com
Highlights: Yesterday, fire behavior was minimal. Firefighters continue to hold the fire in the existing footprint. On the northern flank, hose equipment that is no longer needed was back hauled and crews tactically patrolled areas that have been mopped up. Smokes are still visible of interior heats such as burning stumps holes. Over eight miles of hose has been strung out along the perimeter to secure the edge. On the eastern edge, hand crews mopped up using portable water tanks, hose lines, and heavy saw work in large diameter fuels, mainly Mountain Mahogany. They also worked areas of heat identified by the nightly IR flight. On the Southern perimeter, crews removed hose, performed suppression repair, and addressed hazard trees. Increased containment gains have been made.
Operations: Today, firefighters will mop up, tactically patrol, address hazard trees, chip brush, and perform fire suppression repair work where necessary. Along the fires eastern perimeter, crews and heavy equipment are improving and reinforcing direct line in an effort to reach full containment of the fire, they will also be using the IR to pinpoint any additional heat near the containment lines. Suppression repair is also continuing around the contained and un-needed dozer line. On the northern perimeter, they will be mopping up and eliminating threats to the line continuing to use aerial assets to assist as needed and backhaul equipment. Command of the incident will be transferred back to the local type 3 Incident Management Team at 1800 tonight. Evacuations: BARNES FIRE EVACUATION UPDATE (9/13/22 @ 6:00 PM) EVACUATION ORDERS for Road 133C and County Road 9 in ZONE MCU-028 are now reduced to an Advisory. You may now return to your home. County Road 9 and Road 133C will remained closed except for fire traffic and residents. There are currently NO MANDATORY EVACUATIONS for the Barnes Fire. MCU-028 and MCU-035 are in ADVISORY ONLY. This is strictly voluntary. Be alert to rapidly changing conditions and follow County recommendations. Residents can check Zonehaven AWARE (sign up for real time updates). Zones will be updated as the incident changes. If you don’t KNOW YOUR ZONE, type your address in the site (use the QR Code) before and it will give you your zone and any conditions noted. For more information visit the Modoc County Sheriff's Office Facebook Page. Road Closures: County Rd 9 and 133C are closed and only open to emergency responders, this closure will support public safety by keeping public members out of the hazardous burn areas and will allow firefighting resources to address mop – up and hazardous tree removal. Weather: Today will be cooler and partly cloudy with a chance of showers into the afternoon and evening. Winds are expected to be from the southwest at 5-10 mph until 1100. After 1100, from the southwest at 8-14 mph, with afternoon gusts approaching 23 mph. Minimum humidity will be near 31% with good overnight recovery. Temperatures will be in the low-60s to low 70’s.
AlertWildfire Camera: Click here to view a camera pointed at the east side of the fire: https://tinyurl.com/49erCamera
Smoke: Fire and Smoke air map available https://fire.airnow.gov/
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