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South Fork Complex Update
Sunday, September 10, 2023

Fire Information: 530-330-5450, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Email: 2023.southforkcomplex@firenet.gov
Linktree: linktr.ee/southforkcomplex2023

3-9 Fire: 2,840 acres with 70% containment
Pellitreau Fire: 3 acres with 100% containment
Pilot Fire: 1,055 acres with 100% containment
Sulphur Fire: 31 acres with 100% containment
3,929 acres and 80% overall containment for the South Fork Complex
A total of 601 personnel, crews, air support, engines, dozers, and water tenders support the incident.

3-9 Fire – Firefighters continue to make good progress on all sides of the fire.  There are still some isolated hot spots throughout the interior of the fire perimeter. Aircraft will continue to support fire suppression efforts today with water dropping missions. Along the eastern flank of the fire, crews continued to make good progress west of the Berry-Summit-Mad River Road. Firefighters continued to strengthen the containment lines along the northern and western portions of t.he fire yesterday. Crews will continue to complete the remaining portions of open line and focus on strengthening these lines by mopping up well into the burn area to ensure there is no threat of roll out or escape.  Crews will also be looking for opportunities to begin suppression repair along the perimeter.

The Pilot Fire is 100% contained. Crews will continue to patrol the fire perimeter to ensure that the fire remains within the containment lines. Suppression repair will continue along the fire perimeter.

The Pellitreau Fire and the Sulfur Fire are 100% contained. Firefighters continue to patrol the fires periodically to ensure fire remains within containment lines.

Weather:  A passing cold front to the north will sag south far enough to where some intrusion of winds from the coast will impact the ridge tops over the fire. Terrain driven winds will continue through Sunday with speeds of 15-18 mph. Temperatures will be in the upper 70s through the next couple of days. Minimum relative humidities are expected to be in the high 20% range.

Forest Closure: Forest Closure orders for the South Fork Complex Fire continue to be in effect and are posted on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest and the Six Rivers National Forest websites. Please avoid closed areas.