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South Fork Complex Update
Monday, September 4, 2023

Fire Information: 530-638-2830, 8 a.m. to 8 p.m.
Email: 2023.southforkcomplex@firenet.gov
Linktree: linktr.ee/southforkcomplex2023

3-9 Fire:          2,855 acres with 35% containment              
Pellitreau Fire:    3 acres with 100% containment
Pilot Fire:        1,055 acres with 100% containment            
Sulphur Fire:      31 acres with 100% containment

3,945 acres and 52% overall containment for the South Fork Complex

A total of 760 personnel, crews, air support, engines, dozers, and water tenders support the incident.

3-9 Fire – Fire behavior and spread potential will continue to be mostly low today, but as temperatures rise and fuels begin to dry out from recent rains, the opportunity for increased fire behavior will continue over the coming days. Dozers completed contingency line in the area east of Torrey Corrals and hand crews went direct where it was safe to do so. Today, hand crews will evaluate areas where rollout is a concern and begin installing chicken wire in those areas to prevent burning material from rolling down steep terrain and across containment lines. Hotshot crews were able to secure the 03N06 road and construct hand line along the southern perimeter in areas where the fire was creeping and smoldering. They will continue to construct hand line along the southern perimeter to tie in with control lines west of the Berry-Summit-Mad River Road (Route 1). Helicopters were able to assist ground crews with bucket support along the southwestern perimeter of the fire yesterday and will continue to assist with suppression efforts today as weather allows. Along the eastern flank, crews are making good progress cutting and removing hazard trees in order to make the area safe for firefighters to continue building containment lines. Along the northern portion of the fire, firefighters continue to patrol and mop up the fire perimeter to ensure there is no threat of fire spread.

Pilot Fire is 100% contained. Crews identified and mopped up remaining areas with heat and smoldering material and will continue to patrol the fire perimeter to ensure that the fire remains within the containment lines.

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: Partly cloudy today. Maximum temperatures are expected to be 62-67 ºF, and minimum relative humidities are expected to be 45-50%. Northwest winds are predicted to be 6-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph.

Evacuation Warning: In Humboldt County, an Evacuation Warning continues to be in place for Zone HUM-E114-A and Zone HUM E114-B. For more information go to the Humboldt County Sheriff’s Office website. In Trinity County, an Evacuation Warning continues to be in effect for Zone HYM-505 and Zone HYM-509. Please continue to check the Trinity County Wildfire and Evacuation website for up-to-date information.

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.