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South Fork Complex Update
Thursday, September 7, 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: 2,836 acres with 65% 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 75% overall containment for the South Fork Complex
A total of 687 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 and fuels are moderately dry. Scattered hot spots continue throughout the fire area with more intense heat sources well interior of the fire perimeter. Weather was favorable yesterday allowing crews to make significant progress. Aircraft will continue to support fire suppression efforts today with water dropping missions. Crews will continue to improve the control lines, mopping up any hot spots with tools and water from hose lays along the lines. Yesterday, firefighters completed control line along the southern perimeter and started mopping up any hot spots along the fires edge. Along the eastern flank of the fire, crews continued to make good progress west of the Berry-Summit-Mad River Road and dozers were able to increase the amount of direct line along the fire’s perimeter. Firefighters increased the amount of containment line along the northern portion of the fire yesterday. As most of the 3-9 Fire now has either dozer or hand line surrounding it, crews will work diligently 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. 

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 begin along the perimeter of the fire. 

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: Clear skies, and drier temperatures will continue through the week. Maximum temperatures are expected to be 75-78 ºF and minimum relative humidities are expected to be 38-43%. Winds are predicted to be northwest at 6-10 mph with gusts up to 15 mph on ridgetops.  

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.