8:00 p.m. UPDATE: Washoe County Sheriff’s Office personnel have contacted all the requested residents and advised them of evacuation. Patrol deputies will remain in the evacuated areas throughout the night.

According to Truckee Meadows Fire and Rescue, the evacuation center at Hug High School is now demobilized and closed due to no attendance. Residents needing assistance can contact the Red Cross.

6:00 p.m. UPDATE: We are actively asking residents to evacuate on the west side of Red Rock road from the California state line to the south side of Appaloosa Circle to include Rodeo Drive and Saddle Lane.  There are road closures in the area and only local traffic will be allowed in the area.

Please avoid the area to allow for residential access

The evacuation location for people and small animals is Hug High School. Large animals can evacuate to R/S Livestock Events Center. Leave to the south on Red Rock Road.

Washoe County Sheriff's Office deputies and Search and Rescue teams are at the north end of Rancho Haven  at the California State Line, preparing to evacuate residents from the #BeckwourthComplex at the request of Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District They will work south down the Red Rock Road corridor. Please stay out of the area if at all possible.

For fire updates follow Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue

 The Mandatory Evacuation Order has been expanded to include the following areas:
 

•  Lassen County residents on the north and south sides of Doyle Grade from the Lassen/Plumas County line east to the intersection of State Route 395 but not including Laura Drive.
• Lassen County residents from the Doyle Grade where it intersects with Highway 395 South to Red Rock Road on the west side of Highway 395 only.

*An Evacuation Warning is still in place for residents west of Highway 395 from County Road A26 south to Doyle Grade and from Red Rock Road south to the Sierra/Lassen County line.
 

SAFETY MESSAGE: People need to leave immediately.  Please use caution and be courteous to your neighbors.  Drive with your headlights on and yield to emergency personnel.  Residents needing assistance evacuating are asked to call the non-emergency dispatch center at (530)257-6121.  Deputies will be going door to door to make notification.

This Forest Order supersedes Forest Order No. 05-11-01-21-11, issued on July 8th, 2021.
 

Due to extensive growth of the fire area, I have decided to extend the area closed by Forest Order

No. 05-11-01-21-11 and issue this Emergency Fire Closure, Forest Order No. 05-11-01-21-12, to

prohibit going into or being upon National Forest System Lands within the Beckwourth Fire

Complex on the Beckwourth Ranger District of the Plumas National Forest, as described in

Exhibit A and shown on the attached map, Exhibit B. This Order will be in effect from July 10,

2021, through August 1, 2021. This Order is being implemented to provide for public safety

during emergency circumstances related to ongoing wildfires and extreme fire danger.

The Beckwourth Fire Complex includes the Dotta Fire on the south side of Horton Ridge and the

Sugar Fire on the north side of Sugar Loaf Peak. The Dotta Fire started on June 30, 2021, in

Dotta Canyon on the Beckwourth Ranger District, Plumas National Forest.The Sugar Fire started

on July 2, 2021, west of Sugarloaf Peak on the Beckwourth Ranger District.

California Interagency Incident Management, a Type 1, Team 4, took over the incident command

and took control of the two fires on July 4th, combining them as the Beckwourth Complex. An

Incident Command Post and basecamp has been set up at the C. Roy Carmichael Elementary

School in Portola, California.

This Order includes an exemption for persons with a Forest Permit for Use of Roads, Trails, or

Areas Restricted by Regulation or Order (Form FS-7700-48). Authorization under this

exemption will only be provided if I or my delegate determine that the risk to personal health and

safety is reasonable considering the circumstances of the request. We may also require

appropriate personal protective equipment and other necessary safety measures.

Scoping efforts included discussions with Plumas County Sheriff’s Office, Calfire, and the City

of Portola. I have concluded that this decision may be categorically excluded from

documentation in an Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) or Environmental Assessment (EA)

under the National Environmental Policy Act. This action falls within the category identified in

36 C.F.R. § 220.6(d) (1) – prohibitions to provide short-term resource protection or to protect

public health and safety – and does not require documentation in a decision memo, decision

notice, or record of decision. I have determined that there are no extraordinary circumstances

associated with this temporary closure. Implementation of the decision may begin immediately.

 MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER has been issued for residences along Highway 70 between Beckwourth-Genesee Road to the Plumas/Lassen County Line.

Current Situation: The Sugar Fire within the Beckwourth Complex experienced significant fire growth yesterday. Southwest wind alignment and receptive fuels were the contributing factors of fire spread and intensity. The fire remained active all night, progressing east towards Adam’s Peak where it crossed the escarpment west of Doyle. The fire is burning around the lake with numerous spot fires on the eastern side of the lake. Crews conducted strategic firing operations for structure protection north of Frenchman Lake. Fire is pushing to Dixie Lookout to the north. Firefighters worked to gain containment on the southwest and northwest edge of the fire near Sugar Loaf. Today firefighters will assess and reevaluate strategies for containment focusing on the escarpment area west of 395 and structure protection. 

A new branch was established today along the Hwy 395 corridor near Constantia Road including BLM, CAL FIRE and local resources. Our state, local and federal partners are critical as we implement our suppression efforts. 

The Dotta Fire remains in its current footprint as crews continue to mop up.  

A virtual community meeting was held last night at 7 p.m. and is posted on the Plumas National Forest Facebook page for viewing. 

Evacuations:  Mandatory and warning evacuations are in effect for the Plumas and Lassen Counties, and are changing rapidly due to the dynamics of this fire. For the most current information please refer to their Facebook pages:  
https://www.facebook.com/USFSPlumas 
https://www.facebook.com/LassenSheriff 

Closures:  https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/7601/60695/ 

A Forest Closure Order has been issued for the Beckwourth Fire Complex within the Beckwourth Ranger District. 

Road closures from Janesville-Frenchman Road, Hwy 284, Frenchman East Shore, Beckwourth-Genesee Road and smaller feed roads are in effect. 

Weather:  Today will be hotter and dryer than yesterday with low relative humidity and highly receptive fuels. Winds will be lighter. The weather will continue to be hotter and dryer with a forecasted heat wave this weekend.  Fuel moistures remain critically low.  

Air Quality: Smoke, including smoke from neighboring fires, will continue to become more prominent each day due to southerly winds. Refer to https://www.airnow.gov for more information on smoke conditions in your area. 

Fire Restrictions: Current fire restrictions remain in effect for the Plumas National Forest: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/plumas/home/?cid=stelprdb5374320 

A Mandatory Evacuation Order has been issued for residents from the North end of Constantia Road where it interests with Highway 395 South to Red Rock Road on the west side of Highway 395 only.

An Evacuation Warning is still in place for residents West of Highway 395 from County Road A26 to Constantia Road and from Red Rock Road South to the Sierra/Lassen County line. 

A Mandatory Evacuation Order has been issued  by Plumas County Sheriff's Office for all the residences in Dixie Valley due to the Beckwourth Complex. Please leave the area immediately. If you remain emergency personnel may not be able to assist you.
 

Personnel are responding to issue door to door orders.

 PRESS RELEASE 7/8/2021 3:35PM                 BECKWOURTH COMPLEX FIRE
 

UPDATED EVACUATION WARNING
 

*An Evacuation Warning has been issued for residents West of Highway 395 from County Road A26 South to Red Rock Road and East and West of Highway 395 from Red Rock Road South to the Lassen/Sierra County line.

*Residents with special needs who require assistance evacuating or who need to evacuate large animals are asked to consider evacuating now. 

Deputies will be going door to door to make notification.  Please use caution when leaving the area. 

The Lassen County Fairgrounds will be available to board large animals.  The number is 530-251-8900.  Please call ahead.  Call non-emergency dispatch at (530)257-6121 for large animal needs if the fair office is closed.

SAFETY MESSAGE:  Be aware that changing conditions in fire activity may cause this area to escalate to an Evacuation Order at any time. Be aware that traffic interruptions may exist due to emergency personnel working in the area.  Drive with your lights on and yield to emergency personnel.

For information on what to bring with you in the event of an evacuation, go to www.readyforwildfire.org

The Beckwourth Complex will be hosting a virtual Community Meeting tonight at 7pm via Facebook Live on the Plumas National Forest Facebook page.

Fire officials will be providing an update on the latest information.