FOREST ORDER No. 0513-20-38 USDA FOREST SERVICE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION Sequoia National Forest

Pursuant to 16 U.S.C. §551 and 36 C.F.R. § 261.50(a), and to protect natural resources and provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the Sequoia National Forest. This Order is effective from November 7, 2020, through November 30, 2020.

1. Building, maintaining, attending, or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(a).

2. Smoking, except within an enclosed vehicle. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(d).

3. Operating an internal combustion engine off paved, gravel or dirt National Forest System roads and trails, except boats on a water surface. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(h).

4. Welding, or operating an acetylene or other torch with an open flame. 36 C.F.R. § 261.52(i).

Pursuant to 36 C.F.R. § 216.50(e), the following persons are exempt from this Order:

1. Any Federal, State or local officer, or member of an organized rescue or fire fighting force in the performance of an official duty.

2. Persons with a valid California Campfire Permit are not exempt from the prohibitions listed above. However, persons with a valid California Campfire Permit may use a portable campfire pit, stove or lantern that uses gas, kerosene, jellied petroleum or pressurized liquid fuel, with a shut-off valve, in an area at least three feet from any flammable materials.

3. Persons with a valid 2020 Forest Products Removal Permit (fuelwood permit) or a free “Fuelwood Cutting and Gathering Permission” document from the United States Forest Service are not exempt from the prohibitions listed above, but may operate an internal combustion engine off National Forest System roads and trails only to the extent necessary to cut fuelwood, provided the cutting of fuelwood is done in compliance with the terms of the permission document.

4. Persons with a Forest Service non-special use written authorization to conduct nonrecreational activities, such as harvesting timber or forest products, or grazing livestock, are exempt from Prohibition Nos. 3 and 4, to the extent allowed by the written authorization. FOREST ORDER No. 0513-20-38 USDA FOREST SERVICE PACIFIC SOUTHWEST REGION Sequoia National Forest

These prohibitions are in addition to the general prohibitions contained in 36 C.F.R. Part § 261, Subpart A. A violation of these prohibitions is punishable by a fine of not more than $5,000 for an individual or $10,000 for an organization, or imprisonment for not more than 6 months, or both. 16 U.S.C. § 551 and 18 U.S.C. §§ 3559, 3571, and 3581.

Executed in Porterville, California, this 5th day of November 2020.

______________________________ TERESA BENSON Forest Supervisor Sequoia National Forest

This Order supersedes Order No. 0513-20-15, signed on May 28, 2020. 

For Immediate Release

VISALIA, CA – The Department of Toxic Substances Control (DTSC) is working with the County Resource Management Agency, the Environmental Health Division, and other County officials to begin phase one of the cleanup process on November 3 for residences damaged or destroyed by the SQF Complex, at no cost to property owners.

USDA Forest Service Region 5 Fire Restrictions extended through October 30, 2020. Regional Order No. 20-23, which prohibits building, maintaining, attending or using a fire, campfire, or stove fire, and smoking on National Forest System lands under R5 jurisdiction. This Order contains an exemption for portable lanterns or stoves using gas, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel within a Developed Recreation Site. This Order will protect natural resources and provide for the safety of forest visitors by mitigating wildfire ignition potential during these extreme fire conditions. It will be in effect through October 30, 2020.

Incident Information:

Incident Information:

Start / Report Date: 8/19/20 

Cause: Lightning

Resources:

Hand Crews: 13

Dozers: 3

Size: 168,595 acres        

Location: 25 miles N of Kernville, CA

Helicopters: 12

  Water Tenders: 14                           

Containment: 73 % 

Injuries: 17

Structures Destroyed: 228

Engines: 23

Total Personnel: 741

Current Situation:

Today’s Operations video can be found at https://www.facebook.com/SequoiaNF/

Crews and air operations continue to work in the Homers Nose, Cahoon and Hockett areas. Great progress has been made to date. 90% of the dozer work is complete in the Black Rock area and 14 miles of handline remain to be completed. The spike camp crews continue to be supported by air operations for necessary food and air support allowing the teams to have additional time to do fire work rather than travel back and forth to camp.  The Black Rock spike team has been moved to the Whitsett Spike camp. Just a few more days of work remain on the Mineral King Road.

All equipment in the field no longer in use must be ‘backhauled’ to camp. Firefighters will pinpoint a GPS location, note the type and amount of equipment, and arrange for ‘backhaul’ either by truck or helicopter, depending on the location. There is a lot of land to cover. Workers will clean and refurbish these assets and send them to the South Zone Fire Cache located in Ontario, CA for use on the next incident.  This job is taken very seriously in order to reduce costs on wildfire incidents.

Over the course of the SQF Complex Fire, four separate Incident Management Teams (IMT) will have worked with the USDA Forest Service and Cal Fire in a unified command. The California Interagency Incident Management Team 13 will transfer command to the Eastern Area Gold Team tomorrow. Michael Wakoski, Incident Commander of California Interagency Incident Management Team 13 would like to "thank all the local communities for their patience and understanding over the past few weeks as we managed the SQF Complex Fire. It has been an honor and privilege to help bring this fire closer to full containment"

Weather: A cooling trend continues through Friday with a light northwesterly breeze in the afternoon that will help clear the smoke. Humidity will continue to increase. A weather change will arrive by the weekend bringing lower temperatures and increased humidity and potential of wind. The possibility of spot fires remains likely over the next week.

All Evacuation Warnings have been lifted from the following areas; Camp Nelson, Pier Point, Mountain Aire, Coy Flat, Doyle Springs, Rogers Camp, Sequoia Crest, Alpine Village, Redwood Drive Area, Balch Park Road, including Blue Ridge Drive and Bear Creek Road area. All remaining warnings in the Three Rivers area are still in place, open to residents only. Crews continue to work and travel in the fire area as operations continue. The general public is asked to not travel into these communities as extra traffic can impact the ability for crews to quickly get in and out of the fire area. See www.facebook.com/Tulare-County-Recovers-SQF-Complex-Fire-118633719998389/ for more information.  

Tulare County has been officially added to the Federal Major Disaster Declaration for Wildfires in California, providing individual assistance programs and resources to those impacted by the SQF Complex Fire. For more information - https://tularecounty.ca.gov/county/

CLOSURES AND EVACUATIONS:

The Sequoia National Forest - www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd825787.pdf

Forest Service Regional Emergency Fire restrictions -www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd827759.pdf

Inyo National Forest closures - www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd796836.pdf

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park - https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

The Bureau of Land Management Bakersfield Office has issued a temporary emergency closure.  www.blm.gov/press-release/bureau-land-management-temporarily-closes-case-mountain-recreation-area#:~:text=BAKERSFIELD%2C%20Calif.,Complex%20Fire%20(SQF%20Complex).

Southern California Edison (SCE) is working to safely and quickly restore power. Call 1 800 250-7339 or Check www.sce.com/safety/assistance-center.

Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest - https://www.fire.ca.gov/programs/resource-management/resource-protection-improvement/demonstration-state-forests/mountain-home/

Tulare County Castle fire impacted property owner information can be found at tularecounty.ca.gov/Recovers/  or on the Tulare County Recovers – SQF Complex Facebook page.

The Tulare County Local Assistance Center (LAC) Hotline for affected citizens is 559-802-9790.  A satellite LAC is open in Camp Nelson on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Evacuation information can be found at: www.facebook.com/TulareSheriff/photos/pcb.4467454503325547/4467453416658989/

Cooperating and Assisting Organizations: Southern California Edison, Tulare County Fire, Tulare County Sheriff, Tulare County OES, Tulare County Roads, California Highway Patrol, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Conservation Corps, California Office of Emergency Services, AT&T, Verizon, California Department of Transportation, California Air National Guard, and California National Guard. CONAFOR, Mexico.

Smoke: Current air quality may be found at https://fire.airnow.gov/ .

Alert: To receive emergency notifications regarding evacuations and critical events sign up at alerttc.com  

Safety Message: Prepare for the possibility of fire in advance, visit www.ready.gov/wildfires.

Fecha: 20 de octubre de 2020                   

Información de contacto del Complejo SQF

Línea de información: (559) 697-5148, de 8 a. m. a 8 p. m.

Sitio web: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7048/

Correo electrónico: sqfcomplex2020@gmail.com

 @sequoiaforest @sequoiakingsnps @inyo_nf

Información del incidente:

Fecha de inicio/informe:
19 de agosto de 2020

Causa: Rayos

Recursos:

Cuadrillas con intervención manual: 13

Excavadoras: 3

Tamaño: 168,595 acres

Ubicación: 25 millas al N de Kernville, CA

Helicópteros: 12

 Camiones cisterna: 15                                  

Contención: 73 %

Lesiones: 17

Estructuras destruidas: 228

Coches de bomberos: 21

Personal total: 726

Situación actual:

El video de operaciones del día de hoy se puede encontrar en https://www.facebook.com/SequoiaNF/

Las cuadrillas y todas las operaciones aéreas continúan trabajando en las áreas de Homers Nose, Cahoon y Hockett. Se ha logrado un gran progreso hasta la fecha. El 90% del trabajo de las excavadoras se ha completado en el área de Black Rock y quedan por completar 14 millas de aparejos manuales. Los campamentos secundarios continúan recibiendo apoyo de las operaciones aéreas para alimentos y soporte aéreo necesarios.

Mientras que los bomberos comienzan con el esfuerzo final para la contención total del Complejo SQF, deben prestar atención a los equipos que se encuentran en el área que ya no son necesarios para la situación actual, señalar una ubicación de GPS, anotar el tipo y la cantidad de equipos y organizar el “retorno”. Hay mucho terreno por cubrir. Todo el equipo que deba ser recuperado será “retornado” en camión o en helicóptero según la ubicación del incendio. Los trabajadores limpiarán y renovarán estos activos y los enviarán al Depósito de Incendios de South Zone ubicado en Ontario, CA para su uso en el próximo incidente. Este trabajo se toma muy en serio para reducir los costos en incidentes de incendios forestales.

Clima: La tendencia a la disminución de la temperatura continuará hasta el viernes, con una brisa suave proveniente del noroeste en la tarde que ayudará a disipar el humo. La humedad continuará en ascenso. Puede haber un cambio en las condiciones climáticas durante el fin de semana, lo que traerá temperaturas más bajas y mayor humedad. Continúa la probabilidad de incendios localizados durante la próxima semana.

Los incendios de Castle y Shotgun causados por rayos se descubrieron el 19 de agosto de 2020 y luego se manejaron como un incidente llamado Complejo SQF. El incendio de Castle se expandió al Sequoia National Forest y el Giant Sequoia National Monument (129,000 acres), Inyo National Forest (12,290 acres), Sequoia National Park y Kings Canyon National Park (16,289 acres), tierras administradas por la Oficina de Administración de Tierras (728 acres), el estado (4037 acres), el condado y tierras privadas y amenazó la reserva indígena de Tule River. Al día de hoy, el perímetro del incendio tiene más de 400 millas de largo, con una extensión máxima de 21 millas de norte a sur y 34 millas de este a oeste. El pico más alto está a 10,558 pies y el punto más bajo a 2,320 pies.

Se ha formado un equipo de Respuesta de Emergencia para Áreas Quemadas (Burned Area Emergency Response, BAER). Su trabajo aumenta a medida que se logra la contención del fuego. Para obtener información sobre las actividades del equipo BAER del Complejo SQF visite https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7240/

Ayer, el Sheriff Boudreaux eliminó las Advertencias de Evacuación Voluntaria de las siguientes áreas: Camp Nelson, Pier Point, Mountain Aire, Coy Flat, Doyle Springs, Rogers Camp, Sequoia Crest, Alpine Village, Redwood Drive Area, Balch Park Road, incluidas las áreas de Blue Ridge Drive y Bear Creek Road. Todas las advertencias restantes en el área de Three Rivers aún están vigentes; el área está abierta solo para residentes. Los bomberos continúan trabajando y desplazándose en el área del incendio mientras las operaciones continúan. Se solicita al público en general que no viaje a estas comunidades ya que un aumento del tránsito puede afectar la capacidad de los bomberos para entrar y salir rápidamente del área del incendio. Consulte www.facebook.com/Tulare-County-Recovers-SQF-Complex-Fire-118633719998389/ para obtener más información.

El condado de Tulare ha sido agregado de forma oficial a la declaración por desastre mayor federal para los incendios en California, y ofrece programas y recursos de asistencia individual a quienes se vieron impactados por el incendio del Complejo SQF. Para obtener más información, visite: https://tularecounty.ca.gov/county/

CIERRES Y EVACUACIONES:

Sequoia National Forest: www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd825787.pdf

Restricciones Regionales de Emergencia contra Incendios del Servicio Forestal: www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd827759.pdf

Cierres del Inyo National Forest: www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd796836.pdf

Sequoia National Park y Kings Canyon National Park: https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

La Oficina de Administración de Tierras de Bakersfield ha emitido un cierre de emergencia temporal. www.blm.gov/press-release/bureau-land-management-temporarily-closes-case-mountain-recreation-area#:~:text=BAKERSFIELD%2C%20Calif.,Complex%20Fire%20(SQF%20Complex).

Southern California Edison (SCE) está trabajando para restaurar la energía de manera segura lo más rápido posible. Llame al 1 800 250-7339 o consulte en www.sce.com/safety/assistance-center.

Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest: https://www.fire.ca.gov/programs/resource-management/resource-protection-improvement/demonstration-state-forests/mountain-home/

Información de evacuación: Actualmente no se emitieron órdenes de evacuación, las advertencias de evacuación restantes permanecen vigentes en numerosas áreas abiertas solo a los residentes o a quienes poseen órdenes de trabajo para ayudar a los residentes con sus esfuerzos de recuperación.

Puede encontrar información sobre el propietario impactado por el fuego en Castle del condado de Tulare en tularecounty.ca.gov/Recovers/ o en la página de Facebook Tulare County Recovers – SQF Complex.

La línea directa del Centro de Asistencia Local (Local Assistance Center, LAC) del condado de Tulare para los ciudadanos afectados es 559-802-9790. Se abrirá un LAC satélite en Camp Nelson los martes y jueves de 10:00 a. m. a 4:00 p. m.

Puede encontrar información sobre la evacuación en www.facebook.com/TulareSheriff/photos/pcb.4467454503325547/4467453416658989/

Prepárese después del incendio forestal. Para obtener más información, visite: www.readyforwildfire.org/post-wildfire/returning-home/

Incident Information:

Start / Report Date: 8/19/20 

Cause: Lightning

Resources:

Hand Crews: 13

Dozers: 3

Size: 168,595 acres        

Location: 25 miles N of Kernville, CA

Helicopters: 12

  Water Tenders: 15                           

Containment: 73 % 

Injuries: 17

Structures Destroyed: 228

Engines: 21

Total Personnel: 726

Current Situation:

Today’s Operations video can be found at https://www.facebook.com/SequoiaNF/

Crews and air operations continue to work in the Homers Nose, Cahoon and Hockett areas. Great progress has been made to date. 90% of the dozer work is complete in the Black Rock area and 14 miles of handline remain to be completed. The spike camps continue to be supported by air operations for necessary food and air support.

While firefighters begin the final push towards full containment of the SQF Complex, they must keep an eye out for equipment in the field that is no longer needed for the current situation, pinpoint a GPS location, note the type and amount of equipment, and arrange for ‘backhaul’. There is a lot of land to cover. All equipment that must be retrieved will be ‘backhauled’ by truck or helicopter depending on the location on the fire. Workers will clean and refurbish these assets and send them to the South Zone Fire Cache located in Ontario, CA for use on the next incident.  This job is taken very seriously in order to reduce costs on wildfire incidents.

Weather: A cooling trend continues through Friday with a light northwesterly breeze in the afternoon that will help clear the smoke. Humidity will continue to increase. There may be a change in weather conditions by the weekend bringing lower temperatures and increased humidity.  The possibility of spot fires remains likely over the next week.

The lightning-caused Castle and Shotgun Fires were discovered on August 19, 2020, and later managed as one incident named the SQF Complex. The Castle Fire burned onto the Sequoia National Forest and Giant Sequoia National Monument (129,000 acres), Inyo National Forest (12,290 acres), Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks (16,289 acres), lands managed by the Bureau of Land Management (728 acres), State (4037 acres), County, and private lands and threatened the Tule River Indian Reservation. As of today, the perimeter of the fire is over 400 miles long, has a maximum span of 21 miles north to south, and 34 miles east to west. The highest peak is at 10,558 feet and the lowest point at 2,320 feet.

A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team is in place. Their work increases as fire containment is achieved. For information on SQF Complex BAER team activities https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7240/ 

Yesterday, Sheriff Boudreaux removed Voluntary Evacuation Warnings from the following areas; Camp Nelson, Pier Point, Mountain Aire, Coy Flat, Doyle Springs, Rogers Camp, Sequoia Crest, Alpine Village, Redwood Drive Area, Balch Park Road, including Blue Ridge Drive and Bear Creek Road area. All remaining warnings in the Three Rivers area are still in place, open to residents only. Crews continue to work and travel in the fire area as operations continue. The general public is asked to not travel into these communities as extra traffic can impact the ability for crews to quickly get in and out of the fire area. See www.facebook.com/Tulare-County-Recovers-SQF-Complex-Fire-118633719998389/ for more information.   

Tulare County has been officially added to the Federal Major Disaster Declaration for Wildfires in California, providing individual assistance programs and resources to those impacted by the SQF Complex Fire. For more information - https://tularecounty.ca.gov/county/

CLOSURES AND EVACUATIONS:

The Sequoia National Forest - www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd825787.pdf

Forest Service Regional Emergency Fire restrictions -www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd827759.pdf

Inyo National Forest closures - www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd796836.pdf

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park - https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

The Bureau of Land Management Bakersfield Office has issued a temporary emergency closure.  www.blm.gov/press-release/bureau-land-management-temporarily-closes-case-mountain-recreation-area#:~:text=BAKERSFIELD%2C%20Calif.,Complex%20Fire%20(SQF%20Complex).

Southern California Edison (SCE) is working to safely and quickly restore power. Call 1 800 250-7339 or Check www.sce.com/safety/assistance-center.

Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest - https://www.fire.ca.gov/programs/resource-management/resource-protection-improvement/demonstration-state-forests/mountain-home/

Evacuation Information: Currently no evacuation orders are in place, evacuation warnings remain in place for several areas open to residents only or those with work orders assisting residents with their recovery efforts.

Tulare County Castle fire impacted property owner information can be found at tularecounty.ca.gov/Recovers/  or on the Tulare County Recovers – SQF Complex Facebook page.

The Tulare County Local Assistance Center (LAC) Hotline for affected citizens is 559-802-9790.  A satellite LAC is open in Camp Nelson on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Evacuation information can be found at www.facebook.com/TulareSheriff/photos/pcb.4467454503325547/4467453416658989/

Be prepared after a wildfire  For more information visit: www.readyforwildfire.org/post-wildfire/returning-home/ 

Cooperating and Assisting Organizations: Southern California Edison, Tulare County Fire, Tulare County Sheriff, Tulare County OES, Tulare County Roads, California Highway Patrol, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Conservation Corps, California Office of Emergency Services, AT&T, Verizon, California Department of Transportation, California Air National Guard, and California National Guard. CONAFOR, Mexico.

Smoke: Current air quality may be found at https://fire.airnow.gov/ .

Alert: To receive emergency notifications regarding evacuations and critical events sign up at alerttc.com  

Safety Message: Prepare for the possibility of fire in advance, visit www.ready.gov/wildfires.

Incident Information:

Start / Report Date: 8/19/20 

Cause: Lightning

Resources:

Hand Crews: 15

Dozers: 3

Size: 168,470 acres        

Location: 25 miles N of Kernville, CA

Helicopters: 13

  Water Tenders: 14                           

Containment: 72 % 

Injuries: 17

Structures Destroyed: 228

Engines: 23

Total Personnel: 791

Current Situation:

The South Fork area is now open to residents only. All Mandatory evacuation orders have been lifted. Warnings are still in place for several areas. See www.facebook.com/Tulare-County-Recovers-SQF-Complex-Fire-118633719998389/ for more information.   

Tulare County has been officially added to the Federal Major Disaster Declaration for Wildfires in California, providing individual assistance programs and resources to those impacted by the SQF Complex Fire. For more information - https://tularecounty.ca.gov/county/

Today’s Operations video can be found at https://www.facebook.com/SequoiaNF/

Crews and air operations continue to work in the Cahoon and Hockett areas.  A new spike team begins work in the Homers Nose area today.   A total of 140 miles of dozer work and 19 miles of handline remain to be completed.

While firefighters begin the final push towards full containment of the SQF Complex, they must fulfill another extremely important however less glamourous task. Firefighters must keep an eye out for equipment in the field that is no longer needed for the current situation, pinpoint a GPS location, note the type and amount of equipment, and arrange for ‘backhaul’. The SQF Complex is no exception, there is a lot of land to cover.

All equipment that must be retrieved will be ‘backhauled’ by truck or helicopter depending on the location on the fire. Workers will clean and refurbish these assets and send them to the South Zone Fire Cache located in Ontario, CA for use on the next incident.  This job is taken very seriously in order to reduce costs on wildfire incidents.

Weather: A cooling trend started yesterday and will continue for the next five or six days with a light northwesterly breeze in the afternoon that will help clear the smoke. Humidity will continue to increase. There may be a change in weather conditions by the weekend bringing lower temperatures and increased humidity.  The possibility of spot fires remains likely over the next week.

A Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team is in place on the Castle fire.  For information on SQF Complex BAER team activities https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7240/ 

The Forest Service, a federal agency in the U.S. Department of Agriculture, administers the Sequoia National Forest which consists of three ranger districts. The Giant Sequoia National Monument has two separate sections; the northern portion located on the Hume Lake Ranger District near Dunlap, California, and the southern portion on the Western Divide Ranger District just east of Springville, California.  The Kern River Ranger District lies at the southern end of the forest near Lake Isabella. 

CLOSURES AND EVACUATIONS:

The Sequoia National Forest - www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd825787.pdf

Forest Service Regional Emergency Fire restrictions -www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd827759.pdf

Inyo National Forest closures - www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd796836.pdf

Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Park - https://www.nps.gov/seki/planyourvisit/conditions.htm

The Bureau of Land Management Bakersfield Office has issued a temporary emergency closure.  www.blm.gov/press-release/bureau-land-management-temporarily-closes-case-mountain-recreation-area#:~:text=BAKERSFIELD%2C%20Calif.,Complex%20Fire%20(SQF%20Complex).

Southern California Edison (SCE) is working to safely and quickly restore power. Call 1 800 250-7339 or Check www.sce.com/safety/assistance-center.

Mountain Home Demonstration State Forest - https://www.fire.ca.gov/programs/resource-management/resource-protection-improvement/demonstration-state-forests/mountain-home/

Evacuation Information: Currently no evacuation orders are in place, evacuation warnings remain in place for several areas open to residents only or those with work orders assisting residents with their recovery efforts.

Tulare County Castle fire impacted property owner information can be found at tularecounty.ca.gov/Recovers/  or on the Tulare County Recovers – SQF Complex Facebook page.

The Tulare County Local Assistance Center (LAC) Hotline for affected citizens is 559-802-9790.  A satellite LAC is open in Camp Nelson on Tuesdays and Thursdays, 10:00 am to 4:00 pm.

Evacuation information can be found at www.facebook.com/TulareSheriff/photos/pcb.4467454503325547/4467453416658989/

Be prepared after a wildfire  For more information visit: www.readyforwildfire.org/post-wildfire/returning-home/ 

Cooperating and Assisting Organizations: Southern California Edison, Tulare County Fire, Tulare County Sheriff, Tulare County OES, Tulare County Roads, California Highway Patrol, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Conservation Corps, California Office of Emergency Services, AT&T, Verizon, California Department of Transportation, California Air National Guard, and California National Guard. CONAFOR, Mexico.

Smoke: Current air quality may be found at https://fire.airnow.gov/ .

Alert: To receive emergency notifications regarding evacuations and critical events sign up at alerttc.com  

Safety Message: Prepare for the possibility of fire in advance, visit www.ready.gov/wildfires.