Butte County EVACUATION WARNING 
9.8.20 1:00 p.m. 

Due to the Bear Fire burning in Plumas County, BCSO is issuing an EVACUATION WARNING for residents living in the communities of Feather Falls and Clipper Mills.

MANDATORY Evacuation notice!!!!
The town of La Porte and Little Grass Valley Reservoir: All residents, campgrounds, and recreational facilities off Little Grass Valley Road west of Quincy La Porte Road. (This includes Silver Tip Springs, Beach Drive, Onion Cir, Fiddleneck Rd, and all other roads connecting and in that area around the reservoir) and Quincy La Porte Road from Onion Valley to the County Line.

Also Quincy La Porte Road is CLOSED! 

You should leave the area immediately!! Evacuate south on Quincy La Porte Road toward Yuba County.  

Emergency responders are enroute to issue door to door notifications!

At approximately 10 am, the North Complex fire spotted over the Middle Fork of the Feather River and is burning south of the river.

The spot was estimated at 1,000 acres at that time.

Smoke from new, large wildfires in Washington and Oregon spread into the area and settled into valleys Monday night, combining with smoke from the North Complex and causing higher than expected smoke impacts. 

With gusty northeast winds, smoke should clear out by late morning, leading to good air quality across most of the area, lasting until southwest winds return, possibly Thursday. Today and Wednesday, the Oroville area will be both downwind and down canyon of the North Complex and will continue to see intermittent impacts that will depend on fire activity.

Because of increased fire activity, areas southwest of the North Complex around Oroville will see increased smoke which could reach unhealthy to hazardous air quality levels this afternoon through tonight.

Full report here 

Current Situation
Higher wind speeds associated with the dry cold front switched to the east/northeast last night and increased fire rates, flame lengths, and spotting distances. There was a small slopover on the northwest flank of the fire which night crews successfully suppressed with hoses.
Crews will continue to work to hold lines and mop up today while remaining extra vigilant for potential very active fire behavior. Helicopters will be utilized for water drops as winds allow. Firefighter and public safety will remain the priority.
Weather and Air Quality
A Red Flag Warning for gusty northeast winds up to 45 mph and low relative humidity continues into Wednesday morning. Localized stronger winds can be expected in the Middle Fork Feather River drainage and other similarly aligned canyons. For specific smoke impacts to your area, visit www.airnow.gov. Evacuations and Road Closures
Evacuation advisories remain in effect for the Bucks Lake area and Quincy LaPorte Road from Highway 70 south to Thompson Creek. See the Plumas County website for an interactive map: plumascounty.us/2721/North-Complex-Fire-Information. Quincy LaPorte Road is open to residents only. The unpaved portion of Peppard Flat Road is closed.
Forest Closures
A new closure order went into effect at 5 pm yesterday prohibiting the use of any ignition (campfires, gas stoves, etc.) and the closure of all developed campgrounds and day-use sites on National Forests in California. An earlier order remains in effect closing all trails, roads, and campgrounds around the North Complex Fire. Plumas NF: https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/plumas/alerts-notices. Lassen NF: www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/lassen/alerts-notices
Meetings are being broadcasted daily through Zoom: · Cooperators Meeting (Tuesday, September 8 at 10 a.m.): https://usfs.zoomgov.com/j/1602646317 · Planning Meeting (Daily at 7 p.m.): https://usfs.zoomgov.com/j/1600484186
California Interagency Incident Management Team 4 is implementing measures to prevent the spread of COVID-19 in both the fire area and surrounding communities

Current Situation

 As of 2:00 PM today (09/05/2020), with the support of the California Incident Management Team 4 we are lifting the evacuation advisory for: Greenhorn, Spring Garden, Sloat, Cromberg, and Highway 70 from Chandler Road east to Spring Garden. U.S. Forest Service-Plumas National ForestGreenhorn Creek Volunteer Fire DepartmentLong Valley CSD & Long Valley Volunteer Fire Department

Current Situation
Night crews secured and mopped up previous firing operations and made great progress on containing previous slopovers and spot fires on the northwest flank. In addition, they detected and addressed a new spot fire near the 40-acre spot which was contained yesterday.

Fire

The Sheep Fire remains 29,570 acres with containment increased to 90%. The Bear and Claremont fires are a combined 39,779 acres and 45% contained. Conditions are favorable for active fire behavior today, but progress on fire containment should limit fire growth.

Smoke

Yesterday, moderate and intermittent fire activity led to reduced smoke impacts across the Outlook area. Today, west winds this afternoon will transport light smoke to Sierra Valley, Reno, and Truckee areas. Gusty NE winds will arrive tonight which will push smoke out of the area, although Oroville will continue to see smoke as the NE winds bring smoke towards Oroville. Other fires in California continue to bring widespread smoky and hazy conditions.

Fire Weather Alert

A Red Flag Warning is in effect from 10pm tonight through 8am Wednesday due to gusty NE winds and low humidity. These winds will lead to Good air quality across most of the Outlook area. More information: www.weather.gov/sto/

Current Situation

The North Complex Fire was active last night, but no long-range spotting occurred as forecasted.