Below is Cal Fire’s evening update on the West Zone of the fire which stretches in patches that roughly range from Ellis Creek southeast of Laytonville to Zenia east of Phillipsville—almost 50,000 acres.
Important points to note:
- The Incident start time has nothing to do with the lightning that started the Hopkins Fire back in August and more to do when Cal Fire began managing this zone.
- The August Complex is now believed to be 755,603 acres due to better mapping. “The overall acreage of the August Complex has decreased due to more accurate mapping, intel and rezoning of the incident.”
- Cal Fire believes they will have full containment on the West Zone by September 30.
- Please remember that Cal Fire hasn’t been able to assess all the structures that may or may not have been lost. This large area is just one small part of the largest fire in California history and keeping track of it is difficult.
- “Today the fire made active runs to the west and north with spotting,
uphill runs and torching when it was aligned with drainages and topography.” - “The potential for active fire behavior will continue over the next few days.”
There will be a virtual community meeting at 7 p.m. on Wednesday. Details below:
Reprinted with the permission of Kym Kemp’s Redheaded Blackbelt
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Nine helicopters and 0 planes does that mean it is too smoky for them to fly? Where are the planes?