California Statewide Fire Summary for Sept. 30, 2021
CALIFORNIA (Sept. 30, 2021) — More than 10,400 firefighters are currently on the frontlines of 11 major wildfires burning across the state. On Wednesday, CAL FIRE also responded to 20 new initial attack wildfires, all of which were quickly contained. Since the beginning of the year, 7,758 wildfires have burned more than 2.4 million acres in California.
Weather conditions remain dry through early next week, chances of precipitation increase some midweek, but confidence low on amounts and coverage. Warming trend continues with above normal temperatures area-wide this weekend through Monday.
Local north to east winds of 10 to 20 mph with gusts to 35 mph will surface across the mountains and below the canyons and passes of Southern California into this afternoon. Temperatures will be 5 to 10 degrees above normal through Monday, with 70’s to low 80’s across the mountains and upper 80’s and 90’s in the valleys.
California remains dry and ripe for wildfires. Have you signed up for emergency alerts in case a fire near your home requires you to evacuate? If not, be sure to sign up for the alerts in your county here to make sure you are prepared, and to learn more about other ways to be ready for any emergency, visit www.ReadyForWildfire.org.
State Incidents
Fawn Fire, Shasta County (more info…) Northeast of Shasta Lake
- 8,578 acres, 90% contained
- Evacuation orders have been lifted
- Evacuation warnings remain in place
- CAL FIRE IMT Team 4 (Pemberton) in command
Unified Command Fires
Dixie Fire, Butte, Plumas, Lassen, Tehama & Shasta Counties (more info…) Feather River Canyon
- 963,309 acres, 94% contained
- 2nd Largest and 14th Most Destructive Wildfire in California history
- Unified Command CAL FIRE, USFS
- Rocky Mountain Team Black (Hagan) – West Zone
- Southern Area Gold Team (Beard) – East Zone
French Fire, Kern County (more info…)
West of Lake Isabella – Sequoia National Forest
- 26,535 acres, 98% contained
- Unified Command USFS and BLM
Windy Fire, Tulare County (more info…)
Tule River Indian Reservation – Sequoia National Forest
- 88,068 acres, 35% contained
- Unified Command USFS, TIA and TCFD
- CA IMT team 5 (Young) in command
Federal Incidents
Antelope Fire, Siskiyou County (more info…) South of Tennant – Klamath National Forest
• 145,632 acres, 95% contained
Caldor Fire, El Dorado, Amador & Alpine Counties (more info…) South of Grizzly Flats – El Dorado National Forest
• 221,775 acres, 83% contained
• 15th Largest and 16th Most Destructive Wildfire in California history
- CA IMT2, Team 13 (Wakoski) in command
KNP Complex, Tulare County (more info…) Milk Ranch Peak – Sequoia National Park
• 49,349 acres, 11% contained
- SW Team 2 (Bales) in command
• Includes the Paradise Fire and Colony Fire
McCash Fire, Siskiyou County (more info…)
Ten Bear Mtn McCash Creek – Six Rivers National Forest
• 93,244 acres, 56% contained
- Alaska IMT Team 1 (McDonald) in command
Monument Fire, Trinity County (more info…) West of Big Bar – Shasta-Trinity National Forest
- 223,001 acres, 74% contained
- 14th largest wildfire in California history
- Southern Area Red Team (Parrish) in command
River Complex, Siskiyou & Trinity Counties (more info…) West of Callahan – Klamath National Forest
- 198,558 acres, 69% contained
- 17th largest wildfire in California history
- CA IMT Team 15 (James) in command
Tamarack Fire, Alpine County (more info…)
South of Gardnerville – Humboldt-Toiyabe National Forest
• 68,637 acres, 84% contained
Large Wildfire Breakdown
Note: Information data gathered from ICS-209s available as of 0700
| Incident Name (County) | Acres | % Contained | Total Structures | ||
| Threatened | Damaged | Destroyed | |||
| Antelope Fire (Siskiyou) | 145,632 | 95% | 5 | 4 | 18 |
| Caldor Fire
(El Dorado/Amador/Alpine) CA IMT 2 Team 13 (Wakoski) |
221,775 (+1) |
83% (+7) |
1,353 |
81 |
1,003 |
| Dixie Fire (Butte/Plumas/Lassen/Tehama/Shasta)
Rocky Mountain Team Black (Hagan) – West Zone Southern Area Gold Team (Beard) – East Zone |
963,309 |
94% |
0 |
95 |
1,329 |
| Fawn Fire (Shasta)
CAL FIRE IMT Team 4 (Pemberton) |
8,578
(-17) |
90%
(+15) |
0
(-1,269) |
26 | 185 |
| French Fire (Kern) | 26,535 | 98% | 0 | 6 | 49 |
| McCash (Siskiyou)
Alaska IMT Team 1 (McDonald) |
93,244 | 56%
(+3) |
0 | 0 | |
| Monument Fire (Trinity)
Southern Area Red Team (Parrish) |
223,001 | 74%
(+2) |
118 |
3 |
50 |
| KNP Complex (Tulare)
Southwest Area Team 2 in command (Bales) |
49,349*
(+1,005) |
11%
(+3) |
158 |
0 |
0 |
| River Complex (Siskiyou/Trinity)
CA IMT Team 15 (James) |
198,558
(-6) |
69% | 620 | 2 | 122 |
| Tamarack Fire (Alpine) | 68,637 | 84% | 0 | 7 | 25 |
| Windy Fire (Tulare)
CA IMT Team 5 (Young) |
88,068
(+167) |
35%*
(+10) |
2,975 | 0 | 27
(+3) |
*Updated acreage based on incident information released after ICS-209 0700 taken from Inciweb