Monday, 9:18 am Final Update Great progress continues on all four fires of the Caribou Complex: the Woody, Belden, and Hot fires are 100% contained. Fire line has been completed around the fourth and largest 63 acre Rock Fire. Today, the overall containment for all four fires is 95%. Full containment is expected tomorrow, August 17.
Firefighting resources for today includes: 2 helicopters, 16 engines, and 4 Hotshot Type 1 crews, 4 Type 2 hand crews, and 3 water tenders. Release of some firefighting resources will also begin today.
Hwy 70 is open with one-way traffic controls and a pilot car escort for a short one-mile stretch of highway where fire equipment will be working. Motorists should expect brief delays. Please use caution when driving through the fire area.
The fires were reported Friday evening and their cause is under investigation.
Sunday, 8:32 pm Today good progress continued on all four fires of the Caribou Complex: the Woody, Hot, and Belden fires are 100% contained. Fire line constructed around the fourth and largest 63 acre Rock Fire held and work continued today to complete line.
Today, the overall containment for all four fires is 95%. Full containment is expected on Tuesday, August 17.
Firefighting resources for tomorrow will include: 5 helicopters, 16 engines, and 8 Hotshot Type 1 crews, 8 water tenders, for a total of 348 personnel. Release of some firefighting resources will also begin tomorrow.
This evening, Highway 70 will return to normal traffic flow through the fire area. Tomorrow, one-way traffic controls and a pilot car escort will resume for a shorter one-mile stretch of highway where fire equipment will be working. Motorists should expect brief delays. Please use caution when driving through the fire area.
The fires were reported Friday evening and their cause is under investigation.
Sunday, 10:02 am Good progress continues on three smaller fires comprising the Caribou Complex: Woody-15 acres, Hot-9 acres, Belden-10 acres. Today, firefighters will continue mopping up 100 feet in from the fire perimeters on the three fires. The fourth and larger 40-50 acre Rock Fire held yesterday and work will continue today to complete line on the west and tie in to the southern perimeter. The Rock Fire remains active in the interior with some moderate to low rate of spread and some torching may produce visible smoke later in the afternoon.
Air attack will continue on the east and west flanks to herd the fire into rock scree. Today, the overall containment for all four fires is 66%. Full containment is expected on Tuesday, August 17.
Highway 70 will remain open with one-way traffic controls and pilot car for a 20-mile stretch through the fire area. Motorists should expect at least a one-half hour delay.
Firefighting resources include: 5 helicopters, 29 engines, and 10 Hotshot Type 1 crews, 6 water tenders, totaling 400 personnel.
The fires were reported Friday evening and their cause is under investigation.
Saturday, 6:12 pm Aided by helicopters throughout the day, firefighters on the ground continued progress on the 40-50 acre Rock Fire, the largest of four fires within the Caribou Complex. The Rock Fire is burning through timber, litter, and snags in very steep terrain along Hwy 70, in the Feather River Canyon of Plumas County. Air attack on the east and west flanks is herding the fire into rock scree.
The overall containment for all fires is 57%.
Due to the difficult terrain, there will be no night operations. However, the fires will be closely monitored throughout the night. The three smaller fires, ranging from 8 to 20 acres are in mop-up phase.
Highway 70 will remain open with one-way traffic controls and pilot car in the fire area tonight and Sunday.
Residents in nearby communities may see smoke in the late morning and afternoon.
Sunday’s operations will continue with mop-up on the smaller fires. The larger Rock Fire will have aggressive air and ground suppression operations.
Firefighting resources include: 5 helicopters, 18 engines, and 10 Hotshot Type 1 crews, totaling 400 personnel.
The fires were reported Friday evening and their cause is under investigation.
Hwy 70 is now open with one-way traffic control and a pilot car through the Caribou Complex fire area.
Saturday, 10:34 am Firefighters worked through the night to aggressively fight the fires that started in the Feather River Canyon yesterday. Two that are located near Woody’s Hotsprings (8 and 20 acres, about 2 miles east of Twain) and a third (10 acres) located near Belden have been lined, hoselays completed, and are in mop-up stage. The fourth fire (Rock, 40 acres) is located about 4 miles west of Belden.
Residents in nearby communities may expect to see smoke in the late morning and afternoon.
Highway 70 is expected to re-open later this morning with one-way traffic controls and pilot car through the fire areas.
Firefighting resources include: 2 Type 1 Helicopters, 2 Type 1 Helicopters, 9 engines, and 10 Hotshot Type 1 crews.
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At 5 PM on Friday Plumas National Forest fire crews were dispatched to four separate fires located in the Feather River Canyon. Two are located near Woody’s Hotsprings about 2 miles east of Twain. The other two fires are between Belden and Caribou. Initial reports are that all fires are located north of Hwy 70.
Three residences at "Little Haven" have been evacuated by the Plumas Co. Sheriff.
Highway 70 from the junction of Highway 89 (Greenville “Wye”) to Jarbo Gap has been closed to non-emergency traffic. The cause of the fires is unknown and is currently under investigation. Alternate routes to the valley include highways 36 and 32, Oroville-Quincy Hwy, and Hwy 80.
Firefighting resources include: 1 Type 1 Helicopter, 3 Type 3 Helicopters, 1 amlead plane, 9 engines, and 2 Hotshot Type 1 crews.
Many thanks to the Fire Information services for their updates.
