Contained Regional Fires

Wolf, Wolf Road and Franchi Place in Nevada County. September 30, 2021 at 3:55 PM Wolf IC has released all resources back to their stations. September 30, 2021 at 2:23 PM September 30, 2021 at 2:07 PM Forward progress has been stopped, mop-up operations starting. The cause was determined to be equipment caused. September 30, […]

Carriage, Hwy 49 and Ladybird Drive in Nevada County. Structure fire into the vegetation. September 20, 2021 at 2:40 PM Firefighters are starting mop-up operations on the incident. One crew to continue in, the second crew can cancel. September 20, 2021 at 2:37 PM Carriage IC is starting to release some excess resources. Hwy 49 […]

Shady, Blind Shady Road on the San Juan Ridge in Nevada County. September 14, 2021 at 12:53 PM Shady IC reports the fire is fully contained. All resources will be committed for another 30 minutes. September 14, 2021 at 12:48 PM Good knockdown on the fire, mop-up operations in progress. September 14, 2021 at 12:37 […]

Scotts, Scotts Flat Road close to the campground. Trailer fire into the vegetation. September 6, 2021 at 2:12 PM Mop-up is starting. IC only needs two engines and one water tender, all others can cancel. September 6, 2021 at 2:11 PM Scotts IC reports the fire contained. There was only a small extension to the […]

Kibbe, Hwy 20 and Kibbe Road, Loma Rica in Yuba County. Grass and brush September 6, 2021 at 1:20 PM Air Attack is returning back to Grass Valley, CAL FIRE helicopter 205 still working on some trees, they will depart shortly as well. September 6, 2021 at 12:57 PM Firefighters are starting mop-up operations, will […]

Bridge, Foresthill Road in Auburn, Placer County. The fire is on the Foresthill side of the bridge. Minimal fire behavior, area closures in effect. September 14, 2021 at 6:28 PM The fire is now fully contained. September 13, 2021 at 8:21 PM Minimal smoldering today. Firefighters found less than 10 smokes throughout the fire area. […]

Dixie, Butte Unit, Cal Fire. IMT 1 (GB Team 1) and IMT 2 (EA Silver Team). Fifteen miles northeast of Paradise, CA. Timber and brush. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Area, road and trail closures in effect. Previous updates on the Dixie Fire are here. October 23, 2021 at 9:59 AM East Zone  A significant […]

Bennett, East Bennett and Lava Rock Drive in Grass Valley. Minimal activity and smoldering. All closures lifted. August 28, 2021 at 8:05 PM The fire is now fully contained. August 28, 2021 at 8:40 AM 95% containment, still mopping up. August 27, 2021 at 10:02 AM Morning update from CAL FIRE has 80% containment. August […]

Spenceville, structure fire with extension to the vegetation on Spenceville Road in Penn Valley. August 25, 2021 at 2:50 PM This is the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. The Evacuation Warning for zone NCO-E013, has been lifted. Use caution as there are still emergency personnel working in the area. August 25, 2021 at 2:30 PM Air Attack […]

Grizzly, Tyler Foote Crossing and Jackass Flats Road on the San Juan Ridge in Nevada County. August 24, 2021 at 9:19 PM Firefighters are starting mop-up operations, they’ll be committed for two hours at least. August 24, 2021 at 9:10 PM Wet line around the fire. Forward progress stopped. August 24, 2021 at 9:00 PM […]

Caldor, Eldorado NF, USFS. IMT 2 (GB Team 7). Sixteen miles northeast of Plymouth, CA. Chaparral, closed timber litter and timber. Minimal fire behavior with smoldering. Area, road and trail closures in effect. October 23, 2021 at 9:57 AM With the slight break in the weather, crews are continuing to clean culverts, chip material, and […]

Glen, Meadow Lane and Willow Glen Road, 5 miles northwest of Dobbins in Yuba County. Minimal fire behavior with creeping and smoldering observed. August 19, 2021 at 8:20 PM The fire is now in patrol status. Suppression repair continues. August 17, 2021 at 7:26 AM No growth over several days. Final report unless a significant […]

Purdon Road, Nevada City in Nevada County. August 11, 2021 at 3:09 PM Engines are being released back to their stations. Here is the crew of the CAL FIRE Helicopter from Columbia. They were assigned to the Ravine incident in Colfax and arrived at scene shortly after the fire was reported. Thanks to reader Heidi […]

Iowa, Robbers Ravine in Colfax, Placer County. August 11, 2021 at 4:23 PM Per PCSO: All residents under evacuation for the Iowa Fire can now return to their homes. All areas have been re-opened. August 11, 2021 at 3:07 PM Old Loggers Road remains closed, correction. August 11, 2021 at 2:46 PM Cape Horn Road […]

Ravine, Robbers Ravine, Colfax in Placer County. August 11, 2021 at 7:12 AM A structure fire started around 2:00 am in the perimeter on the 26000 block of Old Loggers Lane. Resources worked overnight and are being released now. August 10, 2021 at 7:34 PM All aircraft is leaving the fire, Air Attack is returning […]

Pleasant, Vicki Drive off Pleasant Valley Road on the San Juan Ridge, Nevada County. August 10, 2021 at 1:42 PM Pleasant IC is starting t0 release some engines back to their stations. August 10, 2021 at 1:28 PM Pleasant IC requests two additional water tenders, code 2 only, and confirms the forward progress has been […]

Loma, Loma Rica Road in Loma Rica, Yuba County. Grass and oak woodlands August 8, 2021 at 3:58 PM All aircraft has been released from the fire. Air Attack 230 returning to Grass Valley Air Attack Base. The fire was determined to be equipment caused. Homeowner was cutting weeds, per CAL FIRE. August 8, 2021 […]

Gold Country Mobile Home Park, School Street off Sweetland Road in North San Juan. August 3, 2021 at 8:29 PM Dozer and hose lines are being completed. Mop-up operations will take a few hours. August 3, 2021 at 8:20 PM IC is requesting the closest engine and one crew to continue in, all others still […]

Brunswick, Brunswick Road and Idaho-Maryland Road in the Brunswick Basin, Grass Valley. August 2, 2021 at 12:20 PM This is the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. The Evacuation WARNING for zone GRS-E271 has been lifted. Residents of Loma Rica Ranch may return to their homes. Use caution as there are still emergency personnel working in the area. […]