Fire at a glance (numbers)
- Incident Name: Bitney 2025
- State: CA
- Lead Agency: NEU
- Size (acres): 5.3
- Percent Contained: 100%
- Estimate of Containment: September 3, 2025
- Personnel: 80+
- Structures Destroyed: 0
Bitney Springs and Rapp Road, Penn Valley area. Lightning caused fire.
September 2, 2025 at 11:06 PM Bitney IC reports all units with the exception of two engines are being released.
September 2, 2025 at 10:54 PM Bitney IC reports they are wrapping up the UAS operations now. The drones are mapping the fire and looking for any potential hotspot.
September 2, 2025 at 9:58 PM Bitney IC is releasing some resources.
September 2, 2025 at 9:15 PM Firefighters are mopping up the incident, there is still a lot of active flame.
September 2, 2025 at 9:02 PM Updated GPS-mapped acreage is 5.3 acres.
September 2, 2025 at 8:47 PM Forward progress has been stopped, acreage has been revised to 2-3 acres.
September 2, 2025 at 8:44 PM The Bitney Fire as seen from Lake Wildwood. Photo by reader Chris.
September 2, 2025 at 8:41 PM Good progress on the fire, progression has slowed notably.
September 2, 2025 at 8:40 PM All evacuation orders have been downgraded to warnings.
September 2, 2025 at 8:35 PM NCSO conducting evacuations, east of Pleasant Valley Road and south of Bitney Springs.
September 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM Bitney IC is canceling the dozer, firefighters are making progress. One additional hand crew, for a total of three crews, on order.
September 2, 2025 at 8:27 PM Evacuation orders for Bitney Springs and Rapp Road to the end, and to the old Pleasant Valley School. NCSO deputies are at scene and will conduct the evacuations.
September 2, 2025 at 8:16 PM The Bitney Fire is estimated at 10 acres, additional water tenders requested.
September 2, 2025 at 8:04 PM One additional water tender to the Bitney incident, per Bitney IC.
September 2, 2025 at 8:02 PM Power outages: 524 customers in the Wolf Mountain area. 895 customers in the Rough&Ready area and above Lake Wildwood in the Bitney Fire area.
September 2, 2025 at 7:58 PM Units at scene of the Bitney Fire are making access. One structure in the area of Rapp Rd is threatened. The fire is burning in grass at a moderate rate of spread.
September 2, 2025 at 7:49 PM Additional resources dispatched to the Bitney incident.
September 2, 2025 at 7:39 PM Reported vegetation fire on Bitney Springs Rd in the Penn Valley area.
