(On a scale from 1 to 5)
National Preparedness Level: 3
Northern California PL: 3
Southern California PL: 2
Current National Situation:
October 29, 2020 – Initial attack was light with 34 new fires reported yesterday. 1 new large fire reported and 0 large fires contained.
| Yesterday | Year to date | 10-yr average |
| Fires: 34 Acres: 501 | Fires: 47,053 Acres: 8,534,580 | Fires: 51,325 Acres: 6,366,696 (2010 – 2019 as of today) |
Regional fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
| Point | CA | ENF | 94 | 10% | unknown | 30+ | 0 |
| North Complex | CA | PNF | 318,930 | 96% | November 12, 2020 | 334 | 2,455 |
| Fork, Eldorado National Forest | CA | ENF | 1,667 | 85% | November 1 2020 | 5 | 0 |
California fires
| Incident Name | State | Lead Agency | Size (acres) | Percent Contained | Estimate of Containment | Personnel | Structures Destroyed |
| Blue Ridge | CA | ORC | 14,334 | 30% | November 10, 2020 | 1,051 | 1 |
| Silverado, Irvine | CA | OCFA | 13,390 | 40% | November 10, 2020 | 1,210 | 0 |
| North Complex | CA | PNF | 318,930 | 96% | November 12, 2020 | 334 | 2,455 |
| SQF Complex | CA | SQF | 168,973 | 75% | November 1, 2020 | 744 | 228 |
| August Complex – north/south | CA | MNF | 1,032,597 (All Zones) | 93% | November 15, 2020 | 879 | 871 |
| Bobcat | CA | ANF | 115,796 | 92% | October 30, 2020 | 240 | 170 |
| Slater/Devil, Happy Camp | CA | KNF | 156,682 | 85% | November 1, 2020 | 372 | 440 |
| El Dorado, San Bernardino | CA | BDU | 22,744 | 95% | December 31, 2020 | 122 | 20 |
| Creek, Shaver Lake | CA | SNF | 357,657 | 61% | October 31, 2020 | 949 | 856 |
| Dolan, Big Sur | CA | LPF | 124,924 | 98% | October 29, 2020 | 260 | 19 |
| Red Salmon Complex | CA | SRF | 143,300 | 72% | November 15, 2020 | 777 | 0 |
Out of state fires
Large Incident: A wildfire of 100 acres or more occurring in timber, or a wildfire of 300 acres or more occurring in grass/sage.
Wildland Fire: Any nonstructure fire, other than prescribed fire, that occurs in the wildland.
Wildland Fire – IMT1: Wildland fire; Type 1 Incident Management Team Assigned.
Wildland Fire – IMT2: Wildland fire; Type 2 Incident Management Team Assigned.
Wildland Fire – Other: Wildland fire; Other Incident Management Team Assigned besides a Type 1 or Type 2 team (e.g. Type 3).
Wildland Fire Use (WFU) Fire – A naturally ignited wildland fire that is managed to accomplish specific prestated resource management objectives in predefined geographic areas outlined in Fire Management Plans.
Map information provided courtesy of the UDSA Remote Sensing Application Center using data provided by the National Interagency Fire Center. The data is subject to change.
Weather Outlook
As Tropical Strom Zeta merges into larger-scale troughing aloft ahead of an upper low, precipitation will overspread much of the Appalachians, Tennessee Valley, Ohio Valley, and Mid-Atlantic. Heavy rain and flooding concerns are likely, especially in portions of the Ohio Valley and Mid-Atlantic. Precipitation is likely to linger today across portions of the central Plains into the Mid-Mississippi Valley.
A cold front will swing east across the Southeast bringing cooler and drier weather behind it.
Upper-level ridging will continue over most of the west, although a weaker shortwave trough will move into the Pacific Northwest and British Columbia tonight.