Fire at a glance (numbers)
- Incident Name: Harmony
- State: CA
- Lead Agency: NEU
- Size (acres): 6.6
- Percent Contained: 100%
- Estimate of Containment: August 8
- Personnel: 60+
- Structures Destroyed: 0
Harmony, Grizzly Flat and Lake City area, North Columbia area in Nevada County.
August 8, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Final fire size is 6.6 acres, all units released.
August 8, 2025 at 8:05 PM
The Chinook has been released back to Chico, Air Attack 17 is going back to Grass Valley.
August 8, 2025 at 7:59 PM
Harmony Air Attack is releasing Helicopter 512 back to White Cloud. The Chinook out of Chico will remain over the fire with Air Attack a little longer.
August 8, 2025 at 7:54 PM
Harmony IC reports: Forward progress has been stopped, there is a hoselay around the fire, all resources will be committed for approximately three hours.
August 8, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Helicopter is coming back to drop in the middle of the fire to cool it down.
August 8, 2025 at 7:43 PM
The fire is looking good, one dozer to continue in to open the road for other equipment.
August 8, 2025 at 7:42 PM
Firefighters will have to stage on Grizzly Hill and hike in to the fire. Air Attack is over the Harmony incident again.
August 8, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Summation by Harmony IC: we’ll need a dozer to open the road up, the crews to cut the line and the engines to mop up.
August 8, 2025 at 7:32 PM
The fire is boxed in by retardant lines and continues to burn at a slow rate of spread.
August 8, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Helicopter is grabbing water from Bullards Bar, both tankers are on a load and hold at Grass Valley.
August 8, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Fire continues to hold at approximately 1 acre, burning in timber and understory at a slow rate of spread. There is no threat to structures, no road closures.
August 8, 2025 at 7:19 PM
Ground resources at scene have started a hoselay towards the head of the fire. Tankers are arriving back over the fire, they will continue to reinforce the retardant lines.
August 8, 2025 at 7:17 PM
Travel time for ground resources is extended via Hwy 49, Tyler Foote and then Grizzly Hill Rd.
August 8, 2025 at 7:13 PM
All tankers are on a load and return pattern, Air Attack requesting additional helicopters due to the remote access.
August 8, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Air Attack 17 reports approx. 1 acre, burning in grass and timber.
August 8, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Air Attack 17 has the fire in sight, instructing tankers to start at the heel of the fire and extend a line into the meadow.
August 8, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Air Attack and two tankers have lifted to the reported Grizzly Fire.
August 8, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Units in the Hwy 20 area are attempting to locate, so far nothing found. Camera detection also reports a possible fire in the Grizzly Flat and Lake City area. Diverting resources to that area.
August 8, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Full wildland dispatch for a reported vegetation fire, Hwy 20 and Harmony Ridge, reported by the AI-assisted detection system from the Banner Mountain camera. This will be the Harmony incident.
