California Statewide Fire Summary

Monday, October 30, 2017

Approximately 1,000 firefighters remain on the frontlines of 5 active wildfires. Firefighters continue to extinguish hot spots and perform fire suppression repair work.

Don’t let your guard down with the cooler weather this week. Firefighters will continually prepare for potential fire activity throughout California. CAL FIRE encourages all Californians to be prepared and make sure that they take actions to prevent sparking a new wildfire. Learn more tips on how to prevent a wildfire at www.ReadyForWildfire.org.

Since the start of the October Fire Siege on Sunday, October 8, CAL FIRE responded to 250 new wildfires. At the peak of the wildfires there were 21 major wildfires that, in total, burned over 245,000 acres, 11,000 firefighters battled the destructive fires that at one time forced 100,000 to evacuate, destroyed an estimated 8,900 structures (as damage assessment continues, this is the latest count), and sadly, took the lives of 43 people.

Fires of Interest:

**CAL FIRE Incidents**

CENTRAL LNU COMPLEX (3 fires)

• In unified command with Santa Rosa Fire Department & Sonoma County Sheriff
• CAL FIRE Incident Management Team assigned

Tubbs Fire, Sonoma and Napa Counties (more info…) 

Between Calistoga and Santa Rosa

• 36,807 acres, 99% contained
• An estimated 5,300 structures destroyed
• 22 civilian fatalities

Pocket Fire, Sonoma County (more info…) 

North of Geyserville

• 17,357 acres, 99% contained

Nuns Fire, Sonoma & Napa Counties (more info…)

East of Hwy 12 from east Santa Rosa to east of Sonoma

• 56,556 acres, 99% contained
• An estimated 1,200 structures destroyed
• 1 civilian fatality & 1 private water tender operator in Napa County

Tehama Fire, Tehama County (more info…)  FINAL

North Rim of the Mill Creek drainage, 10 miles east of Los Molinos

State DPA, SRA, Tehama Glenn Unit

• 194 acres grass, brush, 100% contained

**Federal Incidents**

Wildomar Fire, Riverside County (more info…)

S Main Divide Rd x Wildomar, west of Wildomar City

Cleveland National Forest

• 866 acres, 95% contained

Wilson Fire, Los Angeles County (more info…) 

Mount Wilson, Mount Wilson Observatory

• 50 acres, 70% contained