We'd like to thank the Information Services of the Plumas National Forest for their frequent updates.

Tuesday, Sept 04, 2000 10.00am

Acres burned: 46,280 including a 6,580 acre spot fire in the Bucks Lake Wilderness. With up to an inch of rain reported at some locations within the fire area, containment is reported to be at 90% this morning.

A new fire team, the Northern California Interagency Incident Management Team #2, has assumed management of the incident under Howard Carlson, Incident Commander.

Firefighters continue to aggressively mop up any remaining hot spots along the fire lines as logs and snags continue to burn. Fire rehabilitation efforts are also underway on fire lines and areas used as fire camps. The fire team is reviewing the entire fire area to ensure that the lines will hold. As weather permits burn out operations are continuing, to ensure that the lines will hold in the event that warm weather and high winds return to the western flank of the fire and the spot in the Bucks Lake Wilderness.

The main fire camp at Yellow Creek as well as spike camps at Silver Lake and Gansner Bar have been moved into the Fairgrounds in Quincy. The Snag Lake Spike Camp is still in operation.

De-mobilization efforts continue with numbers of firefighters being reduced to 707 as of this morning.

While the forest closure around this fire remains in effect, restrictions on firewood cutting in other parts of the Plumas National Forest are being lifted effective Tuesday, September 5, 2000. Firewood does need to be cut prior to 1:00  p.m. each day however.

The fire information center has also been relocated to the Fairgrounds and will be open from 8am-5pm: For information please call:
 

Storrie Fire Information: (530) 283-4520