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Understanding Mop-Up Operations in Wildfire Suppression

As firefighters continue their relentless battle against wildfires, understanding the critical processes such as the process mop-up is essential to appreciating the extensive efforts involved in wildfire suppression.What is Mop-Up?Mop-up is a labor-intensive operation conducted by wildland firefighters to extinguish residual fire and prevent... Read More.

Park Fire Becomes 5th Largest Wildfire, More Homes Destroyed in July 30 Morning Update

Incident Facts Name: Park Fire Start Date/Time2024-07-24 Incident Status: Active Location: Off Upper Park Road in Upper Bidwell Park, East of Chico Type: Wildfire Cause: Arson Counties: Butte, Plumas, Shasta, TehamaAdministration Unit:Unified Command: CAL FIRE Butte Unit, CAL FIRE Tehama-Glenn Unit and Lassen National Forest Unified Command Agency(s)Size 383,619 Containment 14% Structures Threatened... Read More.

Wildfire Quickly Knocked Down Near High Desert State Prison

Quick work from allied agencies knocked down a 2-acre wildfire near High Desert State Prison on Monday evening.Around 7:43 p.m., fire crews from the prison spotted smoke and quickly responded, calling for more units to assist. The fire grew another quarter acre in size... Read More.

Abandoned Campfire Sparks Wildfire Near Hat Creek in LNF

Lassen National Forst officials say N.F Fire and Aviation resources responded to a smoke reported by West Prospect Lookout this afternoon.Nameed the Ashpan fire, it is burning on the Hat Creek Ranger District near Ashpan Snowmobile park.Resources that worked the fire are a Battalion... Read More.

Wildfire Reaches 700 Acres in Modoc

Clear Fire PM Update 6/27/24Fire crews made good progress with containment efforts today. The Clear Fire is now 80% contained and there has been no change in acreage on the incident which remains at 890 acres.Supression and mop up efforts will continue in the... Read More.

A Rapidly Growing Wildfire is Burning in Butte County

The Apache fire started last evening around 7 p.m. and has grown to over 600 acres. Calfire says that as of 9 a.m. today, it is 15% contained and approaching 700 acres in total. It is burning South of Oroville.Two structures have been destroyed,... Read More.

Wildfire 75% Contained Overnight Near Hallelujah Jct.

Amid a red flag warning, a near 20-acre fire near Hallelujah Junction sparked in the brush just off US395.The first reports came in around 5:30 p.m., indicating that the brush was on fire just 30 feet from the roadway. Multiple agencies responded, including ground... Read More.
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