Incident Update River Fire
- Date:
- 08/05/2021
- Time:
- 8:22 PM
Information Line: 211
Media Line: (530) 906-1563
Incident Facts
- Name
- River Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2021-08-05
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Milk Ranch Road and Bear River Campground Road, north of Applegate
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Counties
- Nevada, Placer
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 2,600
- Containment
- 15%
- Structures Threatened
- 3,400
- Structures Destroyed
- 76
- Structures Damaged
- 20
- Civilian Injuries
- 2
- Firefighter Injuries
- 1
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Current Situation:
Firefighters took advantage of the cooler temperatures today and made good progress on building containment lines around the fire. A combination of additional hand crews, ground resources, and aircraft today, increased containment to 15% while keeping fire spread acreage to a minimum.
Tonight, fire personnel will continue to strengthen containment lines and provide structure protection and tactical patrol throughout the night. There is potential for an increase in fire behavior tomorrow with a forecasted rise in temperatures and gusty winds. Damage assessment is underway, however suppression efforts and fire activity prohibit damage inspectors from entering all affected areas.
Evacuation Orders:
- Refer to PCSO Evacuation Map for Placer County
- Refer to Ready Nevada County Evacuation Map for Nevada County
Placer County:
- Zone 1 : Evacuation Order-Railroad tracks west to the river. Mt. Howell Rd north to
Ben Taylor Rd. - Zone 2 : Evacuation Order-Rollins Lake Rd west to the river. Ben Taylor Rd north to
Rollins Lake. - Zone 3 : Evacuation Order-City of Colfax, west of I 80
Nevada County:
- NCO-E050: Dog Bar Rd. (Central); Mount Olive Rd.(Western)-North of Buck Ridge Rd.; Dog Bar Rd. and East; South of Rattlesnake and Birch Meadow Acres; West of Clydesdale Rd.
- NCO-E102: Sierra Knoll Estates; Dog Bar (South) – North of Retherford Rd.; Sierra Knoll Estates and East; South of Taylor Crossing Rd.; West of the Bear River (County Line)
- NCO-E103: Mount Olive (Eastern)-North and South Mt. Olive Rd., West of Hwy 174, North of Bear River, East of Mt Olive Including Rolphholm Rd. and Clydesdale Rd.
- NCO-E178: Sunshine Valley Rd., Old Coach Way- All of and North of Old Coach Way, East of Woodpecker Ravine, South and West of Lower Colfax Rd.
- NCO-E180: Orchard Springs & Bear River Pines-South of Greenhorn Access Rd., West of Rollins Lake, North of the Bear River, East of Hwy 174.
- NCO-E386: Powerline Rd., Talking Pines Rd., Panorama Dr.-The east side of Colfax Hwy south of Bertino Rd. The west side of Lower Colfax Rd. south of Panorama Dr., North of the Chicago Park Post Office.
Evacuation Warnings:
Placer County:
- Zone 4: Railroad tracks west to the river, west Weimar Cross Rd. north to Dogbar Rd.
- Zone 5: East of I 80 to Rollins Lake, north to Secret Town
Nevada County:
- NCO-E048: Alta Sierra Country Club; Brewer Rd. (Northern); Fay Rd., Carrie Dr., Rainbow Rd. – North of Wolf Creek; Annie Drive and West; South Alta Sierra Dr.;
West of Dog Bar and Norvin Way - NCO-E163: Brewer Rd. (Southern); Buck Mountain; Lodestar Dr.- North of Conestoga Dr.; Brewer Rd. and East; South of Clover Valley & Norvin Way; West of Dog Bar Rd.
- NCO-E179: Peardale, (Central) Lower Colfax, Dalmatian- South and West of Hwy 174, North of Sunshine Valley and Panorama Dr., East of Woodpecker Ravine
- NCO-E181: Sontag; You Bet Rd. (Western); Greenhorn Access Rd.; Lost Lake Rd. (Southern)-East of Hwy 174, North and South of You Bet Rd., West of Greenhorn
Creek and North of Greenhorn Access Rd. - NCO-E187: You Bet Rd. (Eastern and Southern)-South of You Bet Rd., West of Steep Hollow Creek, North of Bear River and Rollins Reservoir, East of Little Green Horn Creek.
- NCO-E192: Woodpecker Ravine,Casa Loma Dr., Southern Rattlesnake Rd., Goodall Mine Rd.-South of Highland Dr., West of Woodpecker Ravine, North of Oak
Meadows, East of Rattlesnake Rd.
Evacuation Centers:
Placer County: Regional Park Gymnasium, 3770 Richardson Dr, Auburn
Nevada County: Bear River High School, 11130 Magnolia Rd, Grass Valley
Road Closures:
- Refer to PCSO Evacuation Map for Placer County
- Refer to Ready Nevada County Evacuation Map for Nevada County
Animal Evacuation Centers
Placer County: Placer County Animal Services Center: 11232 B Avenue Auburn, CA 95603
Nevada County: Nevada County Fairgrounds (animals only), 11228 McCourtney Rd, Grass Valley, CA 95949 is an animal shelter
Assigned Resources
- Engines
- 90
- Water Tenders
- 28
- Dozers
- 20
- Hand Crews
- 24
- Total Personnel
- 858
Cooperating Agencies
Name | Phone | Address | URL |
---|---|---|---|
CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | https://twitter.com/CALFIRENEU | ||
Nevada County OES | https://twitter.com/nevcooes?lang=en | ||
Placer County Sheriff | https://twitter.com/PlacerSheriff | ||
Placer County Evacuation Map | https://pcsogis.maps.arcgis.com/apps/webappviewer/index.html?id=34e6172213b540c8b8b064d8a7da4f76&fbclid=IwAR3A_ZkJddMuY-hawgtkbiWrS113x9OCCunlGWFzyI1DO-sO-0P5_kRKW74 | ||
Nevada County Evacuation Map | https://nevcounty.maps.arcgis.com/apps/MapSeries/index.html?appid=dfae8e3b36e3455bbf9dcc865349e72e&fbclid=IwAR0oVwm1RGgG2UnOq_1ARk8crnNHOQK2UU9sQHEl96jgss6csWut4X_ |