Red Salmon Complex fire

The Red Salmon Complex was a fire that burned in Northern California during the 2020 California wildfire season. The fire has polluted air surrounding Forks of Salmon, Orleans, Yreka, and Weed.[2] The fire consists of 2 fires, the Salmon Fire, and the Red Fire, which merged together.[3]

Red Salmon Complex
LocationHumboldt, Trinity and Siskiyou counties, California
Coordinates41.185°N 123.433°W / 41.185; -123.433
Statistics[1]
Total fires2
Total area144,698 acres (58,557 ha)
Date(s)July 27 - November 17, 2020
CauseLightning
Map
Location in California

Timeline

The fire was first reported on July 27, 2020. It was caused due to lightning strikes in July and August 2020 in California.[1] The fire's containment process was slow, only reaching 5% containment within 10 days, and wasn't contained until November 17.[4][5][1] Cooler weather stopped the growth of the fire, which led to its containment in November.[6]

Impact

The fires have devastated the air quality in Siskiyou County, and can be hazardous to some people, and Forks of Salmon was evacuated.[7] Forests like Six Rivers, Shasta-Trinity and Klamath national forests also had a lot of land burnt down by the complex, and therefore, temporarily closed.[1][8]

See also

References
  1. "Red Salmon Complex - InciWeb the Incident Information System". InciWeb. July 27, 2020. Retrieved December 17, 2020.
  2. "Outlook Editor" (PDF). North Coast Journal. September 18, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  3. "THE RED SALMON COMPLEX NOW 10,178 ACRES AND 35% CONTAINED". kymkemp.com. August 13, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  4. "RED SALMON COMPLEX GROWS TO 4,284 ACRES WITH 5% CONTAINMENT". kymkemp.com. August 6, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  5. "Northern California Geographic Area Coordination Center". gacc.nifc.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  6. "Teams assess damage from Red Salmon Complex". kobi5.com. October 27, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  7. "Red Salmon Fire Nearly 92,000 Acres". North Coast Journal. September 14, 2020. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
  8. "Shasta-Trinity National Forest - Alerts & Notices". fs.usda.gov. Retrieved December 18, 2020.
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