Outdoor burning banned by Cal Fire amid wildfires, hot weather

Published: August 16, 2012 

Cal Fire has suspended all outdoor burning permits because of the extreme danger of wildland blazes.

Daniel Berlant of Cal Fire said in a news release that more than 9,000 firefighters are currently battling a dozen fires across the state. Because of that, and the weather forecast for hot interior temperatures, the fire danger remains high.

"The Burn Ban suspends all residential burn permits, forest management, hazard abatement, and other industrial-type permitted burning within the 31 million acres of State Responsibility Area," Berlant said. "Campfires within organized campgrounds or on private property are allowed if they are in a designated campfire site that prevents fire from spreading outside the site."

According to Cal Fire, here is the status of the fires currently burning in California:

Wye Fire, Lake and Colusa counties | Cal Fire
Hwy 20, east of Clearlake Oaks
7,934 acres | 80 percent contained
» All evacuations have been lifted
» Expected containment Aug. 19

Buck Fire, Riverside County | Cal Fire
Community of Sage
2,681 acres | 60 percent contained
» All evacuations have been lifted
» Expected containment Aug. 18

Vallecito Lightning Complex, San Diego County | Cal Fire
Throughout Eastern San Diego County
15,525 acres | 60 percent contained
» 6 total fires, 4 of which are 100 percent contained
» Evacuation orders in effect

Mill Fire, Butte County | Cal Fire
Hwy 32, 10 miles northwest of Butte Meadows
1,025 acres | 15 percent contained
» Expected containment Aug. 21

Salmon Fire, El Dorado County | Cal Fire
Salmon Falls Road, south of Pilot Hill
108 acres | 100 percent contained

Chips Fire, Plumas County | U.S. Forest Service
Plumas National Forest, 20 miles northwest of Quincy
42,964 acres | 20 percent contained
» Cal Fire is assisting

Reading Fire, Shasta County | National Park Service
Lassen Volcanic National Park, 14 miles south of Old Station
25,242 acres | 25 percent contained
» Cal Fire is assisting

Jawbone Complex, Kern County | Bureau of Land Management
West of Jawbone Recreation Area, north of Mojave
12,462 acres | 70 percent contained

Fort Complex, Siskiyou County | U.S. Forest Service
Klamath National Forest, 10 miles northwest of Happy Camp
3,790 acres | 23 percent contained

Ramsey Fire, Calaveras County | U.S. Forest Service
Stanislaus National Forest, Hwy 4, 11 miles east of Dorrington
1,150 acres | 30 percent contained

Rush Fire, Lassen County | Bureau of Land Management
Southwest of Applegate
140,949 acres | 25 percent contained

Quail Fire, San Bernardino County | National Park Service
Joshua Tree National Park in Juniper Flats, northwest of Keys View
275 acres | 90 percent contained

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