OROVILLE — Firefighters continued to make progress and secure containment lines on the North Complex West Zone fires Friday night and into Saturday as the fire is now 72,500 acres and seven percent contained.
Air quality continues to remain unhealthy in Chico, Oroville and the rest of Butte County as southern winds are scheduled for Saturday which will continue to transport smoke to areas south of the fires.
Firefighters have increased containment by two percent overnight while fires burning in the west zone have grown by 2,000 acres since Cal Fire’s press briefing Friday night. The total acreage of the entire North Complex is now 252,313 acres and is 21 percent contained.
Decreased winds, lower temperatures and higher humidities are helping firefighters battle fires from the ground, however heavy smoke and lack of visibility continue to impede the ability for aircraft to fight fires from above.
There have been nine fatalities, down from 10 reported Saturday after one misidentified one fatality.
PG&E does not have any additional power outages scheduled for Saturday as firefighters continue to battle fires across Northern California. PG&E has a community resource center for residents under the shut-off at American Veterans Store, 15474 Forest Ranch Way in Forest Ranch, which is operational from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.
On Saturday, the California Department of Fish and Wildlife closed 49 properties that lie within or near the U.S. Forest Service boundaries as well.
All 18 national forests in California have been closed due to unprecedented fire conditions across the state, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
In Butte County that includes the 320 acre Butte Creek House Ecological Reserve in the Lassen National Forest and in Plumas County the 688.76 acre Warner Valley Wildlife Area also in Lassen National Forest and the 2,797.09 acre Crocker Meadows Wildlife Area in the Plumas National and Tahoe National Forests.
Evacuation orders and road closures
Evacuation orders and road closures did not change overnight Friday.
However the Yuba Sutter Fairgrounds, which were previously being used as a Temporary Evacuation Point, closed Friday night. The one remaining evacuation center is now the Butte County Fairgrounds located at 199 E. Hazel St. in Gridley.
As reported Saturday the evacuation order for the area of Kelly Ridge has been reduced to an evacuation warning meaning residents can return to their homes. The area from Canyon Drive East to Miners Ranch Road South to Oro Bangor Highway and the area west has been downgraded to an evacuation warning.
The areas east of Miners Ranch Road are still under evacuation order.
Miners Ranch Road and Foothill Boulevard are open to traffic.
East of Oro Bangor Highway from Miners Ranch Road to Los Verjeles is still under an evacuation order.
As of 8 a.m. Saturday the road closures included: Highway 162 at Miners Ranch Road, Miners Ranch Road at Mt. Ida and at Caroline Lane, Oro Bangor Highway at Rutherford Drive and Swedes Flat Road, Laport Road at Los Verjeles Road, Cherokee Road at Thompson Flat Road and Highway 70 at Cherokee Road and Big Bend Road.
Changes in the evacuations will be announced on the Butte County Sheriff’s Office website https://ift.tt/3mjLpP8 and Facebook page https://ift.tt/3iq2HI5 and Butte County website www.buttecounty.net
The fire information line for Butte County is 538-7826.
Information on animal sheltering is available from the North Valley Animal Disaster Group, 895-0000. Large animals are still be taken at the Camelot Equestrian Park, 1985 Clark Road, Paradise, near Butte College.
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