Incident Update River Fire
- Date:
- 08/05/2021
- Time:
- 1:50 PM
Information Line: 211
Media Line: (530) 906-1563
Incident Facts
- Name
- River Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2021-08-04
- 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
- 2,400
- Containment
- 0%
- Structures Threatened
- 3,400
- Structures Destroyed
- 50
- Structures Damaged
- 30
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Current Situation:
Active fire behavior is expected today with winds gusting to 12 MPH and moderate humidity recovery.
Evacuation Orders:
- Refer to PCSO Evacuation Map for Placer County
- Refer to Ready Nevada County Evacuation Map for Nevada County
Evacuation Warnings:
Placer County:
East of I-80 to Rollins Lake, north to Secret Town, Rollins Lake Rd west to Bear River.
Ben Taylor Rd north to Rollins Lake., Railroad tracks west to the river. Mt. Howell Rd
north to Ben Taylor Rd., Railroad tracks west to Bear River. West Weimar Cross Rd
north to Dog Bar Rd.
Nevada County:
Greater Lake City, Malakoff Diggins Area, Bloody Run and middle Yuba East to
Moores Flat then south crossing Snow Tent to Missouri Bar and South Yuba River
then west to Spring Creek and north east parallel of Grizzly Hill to lake City and
north east across Cruzon then North.
Evacuation Centers:
Nevada Union High School, 11761 Ridge Rd, Grass Valley is a Temporary Evacuation Point. Bear River High School, 11130 Magnolia Rd, Grass Valley is a congregate shelter.
Road Closures:
- Refer to PCSO Evacuation Map for Placer County
- Refer to Ready Nevada County Evacuation Map for Nevada County
Animal Evacuation Centers
Nevada County Fairgrounds, 11228 McCourtney Rd, Grass Valley, CA 95949 is an animal shelter.
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 74
- Water Tenders
- 10
- Dozers
- 9
- Hand Crews
- 14
- Total Personnel
- 524
Cooperating Agencies
| Name | Phone | Address | URL |
|---|---|---|---|
| CAL FIRE Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit | https://twitter.com/CALFIRENEU | ||
| Nevada County OES | https://twitter.com/NevCoOES | ||
| 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_6dzg |