Here are the latest updates on prominent wildfires in California and expected dates of full containment, according to fire officials.
Mendocino Complex Fire
Location: Highway CA-20 at MP 39, Old Lake County Highway, Blue Lake, 8 mi NE of Ukiah (Ranch Fire); Old River Road, 6 miles north of Hopland (River Fire). Started: Jul. 27 Burned: Ranch Fire 282,479 acres, 62 percent contained; the River Fire 48,920, 93 percent contained. Expected date of full containment: Sep. 1
California’s largest wildfire in state history encompasses both the Ranch Fire and the River Fire. The Ranch Fire grew approximately 6,000 acres in the last 24 hours. The River Fire has not grown in several days. Firefighters are working around structures in the Lake Pilsbury area, clearing and improving lines around homes. They are reinforcing the line running from the Eel River northeast to south of the community. Cooler temperatures and lighter winds Sunday should aid firefighting efforts. Smoke will continue to be heavy in communities near and east of the Ranch Fire including Clearlake, Stonyford and east to Willows. There should be moderate smoke to the west in Ukiah, Hopland and Willits. The north and central Sacramento Valley will see widespread haze and smoky conditions. See mandatory evacuations here.
Holy Fire
Location: Holy Jim/Trabuco Canyon Started: Aug. 6 Burned: 22,714 acres, 14 structures, 41 percent contained. Expected date of full containment: Aug. 17
Thousands of homes are threatened by this fire and mandatory evacuations remain in effect for Glen Eden, Riverside Community (near Lake Elsinore), El Cariso, Blue Jay and Rancho Capistrano. Evacuations for the Sycamore Creek and Machado communities have been lifted. Track live updates here.
Carr Fire
Location: Hwy 299 and Carr Powerhouse Rd, Whiskeytown Started: Jul 23 Burned: 191,211 acres, 8 fatalities, 1,077 residences, 22 commercial structures, 500 outbuildings; 59 percent contained. Expected date of full containment: No estimate
Continued hot and dry conditions with gusty winds calls for a Red Flag Warning for the fire through 11 p.m. this evening. The fire’s spread is driven by the fuel and topography of the region, but firefighters continue to
improve containment lines. Mandatory evacuations remain for Whiskeytown Park and Rainbow Lake in Shasta County and Trinity Dam at Trinity Dam Blvd. in Trinity County. Visit this page for the most up to date orders. Currently there is no estimated date for full containment of this fire.
Ferguson Fire
The incident management team’s official map can be found here and below on this article. (Click the X in the “About” bar to view the map.)
Location: Highway 140 and Savages Trading Post Started: Jul 13 Burned: 95,946 acres, 2 fatalities,10 structures; 83 percent contained. Expected date of full containment: Aug. 15
The Ferguson Fire is now the largest fire in the Sierra National Forest’s History. Firefighters expect the fire to become more active during the heat of the day Sunday, as they try to prevent the further spread into Yosemite National Park. The uncontained fire along Wawona Road remains the prime focus of operations. A large portion of Yosemite National Park is open. Tioga Road from Tioga Pass to White Wolf is open to all visitors and vehicles. Most of the trails and campgrounds along this route, including the Tuolumne Meadows Campground are open. Visitor services along Tioga Road, including the High Sierra Camps and the Tuolumne Meadows Store are also open.
A firefighter lights a backfire while battling the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, near Ladoga, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
A firefighter monitors a backfire while battling the Ranch Fire, part of the Mendocino Complex Fire, on Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018, near Ladoga, Calif. (AP Photo/Noah Berger)
A Cal Fire firefighter sets a back fire in front of the Carr Fire while protecting a home on Lazyhorse Lane in Igo, Calif., on Saturday, July 28, 2018. The wildfire in Northern part of the state has killed two firefighters, injured three more, destroyed 500 structures and scorched nearly 81,000 acres. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)
Members the Olivehurst Fire Department stage behind the Igo-Ono Volunteer Fire Department station house along South Fork Road while battling the Carr Fire in Igo, Calif., on Saturday, July 28, 2018. The wildfire in Northern part of the state has killed two firefighters, injured three more, destroyed 500 structures and scorched nearly 81,000 acres. (Anda Chu/Bay Area News Group)
Fire crews cut hand lines Thursday Aug. 9, 2018, on the Ferguson Fire near Yosemite National Park. (US Forest Service)
Fire crews set back fires Wednesday night Aug. 8, 2018, along Highway 41 in Yosemite National Park near Wawona, to control the spread of the Ferguson
Fire. (US Forest Service)
This NASA photo obtained August 7, 2018 and taken from the International Space Station on August 3, 2018 shows the Carr and Ferguson fires, captured by European Space Agency astronaut Alexander Gerst (@Astro_Alex), on August 3, 2018, from the station.
"California burning. These fires are frightening to watch, even from space. Here's a shout-out from space to all firefighters on this planet, my former colleagues. Stay safe my friends!" Gerst, a geophysicist and volcanologist, wrote on his Twitter account. / AFP PHOTO / NASA / Alexander GERST / RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - MANDATORY CREDIT "AFP PHOTO / NASA/ALEXANDER GERST" - NO MARKETING NO ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS - DISTRIBUTED AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS
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With fire retardant covering some of the hillside vegetation, a firefighter looks for hot spots on a ridge along Gateway Drive in Lake Elsinore on Saturday morning, August 11, 2018, after the Holy fire burned through the area forcing thousands in neighborhood to be evacuated.
(Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
A plane drops fire retardant behind homes along McVicker Canyon Park Road in Lake Elsinore as the Holy fire burned near homes on Wednesday afternoon, August 8, 2018. (Photo by Mark Rightmire, Orange County Register/SCNG)
Visibility is low as the Holy fire continues to spread in Lake Elsinore, Calif. on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Peter Sloan is packed up and ready to bolt if the fires in Lake Elsinore, Calif. on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Firefighters prepare to make a fire break in Lake Elsinore, Calif. above a well-manicured neighborhood on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
A Lake Elsinore, Calif. neighborhood has spot fires gaining momentum as of 2 pm. on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Flames move towards the lake of Lake Elsinore, Calif. as the Holy fire grows Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Firefighters prepare to make a fire break in Lake Elsinore, Calif. above a well-manicured neighborhood on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Visibility is low as the Holy fire continues to spread in Lake Elsinore, Calif. on Thursday, August 9, 2018. (Photo by Cindy Yamanaka, The Press-Enterprise/SCNG)
Jim Tucker and granddaughter Cinabella Calderon look south from the Horsethief Canyon Ranch neighborhood toward the Holy fire on Wednesday, Aug. 8. (Richard K. De Atley, SCNG)
