U.S. Forest Service-Plumas National Forest

Our offices will be closed for Thanksgiving on Thursday, November 26. Regular virtual business hours will resume on Friday, November 27. The great news? You can get your personal Christmas Tree permits at any time on-line at www.recreation.gov/tree-permits/plumas ! #PlumasNF #MoreStuffingPlease

Seasonal precipitation and multiple weeks of training have allowed a cooperative fuels reduction project to begin today, November 21, 2020. The prescribed fire activity (pile burning) is taking place north of Quincy, west of Highway 70, between Feather River College and the Mt. Hough Ranger Station. This project is intended to remove hazardous fuels within the wildland urban interface (WUI) and enhance firefighting capabilities near the communities of Elizabethtown and Quincy.... Smoke may be visible along CA Hwy 70 and throughout American Valley and surrounding communities. Fuels reduction around communities can make a difference. As an example, treatments completed along La Porte Road (east Quincy) reduced the intensity of the North Complex as it burned through the area, allowing firefighters to safely remain, despite high intensity fire. For more information about the cooperative effort, involving multiple agencies, non-profit organizations and educational institutions, please see www.plumasfiresafe.org/trex-info . #PrescribedFire #PlumasFireSafe #PlumasNF #FRC

5:30 pm Update: Heavy precipitation has been falling steadily on the Gulch Fire in the last several hours; it is now 100% contained! Good work first responders, one and all! 3:30 pm Update: The Gulch Fire is receiving moderate, steady precipitation, is pegged at about 150 acres and is about 50% contained. A small 5-acre spot was quickly extinguished north of Hwy 70 earlier, the remainder of the fire remains south of Hwy 70. The Laura Fire which started within the town of Doyl...e and burned to the northeast, is approximately 500 acres and is burning actively on Turtle Mountain (east of Doyle towards Nevada Line). Nearby homes are being evacuated. See https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7269/ for more information. There are two fires going in eastern Plumas and eastern Lassen County currently. Both are wind-driven (the wind is howling) and moving extremely quickly in the dry grass and brush. The Gulch Fire is near the small community of Chilcoot and is visible from CA Highway 70. The second fire is near Doyle and visible from US Hwy 395. Please pay close attention to emergency responders in the area. Expect highway closures in both areas. The Plumas County Sheriff has issued an advisory evacuation order for Chilcoot and a mandatory order for Vinton. At this time, the Gulch Fire is currently being held south of Hwy 70 at roughly 20 acres. Please follow the Lassen County Sheriff and BLM for information about the Doyle Fire.

Our friends at the CA Department of Forestry & Fire Protection (Cal Fire) have notified us they have lifted the suspension of dooryard burn permits for Plumas, Lassen & Modoc counties. Burn permits are very easy to obtain on-line at: https://burnpermit.fire.ca.gov . #PlumasNF #FirePrepardedness

The National Weather Service in Sacramento has issued a Flash Flood Watch for the Butte and Plumas County portion of the Claremont-Bear Fire in the North Complex Burn Scar in northern California, from Tuesday morning, November 17th through late Tuesday night, November 18th. Periods of heavy rainfall are forecast which may lead to flash flooding and ash flows. The period of heaviest rainfall will be Tuesday afternoon through Tuesday evening. The public is asked to adhere to t...he Claremont-Bear Fire Emergency Closure Order. https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/plumas/alerts-notices Within the closure area, Forest Service trails, roads, and campgrounds are closed. New hazards from the Flash Flood Watch may trigger landslides and ash flow that could lead to serious injury or death to persons within the closure area. For more information on the Flash Flood Watch visit the NOAA website at https://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick.php?zoneid=CAZ068 Please be safe out there!

Good news! The Claremont-Bear Closure area, road, and trail closure has been sharply reduced. Please see the #PlumasNF webpage for more information about this and other Forest Orders at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/plumas .

It’s time.... #PlumasNF

Crews continue working on the North Complex Fire suppression repair to protect the watershed and address erosion issues. In addition to firefighters work, they have also been utilizing heavy equipment to cover up and repair dozer lines, hand lines and any other watershed issues associated with control lines that were created and necessary to fight the fire. These professional men and women are amazing.

CORRECTED: New this year! Personal-use Christmas tree cutting permits are available on-line for your convenience. Our standard mail-in option is also available as our offices remain closed. For more info: https://www.fs.usda.gov/detail/plumas/passes-permits/ #PlumasNF #TisTheSeason #OhNo

#NorthComplexFire Update 10/27/20 Aircraft and firefighters were deployed to a spot fire southwest of Buck’s Lake this afternoon. Firefighters were able to halt the fire at approximately 5-acres. Crews will remain in the area overnight to monitor and patrol for hotspots.

#NorthComplexFire Update: 10/27/20 A Red Flag Warning for extreme fire conditions remains in effect till 5 PM today. Please use caution and avoid activities that may cause sparks, flame or heat.

If you are interested in forest health & resilience, wildlife habitat, and water quality on the eastern side of the #PlumasNF, get involved with the Mapes Project on the Beckwourth Ranger District. The proposed project area extends north from Portola, along the east side of Lake Davis to approximately two miles south of Antelope Lake. The east side of the project area generally parallels County Road 177 and National Forest System road 26N70. Proposed activities for the approx...imately 85,000-acre project include fuels treatments, prescribed fire, and road maintenance, reconstruction and obliteration. A detailed description of why the project is needed, what activities are being proposed, and instructions for submitting comments is available online at the Plumas National Forest website at: https://www.fs.usda.gov/project/?project=56644.

#NorthComplexFire Update: 10/26/20 Suppression repair continues in the North Complex Fire area as firefighters work to restore damage the forest sustained during suppression efforts.

#NorthComplexFire Update Weather and fire behavior analyst Dan Felix discusses the upcoming wind event. The map used in the backdrop of this video reflects suppression repair, NOT active fire or open fire line.

#NorthComplexFire Update: 10/25/20 The containment on the North Complex Fire is now 96% and suppression repair progress continues.

#NorthComplexFire Update 10/24/20 Suppression repair continues in the North Complex Fire area.

#NorthComplexFire Update 10/23/20 The main work continues to be suppression repair. Hand lines, dozer lines, damage roads and areas cleared for safety zones or staging areas are being repaired.