Cub Complex Fire Update
Incident: Cub Complex Wildland Fire
Released: 7/4/2008
Cub Complex
FIRE UPDATE
Fire Information: (530) 258-3932
6:00 a.m.-8:00 p.m
Southern Area Incident Management Team
July 4, 2008
8:00 a.m.
Current Status
The Cub Complex, which includes the Onion and Cub Fires, is currently managed by the Southern Area Interagency Management (Red) Team. The fire is located 16 miles southwest of Chester, CA Lat: 40° 10' 51" Long: 121°33'44"
Estimated Acreage
7,152
Containment
26 percent
Cause and Date Started
Lightning, Saturday 6/21/2008
Resources on the Fire
20-person fire crews: 17 Helicopters: 3 Engines: 54 Bulldozers: 13
Water tenders: 21 Overhead: 198 Total Personnel: 917
Cooperators
Cal Trans, U.S. Forest Service, California Highway Patrol, Collins Pine Company, Plumas County, Lassen County, and CAL FIRE
Restrictions and Closures
In the Lassen National Forest, firewood cutting permits have been suspended, campfires are allowed only in designated campgrounds and recreation sites, and vehicles are restricted to roads and trails. Smoking is allowed only in enclosed vehicles or buildings. Contact the local Forest Service office (LNF) for details and other restrictions.
The Lassen National Forest has issued a temporary forest closure ordered on the southern and western parts of the Almanor Ranger District due to fire activity. The Potato Patch, Alder and Elam Campgrounds in Deer Creek Canyon are closed
Highway 32 remains closed through Deer Creek Canyon from the junction of Hwy 36 and Hwy 32 south toward Chico, CA. Call Cal Trans 1-800-427-ROAD (7623) for current information on road closures.
The Butte County Sheriff's office's precautionary advisory for Deer Creek Meadows area remains in effect.
Plans for
Today
Crews will continue to work on the Cub Fire along Elam Creek to the Pacific Crest Trail with an attempt to burnout the southeast flank of the fire. Hand and dozer line will be constructed along roads connecting the Pacific Crest Trail to the Cub Creek Trail. Continue mop-up along the northwestern flank of the Onion Fire. A burnout operation is planned along Highway 32.
Fire weather
Mostly sunny. High Temperature mid to upper 80's. Minimum Relative Humidity 23%. Today it should be a little cooler and moist with wind gusts up to 15 mph.
Other Fire
Information
Smoke will remain in the Chester, CA area from the Cub Complex and other fires burning south of Lassen NF.
Highway 36 (Main St.) in Chester, CA will be closed from 10 a.m.-3 p.m. on July 4, 2008 for an Independence Day parade. Motorists will need to find alternate routes. Traffic will remain heavy through the holiday weekend with the increase of 10,000 visitors and fire personnel.
http://www.fs.fed.us/r8/incident/redteam
Southern Area Red Type 1 IMT
