Mendocino Complex Fire
The Mendocino Complex Fire is a large complex of two wildfires, the River Fire and Ranch Fire, currently burning in Mendocino, Lake, and Colusa counties in the U.S. state of California. It is th largest fire complex in recorded US history.[1] The Ranch Fire is currently burning eight miles northeast of Ukiah and the River Fire is currently burning six miles north of Hopland. The fires were first reported on July 27, 2018. Both fires have burned a combined total of 302,086 acres (1,222 km2) . Several communities and cities in the region had to be evacuated.
| Mendocino Complex Fire | |
|---|---|
 Smoke from the Mendocino Complex on Highway 20 on July 31, 2018 | |
| Location | Mendocino County, Colusa County and Lake County, California, United States |
| Date | July 27, 2018 – |
| Fatalities | None reported |
| Injuries | 8 |
By the night of August 7, the fires were collectively 34% contained. The River Fire was 78% contained and the Ranch Fire was only 20% contained, with flames on the northern flank still actively pushing towards Snow Mountain Wilderness.[2][1]
Impact
The River and Ranch Fires have affected communities along the Mendocino and Lake County borders. People in these areas had to be evacuated: Lakeport, Kelseyville, Lucerne, Upper Lake, Nice, Saratoga Springs, Witter Springs, Potter Valley, and Finley, parts of Hopland, and the tribal communities Hopland Rancheria and Big Valley Rancheria.
Mendocino Complex Fire Media
Perimeter of the Mendocino Complex fire
Satellite image of the Ranch Fire on August 15, 2018.
The community of Upper Lake was evacuated during the Mendocino Complex fires.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Mendocino fire is now the largest ever in California's modern history. CNBC. https://www.cnbc.com/2018/08/07/mendocino-fire-is-now-the-largest-ever-in-californias-modern-history.html. Retrieved 2018-08-09.
- ↑ California wildfire: Mendocino Complex fire expected to burn till end of August. Express.co.uk. https://www.express.co.uk/news/world/1000420/California-wildfire-Mendocino-Complex-fire-burn-August.
Other websites
Media related to Mendocino Complex at Wikimedia Commons- Office of Emergency Service Fire Map