Crews work to contain R1 Ranch Fire
As of 6 p.m. Tuesday, Sept. 3, the R1 Ranch Fire was 98 percent contained at 3,380 acres. Crews from the local units will continue to patrol the fire. Unless conditions changed, this was the last update from InciWeb.
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Update Monday morning: The R1 Ranch Fire, ignited by lightning on Aug. 28, is currently 3,380 acres and 95 percent contained Monday morning, Sept. 2. The California Interagency Incident Management Team 16 will return command of the fire to local resources at 8 p.m. tonight. The increase in acreage is due to better mapping.
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Update 8 p.m. Saturday: The R1 Ranch Fire is 65 percent contained this evening, according to InciWeb. It remains at 3,340 acres.
The California Interagency Incident Management Team 16 assumed command of the fire at 7 a.m. this morning.
A Temporary Flight Restriction is in place over the fire. Residents and visitors are reminded that Unmanned Aircraft Systems are not permitted in or around fire areas.
Warm and dry conditions are expected through the weekend. Winds will be light, with typical breezy afternoon and evening winds Sunday and Monday. Unusually dry air will remain over the region through Sunday, resulting in low afternoon humidity and poor overnight recovery for the mid slopes and ridges. The possibility of thunderstorms returns Wednesday onward.
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Update 2:40 p.m. Friday: The R1 Ranch Fire has increased to 3,340 acres and is 35 percent contained this afternoon, according to InciWeb. The increase in acreage is attributed to more accurate aerial mapping.
More favorable weather and lighter winds led to more moderate fire behavior on Aug. 30.
Planned actions involved continuing direct and indirect line construction from anchor points and using parts of Horse Lake Road as containment line.
There is potential for the fire to spread east and northeast toward Horse Lake Flat.
Because of increasing complexity, a Type 2 incident management team, California Team 16, will assume management of the fire on Saturday, Aug. 31
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Update 7:15 a.m. Friday: The R1 Ranch Fire is 15 percent contained this morning, Friday, Aug. 30, according to InciWeb. Yesterday, the fire burned past the fire line, and increased the fire to 1,800 acres. Fire behavior moderated overnight.
There are 28 fire engines, four helicopters, three water tenders, three bulldozers and 16 hand crews assigned. Air tankers, including a DC10, have been used as needed. An incident base will be established at the Lassen County Fairgrounds in Susanville. About 530 personnel are working on the fire.
According to InciWeb, the fire has spread into rocky terrain, limiting effective suppression to experienced hand crews and air support. Because of increasing complexity, a Type 2 incident management team has been ordered.
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Update 6:15 p.m. Thursday: The R1 Ranch Fire grew to 1,800 acres today, according to InciWeb. The fire burned across the fireline during the afternoon and burned northeast, pushed by strong wind and low relative humidity. The fire has burned 900 acres of sage grouse habitat.
530 personnel are working the fire.
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Update 10 a.m. Thursday: The R1 Ranch Fire, which has burned about 1,000 acres, is 10 percent contained this morning, according to InciWeb. There are 425 personnel working on the fire.
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Update 6 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 29: The R1 Ranch Fire climbed to 1,000 acres and is threatening two remote ranches and a historic cabin, according to InciWeb. The ranches have been evacuated. No buildings have burned.
This fire has also burned about 300 acres of habitat for greater sage-grouse and threatens priority sage grouse habitat, which is a high priority for protection, according to InciWeb.
As of 10 p.m. Wednesday there were 20 fire engines, seven helicopters, three water tenders, three bulldozers and 11 hand crews assigned. More resources have been ordered.
At the outset, the fire was pushed by erratic winds. There was short-range spotting. Projected fire activity anticipates the R1 Ranch Fire will be driven by wind and will continue to spread east and northeast toward Horse Lake Flat.
Crews will Continue direct and indirect line construction from anchor points.
There are about 299 personnel working on the fire.
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Update: The lightning-caused R1 Fire has burned about 700 acres, according to Jeff Fontana, public affairs officer for the Bureau of Land Management, Northern California. More resources are on the way. The fire started around 4:30 p.m. this afternoon, Wednesday, Aug. 28.
The R1 Fire is about 12 miles northeast of Susanville and about two and a half miles from Saturday’s Horse Fire.
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Crews are responding to a more than 300-acre fire near Hagata Canyon this evening, Wednesday, Aug. 28, according to Jeff Fontana, public affairs officer for the Bureau of Land Management, Northern California.
It is called the R1 Fire.
About 150 personnel are working the fire. The fire is north of last Saturday’s Horse Fire.
This is a developing story.
