Plumas National Forest reports on Twain Fire
According to a statement by Plumas National Forest this morning, good progress made overnight; fire currently holding in 276 acre footprint.
Hard work by firefighters overnight and favorable weather conditions resulted in little to no overnight growth and 10 percent containment on the fire. The fire is still holding at 276 acres this morning.
More federal, state, and local resources continue to arrive on scene at Twain, where they maintain 24-hour engagement on the fire which is burning in the footprint of the 2021 Dixie Fire. Snags (dead standing trees) from that fire present a hazard to firefighters on the line.
The weather today is predicted to be cooler than yesterday with surges of monsoonal moisture pushing up from the south. Cloud cover is expected to persist over the fire area with little to no rain. There is a 10% percent chance of afternoon thunderstorms today. That chance increases slightly through mid-week. Smoke from the Twain Fire was visible as far away as Susanville yesterday. Smoke conditions today will be dependent on weather.
The Twain Fire is burning just east of Twain in Plumas County on the north side of Highway 70. Highway 70 remains open, with controlled traffic in place. An evacuation warning is in place by the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office for residents between the Greenville Wye west to Rush Creek on the north side of Highway 70 only. The cause of the fire is under investigation.
About the U.S. Forest Service
The Forest Service manages 18 national forests in the Pacific Southwest Region, encompassing more than 20 million acres across California, and assists landowners in California, Hawaii and U.S.-affiliated Pacific Islands. National forests supply 60 percent of the water in California and form the watershed of most major aqueducts and more than 2,400 reservoirs throughout the state.
