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“This fire would be complex if it was just one fire, the Kelly fire. When we came here there were 12,” said Nic Elmquist, fire behavior analyst.
The Happy Camp Complex is now 29,042 and 57% contained.
Fires in Humboldt County largely impacting the Hoopa and Orleans areas are in various stages of containment ranging from completely contained, to almost, to not very.
Fires from the Six Rivers Forest Lightning Complex, which ignited Aug. 15 following a lightning storm, have created warnings for roughly 243 residents around the Orleans area as of the Times-Standard’s print deadline, but some of the warnings should cease very soon.
The Golden Fire, which was sparked Sunday along Highway 101 between Ukiah and Willits, is expected to be fully contained by Friday, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection reported.