WALKER FIRE PM UPDATE 9-8-19

QUINCY, CA. – As of 6:00 p.m., California Interagency Incident Management Team 4 has taken command of the Walker Fire. The fire is 38,049 acres and containment increased to 7%. Currently 825 personnel are assigned to the fire. A community meeting was held in Janesville this afternoon to provide fire information to the public.

After the fire made a significant run to the east overnight, crews took suppression action which successfully continued today. They constructed containment line directly along the fire’s edge around the head of the fire near Round Mountain and Stoney Creek and were able to stop the fire’s forward advancement to the east with fireline that held. Dozers continued their progress constructing dozer line around the south side of the fire to Ingalls Peak as crews constructed line directly along the southeast-east edge of the fire which held as well. Resources secured the fireline along the southwest edge of the fire near structures and line was constructed to the north of the Genesee Valley Road structures to further secure them. The fire is holding at the 25N42 road.

Structure preparation is complete on structures to the west of Wheeler Peak drainage. Opportunities for fireline construction on the west side of the fire have been identified and tonight crews plan to start constructing fireline in that area. Firefighters will continue to build on the progress made today, constructing containment line and holding what’s in place overnight.

Evacuation Orders- Mandatory Evacuation Orders remain in place for residents residing along Hwy 395 from the Thunder Mountain Road (Wales Canyon) to the Laufman Grade (Old Hwy 59), including the communities of Milford and Brockman Canyon. Antelope Lake to the Plumas county line, the Genesee Valley road corridor, the Ward Creek area, and the Flournoy Bridge area remain under mandatory evacuation orders. An Evacuation Center is set up at Lassen County Fairgrounds, 195 Russell Ave. Susanville, CA 96130. Residents who need accommodations can proceed to Quincy and contact the Sheriff’s Office. Sign up for CodeRed at https://public.coderedweb.com/cne/en-US/BFB7CC4C6C0A.

Road Closures- Janesville Grade, Genesee Valley road at the Flournoy Bridge, Antelope Lake road from the Flournoy Bridge to Antelope Dam, and beginning at the Flournoy Bridge turnoff, the 111 Beckwourth-Genesee road is closed through the fire area. Hwy 395 will remain open to through traffic.

For updates http://www.Facebook.com/usfsplumas or https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6568/.