Hill Fire

100% Contained
7,224 Acres
2 Counties: Humboldt, Trinity

Date Started
07/16/2024 11:05 AM

Last Updated
08/15/2024 4:49 AM

Date Contained
08/14/2024 4:48 AM (Active for 29 days)

Cause
Under Investigation

Admin Unit
Six Rivers National Forest

Incident Management Team
No team assigned

Location
South of the community of Willow Creek in the Mosquito Creek Drainage

[40.7721611,-123.63975]

Reports
Status reports

Status Update

Situation Summary

Heavy Equipment and crews work on the firelines to repair suppression work. They will scatter and chip brush piles, install water bars to prevent future erosion, and repair any fences or other infrastructure that may have been damaged.

Hill Fire Road Closures

Road closures are in place on Friday Ridge Rd. at Forest Service Route 6N06, Forest Route 5N35, and Route 1, Friday Fridge Rd. at Forest Route 5N04, and Berry Summit at Titlow Hill Road near the Highway 299 ramp. Highway 299 is not closed. For updated road closure information, visit protect.genasys.com or humboldtsheriff.org/emergency.

Incident Photos

Hill Fire Photo Album

Resources Assigned

177

Personnel

Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.

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Icon	Description
	Active Incident
	Contained Incident
	Fires Less than 10 Acres
	Prescribed Fire
	Mudslide
	Flood
	Earthquake
	Lightning Activity
	Incident Perimeter ^{Reference 1}
	Evacuation Order ^{Reference 2}
	Evacuation Warning ^{Reference 3}
	Red Flag Warning ^{Reference 4}
	Smoke and Haze Forecast 0-3 PPM
	Smoke and Haze Forecast 3-25 PPM
	Smoke and Haze Forecast 25-63 PPM
	Smoke and Haze Forecast 63-158 PPM
	Smoke and Haze Forecast >158 PPM

Incident Perimeter: Perimeters are generalized and do not necessarily indicate structures within the boundaries have been damaged or destroyed.
Evacuation Order: An immediate threat to life. This is an order by law enforcement to leave immediately. The area is lawfully closed to public access.
Evacuation Warning: A potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate and those with pets and livestock should leave immediately.
Red Flag Warning: National Weather Service Red Flag Warnings indicate warm temperatures, very low humidities, and stronger winds that can combine to produce an increased risk of fire danger.

Hill Fire