Silver Fire Is 100% Contained
Incident: Silver Fire Wildfire
Released: 9/22/2009
Current fire situation: The Silver Fire is now 100% contained. Residents and visitors can expect to see occasional flare-ups and smoke as unburned material withing the fire line continues to burn. Firefighters will continue to secure and mop-up control lines and the interior of the fire.
The Silver Fire is burning in steep, rugged terrain southeast of Silver Lake near the small community of Meadow Valley, approximately 10 miles west of Quincy on the Plumas National Forest in northeastern California.
On the morning of September 23, command of the fire will be transitioned from NorCal Incident Management Team 1 back to the Plumas National Forest.
A "red flag" warning for hot dry weather conditions continues through today. Residents and visitors are asked to be extra careful, especially with anything that involves machiner, open flame or sparks around dry vegetation.
Information on how to make your home more defendable can be found on the Plumas County Fire Safe Council's website at: www.plumasfiresafe.org. Brochures are available at local fire departments.
Campgrounds & road closures: The forest has issued a closure order for the Forest Road 24N29X (Silver Lake Rd.) from the intersection west to the Silver Lake Campground and the 24N30 from the gravel pit west to Silver Lake Campground. The Silver Lake Campground remains closed. To view the forest order and related map, visit the website www.fs.fed.us/r5/plumas, then select "Forest Orders."
Fire information: Call (530) 283-7882 during normal office hours (8am-4:30pm) or by logging on to www.inciweb.org and clicking on the Silver Incident.
