Yuba County, California · Wildfire
| Metric | Last report | Now | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Size |
163 acres Jul 30, 9:00 AM
|
162 acres
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−1 acres
was 163 acres · Jul 30, 9:00 AM
|
−1 acres
in 18 days
|
| Containment |
95% Aug 13, 7:01 PM
|
96%
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+1 percent
was 95% · Aug 13, 7:01 PM
|
+1 percent
in 4 days
|
| Crew size |
20 Aug 13, 7:01 PM
|
4
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
−16
was 20 · Aug 13, 7:01 PM
|
−16
in 4 days
|
| Money spent |
$20.7M Aug 6, 8:00 PM
|
$23.0M
Aug 17, 9:00 AM
+$2.3M
was $20.7M · Aug 6, 8:00 PM
|
+$2.3M
in 11 days
|
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The Chute Fire is a wildfire near Yuba County, California. It has burned about 162 acres (about 123 football fields). Crews have boxed in 96% of its edge; the other 4% isn't contained yet. It was first reported about 5 weeks ago. About 4 people are on it, run by a Type 3 IC. We're also tracking 4 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Monday, August 17th at 9:00 a.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
Today
90°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 1 to 5 mph WSW · 0% chance of rain
Tonight
63°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 3 mph NE · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday
92°F · Sunny
Wind 5 mph NW · 0% chance of rain
Tuesday Night
64°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 0 to 3 mph SE · 0% chance of rain
Wednesday
93°F · Sunny
Wind 5 mph SE · 0% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Monday, August 17th at 9:03 a.m. CDT.
About 4 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 3 IC. The government rates it a Type 3 Incident. About $23 million has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
We show the daily official picture. For minute-by-minute updates, evacuation orders, and maps, these do it best:
Within about 75 miles we're tracking 4 other active fires, closest first:
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