Swedes Fire is the latest wildfire to hit Butte County
Cal Fire performs mop up operations at Chinese Wall Road in Oroville on Sunday morning. Photo credit: Natalie Hanson
Update at 9 a.m. Monday. Containment of the Swedes Fire is now at 40% according to the latest fact sheet from CAL Fire. 13 fire crews are currently involved. All evacuation orders are now reduced to evacuation warnings.
In what is now the 180th incident of fire to hit California greater than 10 acres, the Swedes Fire has now consumed more than 400 acres as of 10:12 p.m. according to CAL Fire.
The fire is believed to have begun on Chinese Wall Road, east of Oroville, on Saturday at around 8:06 a.m. The fire is currently 10% contained with no reported injuries.
Evacuation orders have been issued for: Deer Valley Road from Swedes Flat Road to the end, Jernigan Way from Hurleton SwedesFlat Road to the end, all of Quality Lane, Lost Horizon Drive to Oro-Quincy Highway, Old Olive Highway to Oro-Quincy HIghway and Feathervale Drive and Mt. Ida Road and all adjoining roads east.
For any stats or inquiries contact the DUTY PIP Number at (530) 5210-8265.
#SwedesFire [update] Another view from the Incident Command Post. Fire is still at 400 acres, 10% contained. pic.twitter.com/SKrvo9WziZ
— CAL FIRE Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department (@CALFIRE_ButteCo) September 8, 2019
#SwedesFire [update] Another view from the Incident Command Post. Fire is still at 400 acres, 10% contained. pic.twitter.com/SKrvo9WziZ
— CAL FIRE Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department (@CALFIRE_ButteCo) September 8, 2019
Please heed the evacuation orders. #SwedesFire is now 300 acres and growing. https://t.co/gabXvb0BIl
— CAL FIRE Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department (@CALFIRE_ButteCo) September 8, 2019
#SwedesFire [update] Now 300 acres. We have set up an information phone line. Call 530-538-7826 for the latest fire information. Please do not call 9-1-1 for fire information. pic.twitter.com/1NkrzVYgrE
— CAL FIRE Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department (@CALFIRE_ButteCo) September 8, 2019
#SwedesFire [update] Air resources estimate 50 acres. South wind is moving the fire to the north. Burning in the Wall Fire footprint from 2017. pic.twitter.com/ccCsRGoAkM
— CAL FIRE Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department (@CALFIRE_ButteCo) September 7, 2019
Firefighters just arriving at scene of a vegetation fire on Chinese Wall Road east of Oroville. Reported approximately 10 acres, no structures immediately threatened. #SwedesFire pic.twitter.com/6LhGatMxTd
— CAL FIRE Butte Unit/Butte County Fire Department (@CALFIRE_ButteCo) September 7, 2019
The Orion will report new developments as they become available.
Ricardo Tovar can be reached at [email protected] or @rtovarg13 and on Twitter.
