OROVILLE — New updates from Cal Fire-Butte County at 2:30 p.m. say forward progression by the Quincy Fire has been slowed by crews.
Cal Fire requested 10 additional water trucks as well as two more tankers which would make six total assigned to the fire. Fire Captain Jake Gilliam who was at the scene of the fire said that while there is currently no containment on the fire, the fight has taken a turn for the better.
“We’re making good progress,” Gilliam said.
Gilliam added that the cause of the fire is still under investigation.
The latest updates from Cal Fire-Butte County show that the Quincy Fire has been remapped by the Fire Integrated Real-Time Intelligence System, or FIRIS, to be 85 acres as of 2:15 p.m. Thursday.
The Quincy Fire spread quickly in the wildlands east of Oroville on Thursday afternoon.
The blaze, which began just before 1 p.m., was reported to have a moderate rate of speed as engines, tankers, dozers and crews were quickly requested by Cal Fire-Butte County.
No structures were threatened as of 1:40 p.m.
The Butte County Sheriff’s Office has issued evacuation warnings for zones FORB-685, FORB-686 and OSE-831.
A second fire, dubbed the Georgia Fire, ignited in west Oroville near Baggett Marysville Road and Georgia Pacific Way but was stopped at a quarter of an acre.
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