Thank you, and @CaliforniaFire, that answers my questions. I could see the terrain on the map, but haven’t been in the area to see what the fuels are like.
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Sounds like another big day…
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NEWS RELEASE: Three Firefighters Injured in Tree Strike Incident
July 18, 2025
Media Contact: Deborah Carlisi
Orleans Complex, Orleans CA
2025.orleanscomplex@firenet.gov
ORLEANS, California — Three firefighters from the U.S. Forest Service working on the Butler Fire, part of the Orleans Complex, were injured in a tree strike incident at approximately 2:15 p.m. today.
Firefighters were transported to Redding for further medical care.
This incident is under investigation.
For more information, contact Deborah Carlisi, lead public information officer for California Incident Management Team 1 at 2025.orleanscomplex@firenet.gov.
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MEGA T’s & P’s for all of our Fire & LE personnel and their families. Yesterday was another exceedingly rough day for the Fire & Law Enforcement community in Ca..
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As of 9pm, the fire had not moved into structures in Forks of Salmon. Here is our morning intel summary.
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The Lookout
Here is our 7/21/2025 intel assessment for the Butler Fire, burning around Fork of Salmon, in NW California. It is based on infrared mapping collected 7/20/2025 at 11pm. We look at current fire behavior and the influence of previous fires in the area on this fire’s potential for growth. Butler Fire Update - 7/21/2025 - The Lookout
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Here is our 7/22/2025 morning report for the Butler Fire, in NW California.
The fire isn’t doing a lot, but there are lots of interesting facets to how fires get fought in this country, and also, in how the locals interact with the incident management teams.
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Fundraiser for El Cariso Hotshot hit by tree on this fire: Fundraiser by Morgan Reginato : Support Renzo Reginato's Road to Recovery
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And as soon as this fire is wrapped up it looks like a new lightning start just East of the Butler. The Big Cliff fire is 70 acres and is burning very well based off the cameras this morning.
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