Lightning activity caused 104 wildfires on the Modoc National Forest beginning July 23, 2017. Two days later the Modoc July Complex Fire had a name and the attention of firefighters up and down the state of California and across the nation.
Covering over 83,000 acres, the Modoc July Complex Fire proved challenging in many ways for fire crews. Rough terrain and unusual weather patterns kept the over 2,300 firefighters on high alert trying to suppress and contain the fire. The one overarching factor was the weather: weather created by the fire itself including something called Pyrocumulous.
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Lightning activity caused 104 wildfires on the Modoc National Forest beginning July 23, 2017. Two days later the Modoc July Complex Fire had a name and the attention of firefighters up and down the state of California and across the nation.
Covering over 83,000 acres, the Modoc July Complex Fire proved challenging in many ways for fire crews. Rough terrain and unusual weather patterns kept the over 2,300 firefighters on high alert trying to suppress and contain the fire.
Cal OES spent a week chronicling the efforts both on the fire lines and inside the Command Incident Post to bring you an Inside Look at the Modoc July Complex Fire.
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Dave Welch is a 24 year veteran of the Rohnert Park Police Department (Department of Public Safety) and has been with Rancho Adobe Fire Protection District in Sonoma County where he’s currently a part time battalion chief. He’s serving as a Type I and Type II safety officer on the Modoc July Complex fire in Modoc County, California.
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