Orleans Complex (2025-07-05)

22,139 acre wildfire (84% contained)
Bertsch-Oceanview, California, United States
InciWeb page: CASRF Orleans Complex
CAL FIRE page: CAL FIRE Incident Page Status: Active Size: 22,139 acre Contained: 84%

Orleans Complex Live Perimeter Growth

Orleans Complex Fire Growth History
Orleans Complex Containment History

Orleans Complex Fire Alert Timeline

Jul 15, 2025 Evacuation level 3
Level 3 evacuation orders expanded to include entire community of Forks of Salmon (zone FRK-1709) and additional zones SIS-1707-B, SIS-1708, SIS-1804, SIS-1805 due to southern fire spread.
Sources: Orleans Complex Fire - Wikipedia (2025-07-30) Butler Fire Grows to 9,191 Acres, New Evacuation Orders Issued for Forks of Salmon Area - Redheaded Blackbelt (2025-07-16)
Jul 15, 2025 Road closure
Salmon River Road between Butler Flat and Nordheimer Campground closed due to falling rocks and burning debris. Nordheimer and Oak Bottom campgrounds also closed for safety.
Sources: Butler Fire Grows to 9,191 Acres, New Evacuation Orders Issued for Forks of Salmon Area - Redheaded Blackbelt (2025-07-16) Butler, Orleans Complex (2025-07-16)
Jul 09, 2025 Other
Butler Fire and Red Fire officially combined to form Orleans Complex. Community meeting scheduled for July 9 at 5pm at Karuk Department of Natural Resources to inform residents of current conditions.
Sources: Butler, Orleans Complex (2025-07-16) Butler Fire doubles in size near Orleans, crews focus on structure protection (2025-07-24)
Jul 07, 2025 Evacuation level 3
Level 3 evacuation orders issued for Butler Creek, Lewis Creek areas and Nordheimer Campground due to rapidly spreading Butler Fire threatening structures. Residents must leave immediately via Highway 96 south.
Sources: Orleans Complex Fire - Wikipedia (2025-07-30) Butler Fire doubles in size near Orleans, crews focus on structure protection (2025-07-24)

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