Shasta-Trinity National Forest

2008 Wildfire Information and Recovery

This page will present information about the wildfires of 2008 and the post fire recovery. As information is compiled, links on this page will be activated. Please visit often.

Fire Costs

• Preliminary costs by fire complex [10-15-08 - 13 Kb]

Fire Effects Facts and Statistics

• Vegetation Burn Severity graphs (Motion Fire, Iron Complex, Yolla Bolly Complex, Lime Complex)
• Acres Burned by Land Management Prescription, by Complex
• Acres Burned by Land Management Prescription, by Fire
• Vegetation Burn Severity by Complex and Individual Fires, in percentages
• Acres Burned by Land Management Prescription and Ranger District
• Acres Burned by Land Management Prescription and County
• Vegetation Burn Severity by Land Management Prescription, in Percentages
• Vegetation Burn Severity by Complex, in Percentages

Maps

• Trinity Forest 2008 Fire Perimeter Map [1.4 Mb]
• Vegetation Burn Severity, Iron Complex* [6.5 Mb]
• Vegetation Burn Severity, Trough Fire (Lime Complex)* [10.4 Mb]
• Vegetation Burn Severity, Telephone and Noble Fires (Lime Complex)* [10.7 Mb]
• Vegetation Burn Severity, Iron Complex and Miners Fire (Lime Complex)* [11 Mb]
• Vegetation Burn Severity, Lime Fire (part of the Lime Complex)* [10.5 Mb]
• Vegetation Burn Severity and Fire History by Decade - 80s, 90s and 2000-2007 [866 Kb]
• Fire History by Decade - 80s, 90s and 2000-2007 [104 Kb]
• Fire Progression [7-11 to 8-31 - 1.2 Mb]
• Lime Complex Land Allocations* [3.5 Mb]
• Perimeters [126 Kb]
• Lightning Strikes [June 20-21, 2008 - 2 Mb]

Fire Recovery

• Jefferson Public Radio interview about Fire Recovery - November 21, 2008
• Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER)
  • Front Country
  • Iron-Alps
  • Lime Complex
  • Yolla Bolly Complex
  • Press Kit

*Map Viewing and Printing Instructions

These maps are in Adobe Acrobat PDF format. Version 6 and above of Adobe Reader is suggested to view and print them, as those versions have a 'zoom in' feature (described below). If you are having difficulty viewing or printing the maps, it is suggested that you install the latest version of Adobe Reader. It is free and may be downloaded from the Adobe web site.

MAP DOWNLOAD TIMES: The download time for each map will vary according to Internet connection speed, file size and time of day. The maps range up to about 11 megabytes in size. On a high speed (DSL or Cable) connection, even the largest maps should download in a couple of minutes. On a dial-up modem connection, the download times will be considerably longer.

Please note that, when the map finishes downloading, you can save it to your computer by selecting File and Save As on the menu bar. Save the map to a location you can easily find later (such as the 'desktop' or in a folder name of your choice).

The map dimensions are 36" X 48" and are designed to be printed using a map plotter. Printing will be very difficult since the maps are so much larger than the 8.5" X 11" paper size common to home computers. You may wish to print a smaller section of the maps. Here are printing tips based on using Adobe Reader version 8.

• Open the downloaded map in Adobe Reader 8.
• Select the magnifying glass tool (called 'Marquee Zoom' in Adobe Reader 8). If the tool isn't visible, Select View, Toolbars, More Tools. Locate and select the 'Marquee Zoom' tool (toward the bottom of the list) and select OK. This tool will now be available any future time you use Adobe Reader.
• Drag a selection box over the area you want to enlarge.
• Select File then Print. In the Print window, select Current View and adjust Page Scaling to Fit to Printable Area.
• Select OK to print.

Use Adobe Reader Help for detailed information on opening, navigating, and/or printing PDF files.