Chips Fire 100% Contained

Fire gets into the top structure of the
forest and blows sparks that start
spot fires.

View of the fire from fire camp.

   Good news tonight. As of 5:30 PM on September 1, 2012, the Chips Fire in Plumas National Forest is 100% contained.

As the fire reached Hwy 70.

Tanker planes dumped load after load
of retardant.

 75,217 acres were burned. These are photos provided over the last weeks by the USFS. Although the town of Seneca has been saved, mandatory evacuations are still in effect, as the fire has circled the town.