The blaze covered 510 acres and was 0% contained as of Tuesday evening, per Cal Fire.
NEVADA COUNTY – A fire along the Yuba River in Nevada County prompted evacuations Tuesday afternoon, authorities said.
The Rices Fire was reported around 2 p.m. near Rices Crossing Road, just north of the south fork of the Yuba River, Cal Fire Nevada-Yuba-Placer Unit Chief Brian Estes said at a news conference.Estes said the fire had destroyed an unknown number of structures and was threatening more than 500 others. The fire was also threatening water delivery systems, Pacific Gas & Electric Co. high-tension power lines and the South Yuba River State Park.
Estes said crews were working to keep the fire from dropping into the Yuba River drainage and crossing over into Yuba County, where it could have “tremendous impacts” on the communities of Dobbins, Challenge-Brownsville and Oregon House. “Getting good solid containment on this fire and not having an issue that’s going to run into July is the no. 1 concern,” he said. “The second concern is that Yuba River drainage. It’s got tremendous fire history in it.”The Rices Fire was burning in brush, oak woodland and heavy timber in a “ridge-top environment,” Estes said. Conditions were dry with temperatures topping 98 degrees.
About 350 personnel were assigned to the fire Tuesday, said Estes, who expected the number to double Wednesday.“I think we’re going to see a trend for Northern California to start to see more large fires,” he said. “And we have a long summer ahead of us.”
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