Intanko Fire prompts evacuations east of Yuba City, California

A portion of Beale Air Force Base was evacuated

Updated at 8:50 p.m. PDT June 8, 2021

CAL FIRE reports that the spread of the Intanko Fire 15 miles east-southeast of Yuba City, California has been stopped. It was mapped at 950 acres.


Updated at 5:06 p.m. PDT June 8, 2021

Intanko Fire
Intanko Fire June 8, 2021. As seen from KCRA 3 helicopter at approximately 4:30 p.m. On the left can be seen a portion of a fire that burned on the Beale Air Force Base June 5, 2021.

At 4:51 p.m. Tuesday CAL FIRE reported that the Intanko Fire 15 miles east-southeast of Yuba City, California had grown to 500 acres and was moving north toward Chuck Yeager Road.

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Intanko Fire at 5:01 p.m. June 8, 2021, as seen from the Penn Valley cam. Looking southeast.

 


3:47 p.m. PDT June 8, 2021

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Location of Intanko Fire, 3 p.m. PDT June 8, 2021

A vegetation fire 15 miles east-southeast of Yuba City, California prompted evacuations Tuesday afternoon. At least one home was destroyed in the fire that was reported a little before 2 p.m. PDT, 32 miles north of Sacramento.

At 3:24 CAL FIRE reported it had burned 300 acres.

Intanko Fire June 8, 2021
Intanko Fire June 8, 2021. CAL FIRE photo.

The fire started south of Beale Air Force base. The AFB Fire Chief ordered all housing residents east of East Garryanna that were in base housing to evacuate to the elementary school parking lot.

On June 5 there was another vegetation fire on the southeast portion of the base.

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Intanko Fire as seen from the Penn Valley cam at 2:59 p.m. PDT June 8, 2021.
Intanko Fire June 8, 2021
Intanko Fire June 8, 2021. CAL FIRE photo.