New Fires On The Shasta-Trinity National Forest

[scannerboy02]

Firefighters respond to two new fires on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest​

REDDING, Calif. – Two fires of undetermined cause started on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest today.

At about 11:40 a.m., crews were dispatched to the Gulch Fire located on Hwy. 36, three miles NW of Platina. Eight air tankers along with helicopters, engines and ground crews are working on this fire, estimated to be greater than 2,500 acres, which is burning uphill towards the unoccupied Knob Peak Lookout site. Firefighters are working to hold the fire at the top of the ridge and contain it there. About 20 to 40 structures, some of them homes, are potentially threatened in the Harrison Gulch area. This evening, the Shasta County Sheriff's department lifted the precautionary evacuation orders for that area. A Type II Incident Management Team will assume command of this fire tomorrow.

At about 1:20 p.m. today, firefighters responded to the Elmore Fire, which is now at 300 acres and located three miles south of Lakeshore in the Salt Creek area near Shasta Lake. Air tankers along with helicopters, engines and ground crews quickly responded to the Elmore Fire site dropping multiple loads of retardant and water. This fire is extremely resistant to control and has spotted several times. There are structures threatened and evacuations have been ordered for areas east and west of Interstate 5 at Gregory Creek and at I-5 near Salt Creek. Local, State and Federal firefighters and equipment from all over the region are fighting this fire, and crews hope that lower temperatures and higher humidity this evening will help slow the fire.

 

[selgaran]

CHP CAD suggests the cause was sparks from a vehicle.


Incident: 0163 Type: Location: info as of: 9/8/2008 1:10:48 AM
ADDITIONAL DETAILS
8:42PM PER S2* 37-R3 WILL BE WORKING TIL 0400, IN PLATINA AREA TO ASSIST CT W/CLOSURES
7:08PM 1039 36-R1
7:07PM 1039 S3* // R1* CAN CLEAR
6:47PM NO ETA TO HAVE 36 RE OPENED, BUT FIRE IS BURNING AWAY FROM THE RDWY NOW
5:45PM 1039 S3* W/CT INFO
5:38PM PER CT - PLZ CALL CO RDS FOR SIGN ON BOWMAN, THIS IS A CO RD
5:31PM NO ETA ON CREW AT THIS TIME
5:31PM 1039 MARTIN MILLS, WILL TRY TO GET ONE OO REDDING - WILL STANDY BY TO FIND OUT IF WE MOVE CLOSURE TO BOWMAN
5:31PM CAN WE MOVE CLOSURE TO BOWMAN
5:27PM NEED AN ETA ON THE ROAD CLOSURE
5:08PM CT IS WORKING CLOSURE ON 36 AT WILDWOOD
3:38PM ** ALLOWED KRCR NEWS CREW THREW THE CLOSURE **
3:30PM 1039 MARTIN MILLS LINE 74
3:25PM PLT CONTACT MARK MILLS RB SUPERVISOR - HAVE HIM BRING A CMS SIGN TO N MAIN AT HWY 36 INTERSECTION ADVISING TEH RDWY IS CLOSED
3:17PM 244-1* PLS CALL JOE MCCNEALY OO WVL AND ADVISE HIM OF THE GUARDRAIL DAMAGE,AND THE CLOSURE DUE TO THE FIRE
3:14PM 1039 244-1 - WILL SEE IF WE CAN FIGURE OUT A WAY TO DO THAT
3:12PM FOR CT // ALOT OF HEAVLY DAMAGED GUARD RAILS THAT WILL HAVE TO BE REPAIRED PRIOR TO ROADWAY BE OPEN
3:12PM WILL NOT BE ABLE TO MAN CLOSURE UNTIL I CAN GET A HOLD OF MORE CT PTTS
3:11PM PUTTING OUT CONES AND CLOSURE SIGNS THEN WILL BE MOVING TO OTHER END TO DO THE SAME
3:11PM PER CT 244-1 CLOSING HWY 36 SHA 7*25/36 AT PLATINA RD
2:47PM 90-S2 CALLED AND CHECKED IN, SINCE FIRE IS IN TEHAMA/SHASTA COUNTY, HE WON T BE RESPONDING BUT WILL BE AVAIL IF NEEDED
2:42PM UPDATED HEWAB #4 SENT -KG
2:39PM *** CLOSURE: HWY 36 FROM VESTAL RD TO WILDWOOD ***
2:28PM 10-39 HUMBOLDT FOR CHANGE OF THEIR CMS SIGN TO REFLECT
2:28PM 10-39 BRET GRISBY, HE S OUTTA HAYFORK YARD, WILL CLOSE 36 AT WILDWOOD
2:27PM 1039 LT GARR
2:25PM PLZ CONFIRM SIGN BOARD IN RED BLUFF ADVISES 36 IS CLOSED
2:25PM 90-12 WILL HANDLE CLOSEURE AT 36 AND WILDWOOD
2:23PM 1039 40B* W/ROAD CLOSURE AT EB 36 AT WILDWOOD
2:22PM HE ADV CONTACT HAYFORK YARD AND HAVE THEM CLOSE AT WILDWOOD
2:17PM 10-39 LONNIE W/DOT, HE RECOMMENDS WE BACK THE CLOSURE UP TO VESSTAL
2:12PM NEED CT FOR CLOSURE SIGN EB 36 AT WILDWOOD
2:09PM 1039 CODE 20
2:09PM 1039 TMC WILL ACTIVATE DRAKE HILL 36 AND JSO 299 CMS BOARDS
2:03PM 1039 37-S2* W/INFO
2:02PM *** HWY 36 WILL BE CLOSED FROM MPM 7*7 TO HARRISON RANCH RD-TEHAMA COUNTY ***
2:02PM ICP / STAGING AT STATION 66 / PLATINA FIRE DEPT
1:53PM PER CDF, NO ETA, 100 ACRES BOTH SIDES OF RDWAY AND MOVING FAST
1:50PM UNK ETA // FIRE IS LARGE - HAS POTENTIAL TO BE LENGTHY CLOSURE
1:47PM 1039 USFS W/TOW INFO
1:44PM 1039 KEITHS / ENRT
1:44PM PLZ SEND HEWAB FOR HARD CLOSURE
1:43PM HARD CLOSURE WB 26 MM 7*7 - REQ ANOTHER UNIT EB 36 AT HARRISON GULCH RANGER STATION //IN SHASTA CO - MAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET THROUGH
1:41PM 1021 TWIN VIEW TOW / HEAVY DUTY UNAVAIL
1:41PM 302B*OK TO ROLL ROT 1185 / USFS DOING THEIR OWN 180 - FOR THEIR OWN INVESTIGATION - PER USFS LAW ENFORCEMENT OFCR
1:40PM 1021 PROFESSIONAL TOW / UNAVAIL TIL 1800 HRS TONIGHT
1:38PM USFS REQ FB 1185 FOR 30 FT HORSE TRLR / 14L1 PAUL HEADY IS CONTACT FOR THE UNIT IF HE NEEDS FURTHER INFO ON TOW
12:42PM PER CAL FIRE NOW 2 BIG FIRES / 80 ACRES EACH
12:22PM USFS REQ ETA // FIRE IS ON BOTH SIDES OF 36
12:04PM VEH THAT STARTED FIRE WAS TOWING OR DRAGGING CAR, IS STILL IN AREA
11:36AM CDF NEEDS 11-84 FOR 6 DIFFERENT VEG FIRES

 

[Eng74]

This is why I saw some USFS crews and and a strike team going north on I 5 while i was going south.