CARR FIRE INCIDENT UPDATE Date: 7/30/2018 Time: 7:00 A.M. @CAL_FIRE @CALFIRESHU
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INCIDENT FACTS Incident Start Date: July 23, 2018 Incident Type: Wildland Fire
Incident Start Time: 1:15 p.m. Cause: Mechanical Failure of a Vehicle
Incident Location: Highway 299 and Carr Powerhouse Road CAL FIRE Unit: Shasta/Trinity Unified Command Agencies: CAL FIRE, National Parks Service, Redding City Fire Size: 98,724 acres
Containment: 20%
Expected Full Containment: Unknown
Firefighter Injuries/Fatalities: 2
STRUCTURAL SUMMARY Structures Threatened: Residential Structures Destroyed: 723 5,012 Residential Structures Damaged: 159
Commercial Structures Destroyed: 3
Other Destroyed: 240
Commercial Structures Damaged: 4
Other Damaged: 30
CURRENT SITUATION Situation Summary:
Firefighters worked through the night to build control lines. Today crews will work to mitigate potential spot fires as shifting winds, dry fuels, and steep drainages exist below control lines. Red Flag Warning expires today at 8AM. Damage assessment will continue as conditions allow.
Evacuations:
Shasta County: Community of French Gulch SR 299 west of Trinity Mountain Rd to the base of Buckhorn Summit Whiskey Creek Rd to include the boat launch/day use areas South along Swasey Dr from SR299 to Placer Rd West along Placer Rd from Swasey Dr to Prospect Dr North from Prospect Dr to encompass Middle Park Ranch Land Area Keswick Dam East to Counter Lane, North to quartz Hill Rd North at Lake Blvd and Oasis Rd to Pine Grove Ave and Walker Mine Rd west of Cascade Rd/ I-5 Pine Grove Ave North on Lake Blvd to Shasta Dam incorporating Summit City, North Belt Line and Flannigan Rd Placer Road from Buenaventura Blvd to Cloverdale Rd Cloverdale Rd from Placer Rd to Clear Creek Rd Clear Creek Rd West from Cloverdale Rd to Honey Bee Rd Shasta Dam Visitor Center All of Shasta Dam Blvd All of Shasta Lake City Placer Rd from the Clear Creek Bridge to Clear Creek Rd Placer Rd at Platina Rd to Buell Rd which includes South Fork Rd, Zogg Mine Road, Jenny Bird Lane, Horse Canyon Rd and all residents West of Platina Rd between Placer Rd and Buell Rd All areas on South Fork Road from Zogg Mine Rd to South Fork Road to include the areas of Bender Rd, Serenity Dr and Serenity Way City of Redding: West of Overhill Dr and North of SR 299 North of SR 299 and in the Sunset West and Senset Terrace Subdivison North of Sacramento River to Keswick Dam Rd, West of Market Street and Lake Blvd to Keswick Dam Intersection of Placer Rd and Buenaventura Blvd west to Thompson Lane
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