#Fawn fire cal fire map update

AlertWildfire/HandoutĬal Fire interviewed the woman and arrested her on suspicion of starting the fire. The Fawn Fire burns near the Shasta Lake area in Northern California on Sept. She said she was dehydrated and needed treatment. The woman was later seen walking out of the brush near where firefighters were battling flames. and Allstate Fire and Casualty Insurance Company (Home Offices. Employees of the quarry reported seeing a female trespasser 'acting irrationally' before the fire was started, Cal Fire reported. Margery, Fawn from our Northfield office will be r. Thousands of people are under evacuation orders as a wildfire suspected of.

#Fawn fire cal fire map update

Click here for Saturdays update on the Fawn Fire. After noon Thursday, a flurry of additional evacuations were issued including all of Holiday Road south of Old Oregon Trail as well as all roads north of Old Oregon Trail at Akrich north to Pine Grove and east of Interstate 5.Īn evacuation shelter was opened at 2225 Bechelli Lane in Redding at the First Church of the Nazarene.Ĭal Fire said the fire started in a remote canyon on property accessed through the JF Shea and Mountain Gate Quarries. Updated: 11:48 AM PDT SeptemSHASTA COUNTY, Calif. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office issued the first evacuations Thursday morning for Mountain Gate. The fire was first reported at Fawndale Road and Radcliff Road, which is five miles northeast of Shasta Lake, and Cal Fire reported Wednesday afternoon that flames were spreading rapidly. #FawnFire is very close to us and it’s getting scary.' 'The #FawnFire is plain scary-looking right now, and dropping burned leaves and ash in our yard,' wrote a Redding resident on Twitter.Īnother Twitter use shared: 'In Redding, right off the twin view blvd exit.

Cal FireĪ 30-year-old woman from Palo Alto was arrested on fire-related charges in the area where the blaze ignited, officials said in a statement Thursday afternoon.Īs fire activity intensified Thursday afternoon, there were reports of ash falling from the sky in Redding.

The Fawn Fire broke out 12 miles north of Redding, Calif., on Sept. I would advise people to look at the latest information from the sheriff's department.' The biggest threat would be along Old Oregon Trail and Bear Mountain Road area.'įoxworthy added, 'There are quite a few mandatory evacuations, and they're coming out continuously. The fire is in steep rugged terrain and starting to burn in amongst some homes. 'The fire is still on the east side of I-5. 'I would call it extreme,' Cal Fire spokesperson Robert Foxworthy said at 1:30 p.m.