Last year, the biggest California fire before the end of June was the Wood Fire, which burned about 7,500 acres at Camp Pendleton, in San Diego County. The second-biggest, the Southern Fire, burned 5,366 acres in San Diego County at the start of May. The Lava Fire is by far the biggest wildfire in California this year. The index takes into account the instability and dryness of the air. In addition, a Haines Index of 6 had been assigned to the Lava Fire, indicating high potential for extreme fire behavior. on Wednesday an RCFD update said the blaze had grown to 9,846. Thursday, with highs of 95 to 105 forecast. The Fairview Fire, which has been burning since Monday, had killed two people and seriously injured another as of Tuesday. An excessive-heat warning remains in effect until at least 11 p.m. Monday, the area was under a red-flag alert, indicating unusually high wildfire danger, because of low humidity and strong winds. The Tennant Fire, which started Monday, was estimated at 200 to 300 acres that evening, but on Tuesday afternoon it was spreading rapidly, the national forest’s fire managers said. The national forest’s Tuesday morning report said the Lava Fire “continues to spread into steep and rugged terrain,” and that Weed and Interstate 5 are “areas of concern.” The Forest Service has not released information on any damage to homes or other structures. The buff area indicates an evacuation warning.įor latest updates, see the Facebook page of the Siskiyou County sheriff. The mandatory evacuation area for the Tennant Fire is the other pink area, to the north. In total, the fire burned 76,788 acres and destroyed 78 buildings. It includes the communities of Carrick, Mount Shasta Vista, Juniper Valley and Lake Shastina. 24 Latest updates: The Mosquito Fire is now 100 contained, firefighters announced Sunday evening. The red dots on the map above show the most recent hot spots, according to thermal mapping by satellites.Įvacuations that were ordered Monday afternoon remained in effect Tuesday for the area indicated by the pink tone on the map above - from Lake Shastina to the northern flanks of Mount Shasta. No new estimate of its size has been released Tuesday. The fire was 20% contained at that point. By Monday morning, it was 1,446 acres (2.2 square miles), and by Monday night it was 13,300 acres (20 square miles) and had crossed Highway 97. The Lava Fire, which was started by lightning on Friday morning in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest, had burned about 500 acres on Sunday evening. Amid strong, erratic winds, the Lava Fire burning near Weed grew explosively on Monday, and evacuations were ordered by the Siskiyou County sheriff.Ī second set of evacuations was ordered Tuesday for a smaller fire nearby.
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