[UPDATE 10:29 p.m.] Evacuations Southeast of Redding as New Fires Explode
Retardant drops on the Cottage Fire near Redding. [Photo tweeted by Cal Fire]
According to a Cal Fire SHU (Shasta division) tweet, there are two 30 acre fires now and one five acre fire. Structures are threatened.
The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office tweeted, “Evacuations underway for all residents and streets located south of Dersch Road and east of Deschutes Road. Temporary evacuation location is Hawes Ranch & Farm Supply 21923 Dersch Rd Anderson.” They also tweeted, “Road closures in place for the following locations: Dersch Road between Hwy 44 and Millville Plains Road and Ash Creek Road at Parkville Road.”
UPDATE 3:14 p.m.: Screengrab from Flight Radar shows where aircraft is circling the fire area.
UPDATE 4 p.m.: An evacuation center is being set up at the Junction Elementary School in Palo Cedro 9087 Deschutes Road, according to the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office.
Cal Fire’s Shasta Unit posted these photos on Twitter from the fire.
#CottageFire pic.twitter.com/k7Yg1zUkeI
— CAL FIRE SHU (@CALFIRESHU) August 15, 2019
UPDATE 4:35 p.m.: Cal Fire is reporting that one fire is now 50 acres and the other two have merged and are 60 acres.
The Sheriff’s Office is reporting that more roads have closed–“C Bar Ranch Road at Dersch Road, Ash Creek Road at Parkville Road.”
UPDATE 6:25 p.m.: More roads have been closed, according to the Shasta County Sheriff’s Twitter feed–Frey Road at Dersch Road and Black Butte Road at Wild Cat Road
UPDATE 10:29 p.m.: The Shasta County Sheriff tweeted at 9:12 p.m., “All evacuations have been lifted and all roads are now open. Please be cautious and alert and watch for public safety personnel and fire apparatus remaining in the area.”
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Climate change is fake right? Right?..
They are talking about a fire that just started probably from ho eless or a cigarette, wtf r u ranting about climate change for? Drought is fake right? Right? Wtf it’s a fire not climate change or drought, it just rained last week btw
You sir are are oblivious to the truth.
Do yourself a favor and do even just one bit of research.
July was the hottest month ever recorded on Earth. This summer hasn’t just felt like the hottest ever — it actually has been. July 2019 is now officially the hottest month on record, since record-keeping began 140 years ago.
https://www.google.com/amp/s/www.cbsnews.com/amp/news/july-was-the-hottest-month-ever-recorded-on-earth/
It’s been a very mild summer on the Trinity. No 100 degree days and only a few days over 95. Most days in the low to mid 80’s. Half inch of rain last weekend. If this is the result of anthropogenic climate change then I’m all for it.
Ullr rover, I realize Trinity County is the center of the universe… The massive heat wave Western Europe just had, set off a massive ice melt in Greenland. Business Insider has a whole article on it.
Plus Siberia is having fires, which is very unusual. Alaska is too, but they have a history if it according to a firefighter.
Climate change has alot to do with frequency of fires. [edit]
If you think my one sentance statement was a rant…well Sir, you have very thin skin [edit] Have a good day!
well if you say so
Cowboy 911 is assisting with livestock evacuations. The high was 108 in Redding today! Windy and very dry out.
It’d be prudent for the national guard to jump in and start helping with all these fires right? Instead of running around chopping down weed with The Sheriff? No?
Yes! Very much so!
An excellent idea.
Hope the fire is out all the way
Fuck no shit …thatd b to easy
That is some real bad area for fires right now.
Tons of dry grass between some trees in open ranchland.
Warm and windy too. I hope the best for everyone involved. At least a ton of resources are on hand and ready to go.
Since record keeping began only a mere 140 yrs ago how can we really tell if the climate is changing or just running a normal cycle….quit listening to bernie. Hes a joke as with all the politician liars on the left who tell u anything and everything for a vote and do ZERO.
I concur
That is why the smart person will look towards science and not politics when dealing with these issues. 140 years recorded weather, maybe but science goes back a lot farther and deeper into it pulling ice cores and taking samples from 1000s of years ago.
It matters less whether we created climate change than whether we can all pitch in to slow it the hell down. Let’s give the younger generations a chance to avert their demise.
Too Late…
Aren’t you cheerful!!