[UPDATE 9:50 p.m.] New Wildfire Closed Hwy 299 Near Burnt Ranch
A new wildfire closed Hwy 299 near Burnt Ranch about mile marker 9 in Trinity County. The fire was traveling uphill, structures were threatened, and traffic was shut down in both directions about 2:09 p.m.
There is a report that there may be one way controlled traffic soon though. As of 2:50 p.m., the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page states, “FIRE SEEMS TO BE UNDER CONTROL//HOPING TO GET 1 WAY TRAFFIC CONTROL IN PLACE SOON//RD IS STILL CLOSED AT THIS TIME.”
UPDATE 3:11 p.m.: Shasta Trinity National Forest tweeted that the “forward rate of spread stopped.”
UPDATE 3:15 p.m.: According to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page, Caltrans is being requested to show up for to flag for one-way traffic control. It is unknown at this time how long that will last.
UPDATE 3:37 p.m.: The Highway Fire is reportedly about four acres with a line around it, according to scanner traffic.
UPDATE 5:46 p.m.: 299 is open with one-way traffic control.
UPDATE 9:50 p.m.: According to Shasta Trinity National Forest’s Twitter account, the fire is now just in patrol status.
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Thank you kym!!!!
Great information. Thank you.
Firefighters are letting one way traffic through now.
Burnt Ranch appears to be rather appropriately named, unfortunately, for the residents as well as travelers!!!
Stay safe too my family n friends in Burnt Ranch . Great place raised my kid out that way .. miss that school … prayers they get it out STAT ..
I went through there today and it was crazy we had to wait for like an hour or so for them to okay us to go through and the whole Hill side was on fire this year’s been really crazy for the fires hopefully they get it put out
Kym, any idea yet as to how it started?
No, I’m sorry. I don’t
What is latest as of 7:30 a.m.? Hoping to go through early afternoon today.
When a fire is in Patrol Status, it means it is out and they just check it to make sure it doesn’t flare up. So the road is open.