McFarland Fire Now Over 30,000 Acres

Firefighter on the McFarland Fire [Photo cropped from an Image posted by the U.S. Forest Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest]

The #McFarlandFire has grown to 30,093 acres and is currently 21% contained. Combined with incredibly difficult and dangerous terrain, wind, and exceptionally dry fuel, firefighters continued to go direct where they could today to suppress the flame front and utilized indirect tactics where advantageous. This is a full suppression fire and firefighters will continue to do everything they can to extinguish it and protect your home, property and infrastructure.

As we take a great interest in your concerns, we would like to make clear what our objectives are. First, it is to fight this fire and stop its forward progress. We are working closely with CAL FIRE and assisting agencies to accomplish this. Firefighters are working around the clock on the fire line with both day and night shifts. This is in effort to take advantage of every opportunity to extinguish this blaze. Second, due to the inversion layer we cannot safely fly and support the firefight with aerial firefighting capability unless opportunity presents itself. Our air operations section is constantly monitoring both weather, fire behavior and smoke production to take advantage of opportunities when they present.

We understand that the large fires that are surrounding you can be alarming and exhausting, but please keep in mind that your safety, protection of your property, and the environment are important to us. Because of its importance, we have 695 firefighters committed to this incident. If you hear anything that you may question, please don’t hesitate to contact us at 530-330-4048 or follow InciWeb for the McFarland Fire incident. CAL FIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit

Earlier Chapters:

• 40 to 50 Acre Wildfire South of Hwy 36 in Trinity County
• Yesterday, Wind, Rain, and Hail Didn’t Stop Three Fires in Trinity County
• Evacuation Warning Issued by Trinity County Sheriff’s Office for McFarland Fire
• Evacuation Warning Still in Effect on McFarland Fire Near Hwy 36
• Evacuation Orders Issued for Wildwood in Trinity County; Hwy 36 Being Closed
• Evacuation Warning for Post Mountain and Trinity Pines
• McFarland Fire Spreads to Nearly 16,000 Acres
• Shasta County Sheriff Issues Evacuation Warnings for Residents Along Hwy 36 in Western Shasta Because of McFarland Fire
• McFarland Fire Tops 20,000 Acres, Only 5% Contained as Flames Close in on Hwy 36, But Firefighters Hold the Line There
• Firefighters Face Red Flag Conditions on the McFarland Fire Which Grew to Over 23,000 Acres and Is Only 7% Contained
• Evacuation Warning Issued for Residents East of the McFarland Fire in the Platina Area
• McFarland Fire Grows Over 3000 Acres, Still Only 7% Contained
• Firefighters Injured on the McFarland Fire Yesterday