Spot Fire Northwest of Junction City
Trinity County Sheriff Tim Saxon confirmed a spot from the Monument Fire in the area of Hocker Meadow Road northwest of Junction City. Social media reports the spot was found about two miles from the town about 9 p.m. and was “over 100 yards wide.”
The Sheriff emailed us saying, “I’m told ground crews picked up that spot fire. We are evaluating the status of the area and may be upgrading to evacuation order tomorrow based on fire behavior. As always, people can leave the area now if they feel uncomfortable instead of waiting for an evacuation order. Please be safe and watch for firefighters in the area.”
Earlier Chapters:
- Evacuation Warnings Issued for Del Loma Area Along Hwy 299; 1000 Acres and 0% Contained
- Hwy 299 Closed at Big Bar Due to the Monument Fire
- Hwy 299 Reopens, But ‘Subject to Closure at Any Time’
- Trinity County Sheriff Issues Evacuation Orders Tonight in Big Bar Area as Monument Fire Grows; Hwy 299 Closed!
- Breakout Spots From the Monument Fire Crossed 299 and Trinity River, Threaten Structures
- [UPDATE 6:52 p.m.: Monument Fire Now 9000 Acres, 0% Contained] Evacuation Order for Cedar Flat and Evacuation Warning for Burnt Ranch Areas Along Hwy 299
- Monument Fire’s Behavior Causes Sheriff to Issue Evacuation Warning for Big Flat
- Monument Fire Grows Another 6000 Acres, Now at 15,000 and 0% Contained
- Monument Fire Grows Over 2500 Acres Today
- About 240 Customers Without Power as the Monument Fire Continues to Disrupt the Lives of the Small Communities Along Hwy 299
- Monument Grew Another 7000 Acres to Almost 25,000 and Remains Uncontained
- Evacuation Warning For Helena, Junction City, Coopers Bar, Red Hill, and Canyon Creek
- Trinity County Sheriff Issued an Evacuation Order for Big Flat
- Monument Fire: New Evacuation Orders and Warnings as Fire Ramped Up Activity Today
- Structures in the Tiny Tourist Town of Big Flat Burned as Monument Fire Swallows Another 10,000 Acres, Still 0% Contained
- Trinity County Sheriff’s Office Issues Evacuation Order for Helena
- Monument Fire Grows to 42,567 Acres, Still 0% Containment
- Spot Fire Northwest of Junction City
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Best wishes to all who stay and fight!
Hang tight, JC!
Try again:
“Hang tight, JC!”
I am glad he gave permission to leave the area that was sure nice of him.
Look, we can nitpick someone’s language if we want to be part of the problem but at 9:30 on a weekend night, Sheriff Saxon responded to a reporter from another county to try and get information out to the community. To my mind, he deserves a thank you.
Thank you!
Yes he does, and so do you. Thank you very very much. ?
I’ll agree. The sheriff is doing a good job with the resources he has. Way way way better than the last sheriff who up and left the county leaving no one effectively in charge (I won’t count the unnamed staff who was calling the shots).
You give better info than the fire folks right now… To many chiefs ,not enough indians put locals to work that know this area… Would help .