[UPDATE 7:56 p.m.] Fire Spreading in the Wildland on Post Mountain
Smoke is rising from a new fire at a structure on Post Mountain near the intersection of Hwy 36 and Hwy 3, according to reports over the scanner.
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Smoke is rising from a new fire at a structure on Post Mountain near the intersection of Hwy 36 and Hwy 3, according to reports over the scanner.
Read more“Two new hospitalizations have also been reported since Friday, one person in their 40s and another in their 60s…Since the last weekly data update on July 6, the county has reported 60 cases of COVID-19 and four hospitalizations.”
Read more“With electric transmission lines from Oregon still threatened due to the fast-growing Bootleg Fire and continued hot temperatures in California and throughout the West, the state’s grid operator has issued a Flex Alert for today (Monday, July 12), asking for voluntary conservation from 4-9 p.m.”
Read moreThe person reporting the incident said that the occupant apparently ‘cut the seat belt to escape from the vehicle.’
Read moreCodeRed is being issued for residents in a half-mile area area of Creekside Drive to evacuate,” the Shasta County Sheriff’s Department tweeted at 2:11 p.m.
Read more“The evening concluded with the 100-lap Firecracker 100 and a post-race fireworks spectacular.”
Read more“A new multidisciplinary research center at Humboldt State University has been established to eliminate barriers to access and opportunities in higher education across California.”
Read more“On July 14th and 28th at 10:00 AM (PST) the Shasta County Resource Advisory Committee will hold meetings to conduct business related to the Secure Rural Schools Act.”
Read moreThree air ambulances were requested because of “3-5 patients with major injuries,” according to the CHP Traffic Incident Information Page.
Read moreAs of 7:41 p.m., the Boat Incident Commander reported the fire as currently 1-2 acres, burning at a moderate rate of spread down the hill in brush.
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