[env-trinity] Shasta-Trinity Lightning Complex Incident Information

[Josh Allen]

Shasta-Trinity Lightning Complex Incident Information:

http://www.fire.ca.gov/index_incidents_shasta.php 

Last Updated: 	June 26, 2008, 3:50 pm   	
Date/Time Started: 	June 21, 2008, 5:00 pm  
Administrative Unit: 	CAL FIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit 
County: 	Shasta and Trinity County
Location: 	Various locations through Shasta and Trinity County
Acres Burned: 	22,000 acres
Containment: 	5% contained - 22,000 acres
Structures Threatened: 	 
Evacuations: 	

Evacuations have been ordered at Junction City, Platina, and Corman Ranch. Precautionary evacuations are in place at Corum. Highway 299 is closed at Junction City 8 miles west of Weaverville to Big Bar 25 miles west of Weaverville. Highway 36 is closed at Dry Creek (23 miles west of Red Bluff) to junction of highway 3 and 36.

 
Cause: 	Lightning 
Cooperating Agencies: 	

CAL FIRE, US Forest Service, State of California Office of Emergency Services, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Highway Patrol, Shasta County Sherriff Department, American Red Cross, Bureau of Land Management, California Conservation Corps, Salvation Army.
Total Fire Personnel: 	1,055
Fire crews: 	14
Engines: 	113
Helicopters 	5
Airtankers 	4
Dozers: 	29
Water tenders: 	63
Costs to date: 	$ 3 million
Conditions: 	

The Shasta-Trinity Lightning Complex consists of 158 fires. The approaching weather system for the weekend will challenge control lines and potentially cause new fires.
Phone Numbers:  	

530-225-2510 (Shasta-Trinity Lightning Complex Information)