[env-trinity] Some good news- Carr Fire finally stops growing

[Tom Stokely]

https://www.redding.com/story/news/2018/08/21/carr-fire-stops-growing/1050868002/

After weeks of burning thousands of acres, the Carr Fire finally stops growing
Damon Arthur, Redding Record SearchlightPublished 7:31 a.m. PT Aug. 21, 2018 | Updated 8:54 a.m. PT Aug. 21, 2018(Photo: Cal Fire)CONNECTTWEETLINKEDINCOMMENTEMAILMOREAfter weeks of destroying thousands of acres of wildland — including more than 1,000 homes — overnight Monday the size of the Carr Fire did not increase.The size of the fire remained at 229,651 as of Tuesday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. The fire stretches north and south from Igo to Lakehead and east and west from Redding to eastern Trinity County.Firefighters continued to gain control of the fire Monday, with containment line around 90 percent of the blaze as of Tuesday morning.The fire, which started July 23, has destroyed 1,604 buildings, including 1,079 homes, making it the most destructive fire in Shasta County history. Eight deaths also have been linked to the fire.Buy PhotoZita Harrington Biehle's Menlo Way home was reduced to rubble. (Photo: Amber Sandhu/Record Searchlight)But heavy smoke over the fire has significantly reduced fire activity, Cal Fire said.However, heavy timber is challenging firefighters’ efforts and battling terrain driven winds in the area of Lake Shasta has made fire activity at times unpredictable.Firefighters still do not know when they will have the fire fully contained.RPD: Unlicensed contractor targeted Carr Fire victimThe fire started the afternoon of July 23 after the tire from a trailer tire went flat and the rim started scraping the ground, causing sparks to ignite vegetation in the area of the Carr Powerhouse at Whiskeytown Lake.As crews near completing a containment line around the fire the number of people working on the fire has dropped significantly.There was once more than 4,000 people assigned to the fire, but as of Tuesday morning there were 1,930.
Hirz Fire still active
Several away from where the Carr Fire has pushed to the shores of Lake Shasta in some spots, the Hirz Fire grew 2,758 acres as of Tuesday morning.As of the latest information issued from the U.S. Forest Service Tuesday morning, the Hirz Fire was 17,467 acres and was 17 percent contained.Price gouging complaints emerge after Carr FireThe fire is about 10 miles east of Interstate 5, north of Gilman Road and the McCloud Arm of Lake Shasta.The fire is burning on U.S. Forest Service land in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. The fire was active on the northeast side of the blaze. Crews made good progress strengthening fire line on the on the south side of the fire.There are 1,115 people assigned to the fire, the forest service said.Residents of Old Mill Road, Bonnie Vista Lane, Top of the Hill Trail, Hirz Mountain Road, the north side of Gilman Road, and the Bollibokka Fishing Club have been evacuated."Because the fire is slow moving, the evacuation will remain in place until authorities determine there is no longer a threat to structures in the area," the forest service said in a news release.Find all your answers about the Carr Fire here Gilman Road has a "soft" closure between Old Mill Road and the McCloud River Bridge. The soft closure means residents who live south of Gilman Road who have not been told to evacuate will be allowed to get to their property.Buy PhotoA hotshot crew picks up some ember on the road near Bollibokka Club along the McCloud River on Saturday, Aug. 18, 2018 at the Hirz Fire. (Special to the Record Searchlight/Hung T. Vu) (Photo: Hung T. Vu)Several recreation areas on Lake Shasta, however, remain closed.The McCloud River Arm is closed above Holiday Harbor. Hirz Bay, Moore Creek, Pine Point, Ellery Creek, Dekkas Rock and McCloud Bridge are closed.Beehive Campground is closed due to the Carr Fire.
 
Bailey Cove, Fisherman’s Point, Centimudi, and Jones Valley are some of the facilities on Lake Shasta that are still open to the public. For more information about recreation on the lake, call the Shasta Lake Ranger District at (530) 275-1587.
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