Carr Fire Update, August 11 8:08 AM

Posted on by Barbara Rice

CALFIRE UPDATE

Size: 186,416 acres Containment: 55% Expected Full Containment: Unknown Fatalities: 3
STRUCTURAL SUMMARY
Structures Threatened: 528
Residential Structures Destroyed: 1,077 Commercial Structures Destroyed: 22 Other Destroyed: 500  Residential Structures Damaged: 191 Commercial Structures Damaged: 26 Other Damaged: 65

CURRENT SITUATION
Situation Summary: Firefighters worked through the night to build and improve containment lines. Burning operations were performed in more active portions of the fire, while mop-up and patrol efforts continued throughout the less active areas. Clear conditions overnight increased the possibility of spot fires. Fire growth is
primarily fueled by dry vegetation and steep terrain. A Red Flag Warning has been issued for the fire area through 11:00 P.M. Saturday for hot, dry conditions and gusty winds.
Evacuations: Shasta County:
Whiskeytown Park
Rainbow Lake
Trinity County:
Trininty Dam at Trinity Dam Blvd
For the most up to date orders visit: https://www.co.shasta.ca.us/index/sheriff_index.aspx

Road Closures: Shasta County:
JFK Memorial Road at Hwy 299
Platina Road at Bully Choop
Platina Road at Old Bully Choop
Rainbow Lake Road at Platina Road
Trinity County:
Hwy 299 East of Trinity Dam Blvd
Trinity Dam at Trinity Dam Blvd

Barbara Rice

Barbara Rice is anewscafe.com's administrative assistant. She grew up in Igo listening to the devil's music, hearing tales of WWII, and reading James Thurber and Mad Magazine while dreaming of travel to exotic lands. She graduated from Shasta High School, Shasta College, and San Francisco State University. After too many blistering Sacramento Valley summers, she's traded it all for the ocean breezes of Humboldt County. She's been told she's a bad influence and that makes her very happy. She tweets, travels, and spoils cats. There's a dance in the old dame yet.

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