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Carr Fire Upate August 13, 8:20 AM

Photo by Suzan Jantz

CALFIRE UPDATE

Size: 202,976 acres Containment: 61% 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 continued to strengthen containment lines throughout the night. Fire is located in steep drainages, with varying wind exposure. Dense timber and vegetation have challenged firefighting efforts. Evening downslope/down-canyon winds affected fire activity through the night. Mop up and
patrol efforts continued through the less active areas.

Evacuations: Shasta County:
Whiskeytown Park
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

Resources:

Shasta County Environmental Health Division:
https://tinyurl.com/shastaehd

Carr Fire Repopulation Map:
https://tinyurl.com/carrfirerepopulationmap
View live structure maps at:
www.tinyurl.com/carrfirestructuremap
Carr Fire Recovery
www.ShastaReddingRecovers.org

Assistance Center(s):
Disaster Recovery Center

Old Kmart Building
2685 Hilltop Dr.
Redding, CA 96003
9:00 A.M. – 7:00 P.M. Daily

Road Closures: Shasta County:
Whiskey Creek Bridge at 299
Bully Choop at Platina Road
Old Bully Choop at Platina Road
Rainbow Lake Road at Platina Road (Residents Only)
Trinity County:
Hwy 299 East of Trinity Dam Blvd
Trinity Dam at Trinity Dam Blvd
Highway 299
The public will be permitted to drive between
Trinity Dam Boulevard and Whiskey Creek Bridge from 12:00 P.M. to 1:30 P.M. and 6:00 P.M. to 5:00 A.M. daily. The highway will remain closed at all other times.

Animal Evac. Center(s):

Small Animal – Haven Humane 1816 CA 273 Anderson, CA 96007 (530) 241-2650

ASSIGNED RESOURCES
Engines: 341 Water Tenders: 128 Helicopters: 13 Hand Crews: 75 Dozers: 104
Other: Total Personnel: 4,641
Air Tankers: Firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.

 

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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