Kitten rescued by a CalFire firefighter on the DeltaFire by Twitter@SeeSunnySierra
Collecting the latest updates from sources including CalTrans, The Facebook pages for U.S. Forest Service-Shasta Trinity National Forest, Shasta County Sheriff’s Office, Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, The Siskiyou Daily News, Trinity County Sheriff’s Office, and inciweb.nwcg.gov. This will be updated as new information becomes available.
UPDATE 4:08 pm
CalTrans posted this image on their Facebook page.
From nwcg.gov, this afternoon’s update:
Current Situation:
40,903 Acres
5% Contained
2,374 Personnel
Firefighters achieved the first five percent of containment on the Delta Fire after tying in a large section of the eastern edge with the Hirz Fire. Active fire growth continued under heavy smoke cover and lower than forecasted humidity. Crews are continuing to focus on holding primary control lines and protecting threatened homes, communities, and natural resources while maintaining life and safety as a top priority.
Engines and hand crews are actively working on structure protection on the western flank of the fire near Trinity Lake. Fire activity is beginning to back down in this area as it transitions into lighter fuels. Air operations will continue here and in other areas as needed and as conditions allow. A temporary flight restriction continues to be in effect over the fire area.
Active burnout operations continue along the north and northeastern edges of the fire. New fire activity occurred primarily in drainages south of Middle Ridge. Crews will focus on tying this area in with a frontage road directly west of Interstate 5 to support stabilization of the northern section of the affected highway corridor. Firefighters are continuing structure protection efforts to direct fire activity around buildings in the Highland Lakes area. Additional crews are continuing to strengthen and improve control lines south of Middle Ridge and Sweetbriar Ridge as contingency options.
Firefighters focused on putting out short-range spot fires and completing burnout operations above Dog Creek Road in the southeast area. Efforts in this area continue to focus on primary control lines to limit growth toward the communities of Riverview, Pollock, and Lakehead. Crews are continuing to prepare Carr Fire contingency lines as control for southwest progression of the Delta Fire.
Forest Area Closures:
To provide for public safety during the suppression of the Delta Fire, Shasta-Trinity National Forest lands, roads, and trails around the fire perimeter have been closed (Order No. 14-18-18). For specific recreation information, please call the Shasta Lake Ranger District at (530) 275-1587 or the Mt. Shasta Ranger Station at (530) 926-4511.
Shasta County Evacuations: The Shasta County Sheriff’s Office has issued mandatory evacuations for residents along the Interstate 5 corridor from exit 707 at Vollmers north to exit 714 at Gibson. Follow the Shasta County Sheriff’s Facebook page. Siskiyou County Evacuations: The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office has issued an evacuation warning, not a mandatory evacuation, for all residents of Dunsmuir. Follow the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page.
Trinity County Evacuations: The Trinity County Sheriff’s Office has issued a mandatory evacuation notice for residents of East Fork Road to Ramshorn Road east to the Shasta Trinity County line. There will be a hard road closure at East Side Road and East Fork Road for nonresidents. There is an evacuation advisory only from the East Fork/East Side Road junction west to Highway 3 northward to Ramshorn Road. Follow the Trinity County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page:
Evacuation Shelters: An evacuation shelter is located at Mercy Oaks, 100 Mercy Oaks Drive in Redding, California. A second evacuation shelter is located at the National Guard Armory, 618 Everitt Memorial Hwy in Mount Shasta, California.
Small Animal Shelter: The Siskiyou Humane Society is housing dogs and cats for evacuees using the evacuation shelter. The humane society is at 1208 North Mount Shasta Blvd (530-926-4052). Evacuees can bring their pets and visit/feed/feed them during the shelter hours of operation (9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.). Evacuees are responsible for taking care of their own animals every day.
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UPDATE 9:42 am
Current Situation
Total Personnel 2,374
Size 40,903 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained 5%
Estimated Containment Date Saturday September 22nd, 2018 approx. 12:00 AM
Projected Incident Activity
12 hour: Fire will still be active as the inversion builds back in and smoke shades the fire area. Temperatures and humidities stay the same as the previous days. Fire will continue to grow to the north , northwest and northeast.
24 hour: Fire behavior will be moderate until the inversion breaks, then become active. Expect to see torching, short range spotting and backing fire.
Current Weather
Weather Concerns
Observed: Smoke from the Delta fire over spread the Hirz fire and persisted over the area through the night. Fair to poor humidity recoveries were observed along the ridges with relative humidities in the 30-40 percent range, with 50-60 percent relative humidities in the lower drainages. Low temperatures are in the 50s. North-Northeast Ridgetop winds gusted to 15 mph with downslope and down valley winds noted elsewhere.
Forecasted: Smoke will continue to be widespread over the Delta and Hirz fires in produce reduced visibilities through the entire period. High temperatures will be 78-83 on the ridges and 94-99 in the lower drainages. Relative humidities will lower into the 10-18 percent range in the afternoon. North to Northeast Ridge top winds will shift to the south and southwest around midday and gust to 15 mph. Upslope and upvalley winds are expected over the remainder of the fire.
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ROAD CONDITIONS
CalTrans
[IN THE NORTHERN CALIFORNIA AREA]
IS CLOSED FROM 10 MI NORTH OF REDDING /AT FAWNDALE RD/ (SHASTA CO) TO 3.6 MI SOUTH OF MOUNT SHASTA /AT MOTT RD/ (SISKIYOU CO) – DUE TO A WILDFIRE – MOTORISTS ARE ADVISED TO USE AN ALTERNATE ROUTE
nwcg.gov
Hard Closure Information:
The Delta Fire is zero percent contained and still poses a very real threat to citizens and Interstate 5. Each day fires resurface along the interstate making it unsafe for vehicular travel which necessitates its continued closure. In the interest of public safety two hard closures have been established: 1) Northbound Interstate 5 at Riverview Drive; 2) Southbound Interstate 5 at Flume Creek Road. Only emergency vehicles, utility company staff repairing critical infrastructure, and timber land employees assisting with fire mitigation efforts will be allowed through the hard closures.
Soft Closure Information:
In order to limit the number of citizens near areas under an advisory and/or mandatory evacuation, or in close proximity to the fire, two soft closures have been established which effect the communities of Lakehead and Dunsmuir:
1) Northbound Interstate 5 at Fawndale Road; 2) Southbound Interstate 5 at Mott Road. For this fire, determination of who is allowed through the soft closures rests with the Sheriff’s office having jurisdiction over the evacuated areas within their respective counties. As such, only local residents with a valid identification card listing the town/city as their residence or whom possess other documentation which conveys residency (power/utility bill, lease/rental agreement, etc.), business owners who possess a physical business establishment within the town/city, and employees of the aforementioned businesses will be allowed through the soft closures.
a) Business owners will be required to provide proof of ownership and the physical address of the
company.
b) Business owners requesting their employees be allowed through the closure must provide an emailed list of names to SCSOLOGISTICS@gmail.com.
Due to the public safety threat posed by the Delta Fire, visitors and tourists will not be granted access through the soft closures to these communities.
Fire Map
Paul Doherty (National Alliance for Public Safety GIS Program Manager) has created an interactive online map to give viewers the most current view of fire lines. It is being updated constantly from government sources of publicly available information. It is only for general information and not to be used for evacuation details. The map can be accessed at https://arcg.is/09r91i
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 2,132 |
| Size | 40,580 Acres |
| Estimated Containment Date | Saturday September 22nd, 2018 approx. 12:00 AM |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (Litter and Understory)
Brush (2 feet) Mixed conifer of varying ages and decadent brush with no recent fire history, and a heavy dead and down surface fuels component. |
| Significant Events | Active
Running Backing Spotting The fire is burning in grasses, brush, understory and mixed conifer. Stable atmosphere and smoke cover combine to maintain active fire behavior with fire actively backing down slope then running up slope with short range spotting. Fire is burning to the north and northwest, west of the I-5 corridor and to the north east of I-5. |
Outlook
| Projected Incident Activity | 12 hour: Fire will moderate as the inversion builds. Fire behavior will begin to moderate as temperatures gradually decrease with
relative humidities increasing correspondingly. Fire will continue to grow the north, northwest. 24 hour: Fire behavior will be moderate until the inversion breaks, then become active. Expect to see torching, short range spotting and short crown runs. |
Current Weather
| Weather Concerns | Observed: High temperatures were 73-79 along the ridges and 93-97 in the lower
drainages. Relative humidities ranged from 18-24 percent along the ridges and 10-15 percent in the lower drainages. North to northeast ridgetop winds in the morning became south-southwest in the afternoon with gusts to 18 mph. Over the remainder of he fire areas downslope winds in the morning became upslope in the afternoon. Smoke persisted over most of the Delta Fire and this smoke drifted over the Hirz Fire in the afternoon. Forecasted: Areas of smoke will persist over the fires tonight as an inversion develops. Lows will generally be in the 50s with relative humidities rising into the 40 percent range along the ridges and around 60 percent in the lower drainages. South to southwest ridgetop winds will switch to the north and northeast after midnight with downslope Winds developing elsewhere. The inversion will lift late morning on Sunday, but smoke will persist over the area, especially over the Delta Fire. Highs will be 74-80 ridges and 93-98 lower drainages. Relative humidities will be in the 12-22 percent range. North to northeast ridgetop winds will become south and southwest in the afternoon with upslope winds developing over the remainder of the fire. |
