Luckily, we had time to get packed, but did not have to evacuate in the end. Our neighborhood is just south of Benton Airpark, and we watched the fire from airpark along with many other people. Some came from the… Continue Reading
CAL FIRE UPDATE 7:00 pm Size: 126,913 acres Containment: 37% Expected Full Containment: Unknown Firefighter Injuries/Fatalities: 2 STRUCTURAL SUMMARY Structures Threatened: 1,358 Residential Structures Destroyed: 1,060 Commercial Structures Destroyed: 19 Other Destroyed: 474 Residential Structures Damaged: 189 Commercial Structures Damaged: 8… Continue Reading
The City of Redding (City) is working closely with Shasta County (County) to create a unified response to the recovery in conjunction with state and federal officials. The City has never dealt with an event of this scope and this… Continue Reading
Pets are family too, and that fact is on dramatic and heartwarming display at Haven Humane’s temporary pet evacuation center at the Shasta Gateway mall in Anderson. Under the direction of Cyanna Howden, Haven Humane’s chief medical officer, a cluster… Continue Reading
Dear Editor, We all see stories about disasters everywhere and we react to them with a detached sorrow for those impacted. I have seen tornado damage in Wyoming and Nebraska. Floods and fires in Colorado. Some of which I have… Continue Reading
A live evacuation and repopulation map has been developed for residents in the communities affected by the evacuation orders. Click here to view the map.
•Looters … go straight to hell. •Standing with neighbors watching a massive wall of flames from a nearby subdivision. •Evacuate now or wait for orders…there’s no easy answer. The heart says stay. The mind says get out now. •The fire… Continue Reading
CALFIRE UPDATE 8:00 PM Size: 121,049 acres Containment: 35% Expected Full Containment: Unknown Firefighter Injuries/Fatalities: 2 STRUCTURAL SUMMARY Structures Threatened: 1,658 Residential Structures Destroyed: 1,058 Commercial Structures Destroyed: 13 Other Destroyed: 475 Residential Structures Damaged: 185 Commercial Structures Damaged:… Continue Reading
Monday morning my iPhone calendar pinged a reminder: Monday, July 30, SAK Whiskytown, 5:00-9:00 p.m. I burst into tears. SAK is Special Access Kayak, a Friends of Whiskeytown program where disabled adults are taken on ranger-led kayak tours on Whiskeytown… Continue Reading
Dear friends, The Carr Fire has devastated the greater Redding and Whiskeytown areas, and our hearts go out to all those who are suffering losses. North State Public Radio has lost its KFPR-Redding Transmitter site. Early last week, PG&E cut… Continue Reading
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