On Sunday, August 12, 2018, at 12:56 P.M., Dawn Gemmill called SHASCOM to report her residence located at 1841 Parallel St. in Shasta Lake Ca. had been burglarized sometime in the last two weeks. Gemmill had left her residence after… Continue Reading
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:… Continue Reading
Let me begin by saying I’m fortunate. My wife and I, along with our dog Willow, got out safely. I’ll spare you the harrowing details only to share that like so many out there, we were taken completely by surprise.… Continue Reading
August 12, 2018 5:00 P.M. CARR FIRE REPOPULATION WHAT: Evacuation Orders have been lifted for Rainbow Lake Road. WHEN: August 12, 2018 at 5:00 P.M. WHERE: Evacuation orders have been lifted for Rainbow Lake Road and subsidiary roads off of… Continue Reading
This is the fourth time I have been evacuated from my home for possible fire danger. I have lived in the same home for almost 40 years. But this one is like no other. The reality of the Carr Fire… Continue Reading
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… Continue Reading
Twenty-one-year-old Anthony Vargas was in the Shingletown woods late Friday afternoon scouting turkeys for the upcoming fall hunting season. But he wound up finding something completely unrelated to turkeys that, by the day’s end, would make him a hero by… Continue Reading
**NEWS RELEASE** HAT FIRE INCIDENT (FALL RIVER MILLS AREA) August 10, 2018 CAL FIRE crews continue to work to extinguish the fire that has impacted the Fall River area. PG&E crews are working diligently to restore power by replacing infrastructure… Continue Reading
A legal hotline is now available for people impacted by the Carr Fire Shasta County, California (additional counties may be added). Disaster survivors facing legal issues related to the fires and who are unable to afford a lawyer may call the hotline… Continue Reading
The Shasta County Air Quality Management District (AQMD) and the Public Health Branch of the Shasta County Health and Human Services Agency are advising all residents of Shasta County to limit outdoor activities due to the continuing deterioration of air… Continue Reading
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