4:36 p.m.: Flanagan Fire grows to 10 more acres She did not report what percent of the fire has been contained. A total of 15 engines, five crews, two dozers and four water tenders are working the fire, she said.
The Shasta County Sheriff's Office ordered residents off Walker Ridge Drive to evacuate and later expanded the order to residents on Walker Mine Road west of Lake Boulevard.Ĭalifornia Department of Forestry and Fire Protection spokesperson Jennifer Shaw said earlier firefighters anticipated containment by Friday evening. By early afternoon, its nearness to homes triggered road closures and evacuation orders. in the area of Walker Mine Road and Flanagan Road.
The vegetation fire broke out around 10:30 a.m. The wind station at Whiskey Lake West showed the wind was blowing west to northwest at 6 mph. The wind-driven Flanagan Fire on Friday evening was holding at 40 acres and containment was still at 20%.įirefighters were making good progress on the fire after the wind slowly calmed. Please use caution when in the area as there is still a large presence of fire personnel and equipment." 6:23 p.m.: Fire still holding at 40 acres "Areas previously under evacuation order are open to residents only. "For the #FlanaganFire, per the Shasta County Sheriff's Office, all evacuation warnings and orders have been lifted," Shasta County spokesperson Tim Mapes said in an email. 7:08 p.m.: All evacuation orders, warnings lifted Fire personnel will remain at scene tonight working to extinguish the fire and improve containment lines," the report said. "Firefighters aggressively fought the Flanagan Fire from the air and ground. 7:44 p.m.: Containment on Flanagan Fire growsĬontainment on the Flanagan Fire grew to 40% on Friday night, Cal Fire officials announced in an incident report. Saturday morning, according to Cal Fire officials. The Flanagan Fire remains burning at 40 acres but containment on the fire grew to 50% by 8 a.m. It's pretty common on fires." Saturday, 9:15 a.m.: Fire holds at 40 acres, containment grows We just didn't have the mapping yet," she said. "It hasn't necessarily grown, this is just the true acreage. On Saturday, Cal Fire personnel were able to walk with a GPS to determine its exact size, 88 acres, Shaw said. Officials had to estimate the size of the fire Friday and determined it to be about 50 acres from an aerial view, Cal Fire spokesperson, Jennifer Shaw said. 11 a.m.: True acreage of Flanagan Fire determined to be 88 acres, containment grows to 60%Ĭal Fire officials said the containment of the fire has grown to 60% and although the Flanagan Fire has not grown, it has actually burned through 88 acres of land.
Friday.Īs of Saturday morning, the fire had burned through 88 acres of land and crews had built containment lines around 60% of the blaze.Ĭal Fire personnel determined the fire's size with GPS instruments.
Friday in the area of Walker Mine Road and Flanagan Road west of the city of Shasta Lake.ĭriven by wind and dry conditions, the fire grew and prompted the Shasta County Sheriff's Office to order residents who live in the area to evacuate.Īll evacuation orders and warnings were lifted about 7 p.m. 4 p.m.: Cal Fire burn pile that escaped control blamed for Flanagan FireĪ burn pile that was lit by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection escaped control and sparked Friday's Flanagan Fire, officials said Saturday.Ĭal Fire spokesperson Jennifer Shaw said she had no other information. No homes have been reported damaged or destroyed, according to the incident update. In their daily evening report, officials said they anticipate favorable weather conditions to help reduce fire activity. The Flanagan Fire was holding at 88 acres and containment increased to 70% as of Saturday night, Cal Fire officials reported. Firefighters are making progress in bringing the fire under control.Ĭheck back on this story for updates. The Flanagan Fire was burning in the area of Walker Mine Road west of Lake Boulevard. If you are able, help power local journalism by subscribing today to the Redding Record Searchlight.įirefighters battled a vegetation fire that threatened homes north of Redding and prompted evacuations Friday afternoon.
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