From Daniel Swain at Weatherwest:
Thunderstorms and dry lightning looking increasingly likely Sun into Mon. Probably won’t be as extreme as last year’s event, and recent drizzly marine layer will greatly mitigate fire risk along immediate coast, but OTOH vegetation inland is much drier than last year (record dry, in fact) and even a low level of dry lightning is of great concern.
National Fire News: #PreparednessLevel is now 5, due to high fire activity across the U.S. & resources committed to large fires. This is the earliest move to PL 5 in 10 yrs. #FireYear2021. There are 5 preparedness levels PL1 being the lowest and PL5 the highest.
From KRCR: The Dixie Fire burning near Jarbo Gap in the Feather River Canyon has grown to 500 acres and is 0% contained, according to Cal Fire.
The blaze broke out Tuesday evening in the same area where the devastating 2018 Camp Fire broke out.
UPDATE, JULY 14, 5 AM:
The Dixie Fire has burned 60 acres as of Wednesday morning. There is no containment. The fire is burning in the Feather River Canyon, five miles northeast of Concow, 9 miles northeast of Magalia, and 10 miles northeast of Paradise. There are no evacuation warnings.
The fire is burning in the area where the Camp Fire started in November 2018.
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UPDATE 7/12 9:08 A.M. – The #BradleyFire is burning on the U.S. Forest Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest east of McCloud. It has been mapped at 357 acres this morning and is now 90% contained. Aerial resources were critical in supporting firefighters with containment yesterday. This support allowed firefighters and bulldozers to make good progress while working through the night to get line around the fire. For your safety and the safety of fire personnel, please continue to avoid the fire area, as firefighters are still actively working to contain the fire.
Reliable sources put the extent of the blaze at 357 acres, with 90% containment. Weather conditions are favorable, and firefighters are cautiously optimistic.
CA Fire Scanner@CAFireScanner·#BradleyFire (E/O #McCloud, Siskiyou Co, SHF) – IC reporting the fire is 300 acres per AA52. No word on containment, the large air tankers have been released due to no replacement lead plane.
Per the Mount Shasta Herald:
The Bradley Fire, which started Sunday near east of McCloud near Bigelow Road, is estimated to be 40 to 50 acres, and moving to the northeast, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
The fire is “burning actively in timber with a moderate to high rate of speed,” the Forest Service said in a Facebook update about the incident.
Multiple resources are on scene or are responding, the Forest Service said, and air tankers and helicopters are being utilized to support firefighters on the ground.
Additional resources have been ordered, the Forest Service added.
This story will be updated as information becomes available.
Skye Kinkade is the editor of the Mt. Shasta Area Newspapers and the Siskiyou Daily News. She is a fourth generation, lifelong Siskiyou County resident.
Folks in Shasta Forest should be aware that the Bradley Fire, now burning north from 89 and Pilgrim creek, may change direction as the evening winds come up. Be aware that Pilgrim Creek is still closed at Mud Creek due to debris flow, and the fire itself is at the junction of 89 and Pilgrim Creek, so plan possible evacuations accordingly.
26m · U.S. Forest Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest Fire resources including aerial support are responding and or are on scene of a new fire start east of McCloud and Pilgrim Creek Road and north of HWY 89 . The #Bradleyfire is currently estimated at 10- 15 acres. For your safety and the safety or our fire personnel please avoid the area surrounding the incident. We will provide updates as more information becomes available. #fireseason2021
This is an absolute monster of a fire, now about 138,000 acres with over 40 spots showing heat radiance that breaks the scale on the satellite monitoring equipment. Video shows 150 foot flames in some areas. It poses a significant threat to California’s power grid and utilities are already begging people to conserve energy use as our record heatwave continues.
