Green Fire spreads to over 8,000 acres, prompts evacuations in Shasta-Trinity forest
Jessica Skropanic
Redding Record Searchlight
The Green Fire spread rapidly north of Lake Shasta on Friday, pushed by hot and dry gusty winds and very dry vegetation — prompting the county to warn of health risks from heavy smoke and to issue an evacuation order and warnings for zones in and around the blaze.
The wildfire grew to 8,087 acres late Friday night, according to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection’s inter-agency report — up from 5,914 acres that morning. It continued to burn northeast of Lake Shasta and east of the lake’s Pit River arm, and over parts of Brook Mountain Lookout Road, according to the U.S. Forest Service’s fire map.
There’s no containment on the Green Fire, the forest service reported on Friday night.
The National Weather Service reported the heat wave hitting the Redding area and North State will continue through Monday, further drying air and vegetation and challenging firefighters.
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