Prescribed Fire Notification – Shasta Trinity NF – Mt Shasta and McCloud Ranger Districts
Contingent upon weather conditions, the Mt Shasta and McCloud Ranger District on the Shasta Trinity N.F. are planning to conduct prescribed burns 12/15/2025 – 12/18/2025.
Project Name: Lower McCloud Hand Piles – Bear Trap
• Agency Contact: Hanne Meyers
• Legal Location: T37N R 3W s. 15
• Descriptive Location: South of the community of McCloud and Cabin Creek Trailhead, along Yet Atwam Creek
• Type of burn: Pile Burn
• Total Acreage: 10 acres
• Planned Start of Ignition: 12/15/25
• Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: Ignitions may last multiple days. Smoke production could last another 1-3 days after ignitions are complete.
• Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: Varied depending on conditions. Smoke impacts will be monitored, and ignitions halted if impacts are seen or anticipated.
• Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: None
Project Name: Lower McCloud Deck Piles – Bear Trap
• Agency Contact: Hanne Meyers
• Legal Location: T38N R3W s. 14, 15, 22, 27, 33, 34; T37N R 3W s. 10, 15
• Descriptive Location: South of the community of McCloud and Cabin Creek Trailhead, along Yet Atwam Creek
• Type of burn: Pile Burn
• Total Acreage: 13 acres
• Planned Start of Ignition: 12/16/25
• Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: Ignitions may last multiple days. Smoke production could last another 1-3 days after ignitions are complete.
• Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: Varied depending on conditions. Smoke impacts will be monitored, and ignitions halted if impacts are seen or anticipated.
• Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: None
Project Name: South Fork – Castle Lake Hand Piles
• Agency Contact: Hanne Meyers
• Legal Location: T39N R5W s. 24
• Descriptive Location: Castle Lake
• Type of burn: Pile Burn
• Total Acreage: 3 acres
• Planned Start of Ignition: 12/17/25
• Duration of Ignition and Smoke Production: Ignitions may last multiple days. Smoke production could last another 1-3 days after ignitions are complete.
• Estimated Direction of Smoke Travel: Varied depending on conditions. Smoke impacts will be monitored, and ignitions halted if impacts are seen or anticipated.
• Communities or Smoke Sensitive Areas: Castle Lake Day Use
