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Shasta-Trinity National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
3644 Avtech Parkway
Redding, CA 96002
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Email: shf.fire.pao2@gmail.com
Phone: 530-276-8709
Hours: Daily 8am - 8pm
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The McFarland Fire was started by lightning on July 29th near McFarland Ridge, south of Highway 36 near Wildwood, California. The fire is currently mapped at 122,653 acres with 98% containment.
The fire made an over-40,000 acre run from August 16th to August 17th, primarily to the east/southeast of its origin point towards Platina, California. This push resulted in evacuation orders and evacuation warnings in the Platina area that has since been lifted. A damage assessment team has identified 24 residential structures and 22 other structures destroyed, and 1 residential structure damaged. The damage assessment is complete. To view the McFarland Fire structure status map please visit: https://arcg.is/1Pu8GW
Forest Closure in Effect
The USDA Forest Service Pacific Southwest Region has announced a temporary closure of nine National Forests for public and firefighter safety that includes the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. This closure will be effective through September 6, 2021, at 11:59 p.m., and may be reassessed as conditions change. The full closure order and closure map are available at https://go.usa.gov/xF7EM
The fire is burning in Shasta County, Trinity County and Tehama County. California Interagency Incident Management Team 11 will be transitioning out of management of the incident effective 6:00 p.m., 09/01/21 and returning it to the Shasta Trinity National Forest.
BURNED AREA EMERGENCY RESPONSE (BAER) ASSESSMENT Emergency Stabilization-Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) is a rapid assessment of burned watersheds by a BAER team to identify imminent post-wildfire threats to human life and safety, property, and critical natural or cultural resources on National Forest System lands and take immediate actions to implement emergency stabilization measures before the first post-fire damaging events. Fires result in loss of vegetation, exposure of soil to erosion, and increased water runoff that may lead to flooding, increased sediment, debris flows, and damage to critical natural and cultural resources.
McFarland Post-Fire BAER Information website: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7847/
Basic Information
| Current as of | |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Cause | Lightning/natural |
| Date of Origin | Thursday July 29th, 2021 approx. 06:45 PM |
| Location | McFarland Ridge, south of Highway 36 |
| Incident Commander | Jason Bunker |
| Incident Description | South of Wildwood, CA |
| Coordinates | 40.35 latitude, -123.034 longitude |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 167 |
| Size | 122,653 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 98% |
| Estimated Containment Date | Thursday September 09th, 2021 approx. 12:00 AM |
| Fuels Involved | Timber (Grass & Understory) Chaparral (6 feet) Closed Timber Litter Fuels in the area from from timber at the higher elevations to brush and grass at the lower elevations. Most of the remaining hear is ground fuel in the timber understory. |
| Significant Events | Minimal fire behavior. Interior fuels will continue to burn out. Areas of scattered heat are decreasing as fuels burn out. |
Outlook
| Planned Actions | Mop up and patrol all containment lines, backhaul all excess equipment and identify and initiate critical repair. |
| Projected Incident Activity | 24 hours: Limited fire behavior is expected on the incident. Hot, dry and windy weather could cause a general increase in fire activity or as unburned interior fuels continue to burn down. Containment lines are established and focus is on mop-up and patrol of existing lines. Slight increase in RH and a decrease in wind speeds is expected. |
| Remarks | Acres burned by ownership to date: USDA: 66,514 Private: 50,219 BLM: 5,040 CA Lands Commission: 608 |
Current Weather
| Weather Concerns | A little cooler today with high temperatures in the 80s and RHs near15%. Winds were terrain driven upcanyon with occasional gusts to 20 mph. A near steady trend Thursday and Friday with highs mostly in the 80s and minimum RHs around 15-20%. Terrain driven winds with gusts near 20 mph are expected. A warming trend thereafter and back to around 90 by the weekend. |
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