Incident Update Veterans Fire
- Date:
- 06/27/2024
- Time:
- 6:17 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Veterans Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2024-06-27
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Gas Point Road and Small Farms Drive
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Shasta
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 55
- Containment
- 30%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Forward progress has been stopped. Firefighters will be working through the evening, overnight, and tomorrow conducting mop-up and extinguishing any hot spots. All Evacuation Warnings have been lifted. Thank you to the quick action of multiple resources and our great community who have been supporting our efforts to quickly contain the Veterans Fire, so close to our beloved and honored Veteran’s Cemetery.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
All Evacuation Warnings have been removed
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 14
- Water Tenders
- 7
- Helicopters
- 2
- Hand Crews
- 7