Incident Update Lower Fire
- Date:
- 08/11/2024
- Time:
- 2:39 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Lower Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2024-08-10
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Lower Springs road and Eureka Way, Shasta
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Shasta
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 110
- Containment
- 35%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
Situation Summary
Firefighters have been working tirelessly through the night to increase containment on the Lower Fire. Threat to structures has been mitigated and Multiple resources will continue to work throughout the day to contain the fire.
Road Closures
Iron Mountain Road at Bakers Hill Road.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Warnings
Evacuation Warnings have been issued for the following zones. Be prepared to leave!
- KES-2760
- KES-2770
- KES-2780
- KES-2790
- SHS-2800
- SHS-2820
- SHS-2830
- SHS-2850
- SHS-2870
- SHS-6520
- SHS-6530-A
- SHS-6530-B
- SHS-6540-A
- SHS-6540-B
Evacuation Shelter
Central Valley High School. 4066 La Mesa Avenue in the City of Shasta Lake. per Shasta County Sheriff's Office.
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 10
- Water Tenders
- 5
- Hand Crews
- 6
- Total Personnel
- 77