![]() The fire was burning in steep, rugged terrain and overnight, windy conditions caused the fire to spot in many areas.Ĭal Fire said Thursday workers at a nearby quarry reported a woman trespassing and acting irrationally on the quarry property on Wednesday around the time the fire started. Unbelievable picture snapped from the #FawnFire - a man stands on his roof with a hose as a plane flies by - the #FawnFire is over 1,200 acres continuing to burn in Shasta County north of Redding… #californiawildfires #fires #wildfires Fawn Fire started Wednesday in the area of Fawndale Road and Radcliff Road about five miles northeast of the city of Shasta Lake, which is just south of Shasta Dam and Shasta Lake reservoir. On SeptemSouverneva was arrested in Oregon, for Criminal Trespass, 2nd Degree according to the Douglas County Sheriff. Souverneva is suspected of starting another fire in the nearby city of Shasta Lake on September 21. She said it was too wet to start a fire so she drank the water and continued walking uphill. She said she tried to filter the water using a tea bag but that didn’t work so she tried to start a fire to boil the water. said she was thirsty and had found a puddle in a dry creek bed but that it contained bear urine. ![]() When questioned by investigators while the fire was burning she was carrying a lighter and said she was hiking because she was trying to get to Canada. KRCR reported that Souverneva was seen in the general area where the fire started earlier in the day. She was booked into the Shasta County Jail charged with arson and a special allegation for starting a fire during a state of emergency. Photo by Roseburg Police Dept.įire investigators arrested 30-year old Alexandra Souverneva of Palo Alto, California for starting the fire. Saturday morning live cameras showed very dense smoke in the area which would prevent aircraft from assisting firefighters on the ground.Ī map showing the evacuations that are in effect is available at the Redding website.įriday night the fire was four miles north of Highway 299 and was east of Interstate 5 and a large powerline right-of-way east of the Interstate. ![]() Friday night it was mapped at 7,544 acres and was active on the west side near Radcliff Road and on the northeast side west of Juniper Drive and Bear Mountain Lookout Road. When it started Wednesday afternoon it grew very rapidly but slowed after reaching the north-facing slopes above the shore of Shasta Lake. The Fawn Fire has burned approximately 25 residences and 75 other structures just north of Redding, California according to fire authorities. The dark red areas had intense heat when the fire was mapped Friday night. Resources assigned to the fire include 12 helicopters, 201 engines, 46 dozers, 30 water tenders and 49 hand crews for a total of 1,886 personnel.ĩ:25 a.m. Looking toward the Fawn Fire from the Highland Trail camera pointing northwest at 9:08 a.m. Unfortunately, this will only produce 0.1 inch over the fire area, but the increased moisture should moderate fire behavior. Starting late Monday morning, there is a chance for rain through mid afternoon Tuesday. CAL FIRE Damage Inspection Teams are still assessing the affected areas. 26, 2021įire officials report that 131 structures have been officially documented as destroyed, with 44 of them being residences. North edge of the Fawn Fire, mapped at 9:43 p.m. However with the lake as low as it is, that distance may be much shorter, or non-existent.īelow is a zoomed-in archived satellite photo overlaid with areas of intense heat in red. All of the growth was on the north side where it reached the shore of Shasta Lake west of Ski Island, and on the northeast side near Bear Mountain Lookout Road and west of Silverthorn Road.įor the second time it spotted across the lake onto an island, which is 500 to 1,000 feet away from the mainland. ![]() The Fawn Fire north of Redding, California grew by about 1,000 acres Saturday to bring the size up to 8,537 acres Saturday night. The darker red areas indicate intense heat when the fire was mapped. The black line was the perimeter about 24 hours earlier. The red line was the perimeter at 9:43 p.m. ![]()
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