State ID: CA
3 letter designator: SHU
Fire name: Creek
Location: Highway 273
Reported acres: 1-5 acres start on each fire
Rate of spread: Rapid
Report on Conditions:
Structure threat: Yes, building already involved
Resources:
Hazards: Power lines are down.
Weather: Red Flag Warning
Radio channels:
Scanner links:
Webcam link:
Agency Website: http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/incidentdetails/Index/2082
Lots of fires started within 10 minutes.
First fire, across from Shea pond. 2 acres rapid rate of spread.
Second fire 2 to 3 acres. Behind the power plant, rapid rate of spread.
Third fire clear Creek at honey bee. 10 to 12 acres rapid rate of spread.
Fourth fire. Panther Rd. 3 acres. All rapid rate of spread and structures are in danger of being lost.
Largest fire is the 4th, reportedly at 100 acres.
Shasta Trinity sent a strike team to this incident.
A couple Tankers have been diverted from the Pawnee Fire to the Creek Fire.
Fire is spotting, requesting assistance from an air tanker.
2456 is at scene of a new start with structures threatened.
The scancal live scanner is focused on TGU-Lane fire, sorry. It’ll have some SHU initial attack traffic on there, including Command 9 for Creek Command, but it will be behind Lane radio traffic, and mixed with some stuff coming up the valley from LNU-Pawnee.
Calfire updated to 300ac
Staging at Highway 273 and Clear Creek.
Command: Cal Fire Command 9 Tone 9
Tactical: Cal Fire Tac 11 and Tac 12
You can try this for a scanner, but I am not sure how much it will pick up:
http://scanner.thedanmichael.net:8000/live
OES 4800-C (XSA) just dispatched to this incident.
XCA 4050C dispatched immediate need.
XSA sending 2nd OES strike Team… OES T1
Cal Fire has updated this Incident at 1,000 acres and 20% Containment.
New Evacuations for the Creek Fire:
Panther Road, south of Clover Lane.
Dale Lane, north and south of Cloverdale Road.
Clover Lane.
Tobacco Road.
Sounds like this thing is moving pretty good, AA is talking about spotting and is bringing in 4 Type 1 Tankers to try and keep it check.
Task Force 4275 from Yolo County enroute.
B3 (WDL), B7 (WOF), B34 (UCD), B225 (YDF), WT19 (ESP).
Evacuation information:
edit: Shasta County Sheriff’s Office is looking for an older 1990’s gold or tan minivan which may be involved.
1,300 acres and 30% contained.
This mornings update per CAL-FIRE 60% contained still at 1350ac.