The Shelly Fire, which started last Wednesday near Shelly Lake in the Marble Mountains Wilderness of Siskiyou County, has now burned 10,255 acres, now with containment of 1%. One person has been injured. Evacuation orders and warnings are affecting about 4,200 people with more than 4,000 structures threatened. That fire is being fought by both Cal-Fire and the Forest Service, with 2,488 personnel on scene.
The Bogus Fire near Little Bogus Creek in Northern Siskiyou County is 60% contained after burning 411 acres.
The North Fire in Modoc County has not expanded after burning 4,389 acres of Sageland. It’s now 65% contained.
A vegetation fire Thursday burned 5 acres of grass off Ball Mountain Little Shasta Road near Montague.
A fire near Covelo in Northern Mendocino County has burned 98 acres and is 70% contained.
Early Friday morning Redding Fire extinguished a 50 by 50 foot spot off Linden Avenue and West Street down the hill from Mercy Hospital.
Thursday afternoon a debris burn pile escaped control at a home on Branstetter Lane in South Redding. The responsible person was briefly detained.
– Steve Gibson