Despite some concerns from the public, Cal-Fire never lost control of two large prescribed burns in the Redding area Tuesday. 163 acres of grass and brush and dead and downed trees was successfully torched on the Ross Ranch just north of Shasta College along Old Oregon Trail. 280 acres was torched on the McConnell Foundation’s Gore Ranch property off Clear Creek Road and Highway 273 west of the Westwood Manor Subdivision. Crews will continue to patrol both areas for the next couple of days.
-Steve Gibson