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Shasta County fire doubles in size overnight – Chico Enterprise-Record
https://www.chicoer.com/2018/07/28/shasta-county-fire-doubles-in-size-overnight/
11 mins ago - The Carr Fire has nearly doubled in size to 80,896 acres, fire officials said. The fireremains 5 percent contained. Firefighters worked through ...Shasta County fire doubles in size overnight
The Carr Fire has nearly doubled in size to 80,896 acres, fire officials said.
The fire remains 5 percent contained.
Firefighters worked through Friday evening building containment lines. The blaze has spread in all directions and made significant runs, Cal Fire says.
At the morning briefing Saturday at the Shasta District Fairgrounds in Anderson, fire officials said the blaze is expected to pick up significantly around 1 p.m., based on weather forecasts.
Air attack was scheduled to being at 8:30 a.m. with planes in the northwest part of the fire, which is burning in less populated areas. A fire commander said helicopters would go up as early as possible. Conditions have limited the amount of air support that can be used.
Unified Incident Commander Brett Gouvea reminded the assembled leadership group that they are in a “marathon” situation.
He did, however, say Friday night was “ a more favorable night in comparison to the two nights prior to that.
“This is not going to go out overnight,” he said. “I need you to take care of your folks. Please, let’s also take care of the citizens of Shasta County. They’re hurting as well.”
Gouvea called the events of Thursday night “historic and unprecedented.”
Commanders also talked Saturday morning of “boxing in” the fire in the areas where it remains on the move, and cited four specific areas where they want to hold it.
Fire officials were told to expect the fire to pick up about 1 p.m.
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