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Lava

Unit Information

Shasta-Trinity National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
3644 Avtech Parkway
Redding, CA 96002

Incident Contact

Adrienne Freeman
Email: shastatrinity.pao@gmail.com
Phone: 530-628-0039
Hours: Daily 8AM-9PM

UPDATE 6:00 p.m. LAVA FIRE - EVACUATION WARNING

AN EVACUATION WARNING HAS BEEN ISSUED DUE TO WILDFIRE FOR THE FOLLOWING AREAS ALONG STATE ROUTE 97, NORTH OF WEED, CA: ANGEL VALLEY ROAD, CARRICK ADDITION, AND SOLUS DRIVE BE PREPARED TO EVACUATE IF REQUESTED

Recent lightning across northern California caused four confirmed fires on the U.S. Forest Service - Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Crews got on it fast, and only one fire is still showing activity today. The #LaveFire is burning in rough, rocky terrain 3.5 miles northeast of Weed, California, and 4.5 miles southeast of Lake Shastina. The fire is burning in brush and second growth timber and is visible from Hwy's 97 and I-5. Resources including ground crews and aircraft are on scene.

Basic Information

Current as of	6/27/2021, 7:53:07 AM
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning
Date of Origin	Friday June 25th, 2021 approx. 07:45 AM
Location	3.5 miles north east of Weed, and 4.5 miles southeast of Lake Shastina.
Incident Commander	Josiah Obst
Coordinates	41.459 latitude, -122.329 longitude

Current Situation

Size	220 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	25%

Outlook

Planned Actions	Keep the fire: -East of the railroad tracks -South of 42N15 -North of private road in the top of Section 4

Current Weather

Weather Concerns	Extremely Hot, near-critical daytime Humidities, and breezy winds are expected over the next several days over the burn site. Sunday will be the hottest day with temperatures likely reaching near the triple digits. Daytime humidities will be even lower on Sunday and winds will shift to be from the south to southeast and begin increasing through the day on Sunday, even through the evening.