The Lava Fire that is burning in Siskiyou County(near Mt Shasta) has caused evacuation warnings in the communities of Lake Shastina and Juniper Valley.
Evacuations and Road Closures
Evacuations have been ordered for Carrick Addition, Highway 97 from Weed to Deer Mountain Road, Lake Shastina, Rancho Hills, Juniper Valley, Mt. Shasta Vista, all visitors on the southwest side of Mt. Shasta which includes Bunny Flat, Sand Flat, Red Fir Flat and McBride Springs Campground.
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Road closures include Highway 97 to County Road A-12, Highway 97 from Weed to Juniper Lodge, Big Springs Road on the east and west sides, County Road A-12 north and south, Harry Cash Road, 4 Corners to Hard Road and Everitt Memorial Highway is closed at McBride Springs.
Evacuation warnings are for residents in the area of West Ball Mountain-Little Shasta Road to Cook Campbell Road, all of Meiss Road and over to Forest Service Road 3.
There is an evacuation shelter at Jackson Street School at 405 Jackson Street in Yreka. Another shelter is at Dorris City Hall at 307 S Main St. in Dorria, Calif.
The Siskiyou County Fairground in Siskiyou County has an Animal Evacuation Shelter. The fairground is located at 1712 Fairlane Road in Yerka.
A map of the areas under evacuation orders, warnings and current road closures due to the Lava Fire and Tennant Fire can be found at the bottom of this article.
On Tuesday, the Lava Fire grew to 13,330 acres as it ballooned because of strong, erratic winds and dry fuels in the area, according to the Shasta-Trinity National Forest.
The National Forest Service said the Tennant Fire is about 25 miles away from the Lava Fire.
The incident is being managed by CA Incident Management Team and in unified command with CAL FIRE.
On Sunday, the Lava Fire was 1,446 acres and 20% contained, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest Service said.
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On Monday, the Shasta-Trinity National Forest Service said two drones were seen flying in the firefighting area which caused a halt to aerial operations for a brief period of time.
The Shasta-Trinity National Forest Service said the fire started Friday morning at about 7:45 a.m.
The Lava Fire was one of four started by lightning on Saturday as the other three were stopped at a tenth of an acre or less, according to the Shasta-Trinity National Forest Service.
The fire started northwest of Weed in rough, rocky terrain.
The other lightning fires were the Zot Fire northwest of Mt. Eddy; the Eddy Fire southeast of Weed; and the Yellow Fire which is north of Highway 97 near Military Pass Road. All of these lightning-caused fires in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest have been contained, except for the Lava Fire.
On Saturday night, the fire was 80 acres and grew to 220 acres Sunday morning.
By Sunday night, the fire grew to 550 acres and was 25% contained with evacuation warnings.