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Incident Website: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/cashf-shoe-fire

Forest Website: https://www.fs.usda.gov/stnf

Fire Weather Forecast: https://www.weather.gov/wrh/CAFW?area=ECC005

Fire Information: 530-338-0317

Hours: 08:00am to 8:00pm

Location: Shasta County, CA                                             Start Date:  Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 6:57 p.m.    

Cause: Human caused                                                       Size: 5,127                                                            

Percent Contained:  38%                                                 Vegetation: Timber, Chapparal 

Number of Personnel Assigned: 1,126

Firefighters are actively engaged in reinforcing containment lines, with an emphasis on advancing further into the interior to effectively extinguish any residual heat detected by infrared systems. Reports indicate that heat persists in the northern section of the fire, primarily along Beartrap and Bills Creeks. A mobile retardant base remains operational in Big Bend, which will continue to be utilized by aircraft as they prioritize support for divisions involved in suppression efforts. As ground crews proceed with their mop-up operations, sawyer teams will also focus on the removal of hazardous trees to ensure that all factors contributing to the fire's heat are fully suppressed or mitigated. Minimal smoke impact to local communities is forecasted. Planned prescribed burns by Cal Fire in the vicinity of Igo and Red Bluff may contribute additional smoke into the area.

WEATHER: Gusty northwesterly winds are expected to develop rapidly this afternoon in response to the passage of a trough system. These winds will subsequently shift to northerly and northeasterly directions this evening, with a continued strengthening anticipated late tonight through Thursday morning. The relative humidity, which began to decrease along slopes and ridges last night due to the settling of a drier air mass over the region, will continue to trend drier this afternoon and particularly tonight into Thursday. Relative humidity levels are projected to reach approximately 20% tonight along slopes and ridges, with minimum relative humidity values expected to decline into the mid-teens on Thursday.

EVACUATIONS:  Due to improving conditions on the Shoe Fire burning north of Lake Shasta, in cooperation with fire officials, the Shasta County Sheriff’s Office has reduced the Evacuation order for zone LKH-1448-B to an Evacuation WARNING.

Information staff for the Shoe Fire are working diligently to provide timely and accurate information to the public. Fire updates can be found on the Shoe Fire 2024 Facebook page: www.facebook.com/2024ShoeFire/

FIRE AND SMOKE MAP:

Updates on smoke conditions can be found under the following link:

https://outlooks.wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlook/59ecb6c0?

ROAD CLOSURES:

• Fenders Ferry Road at Pit River 7 Bridge: West-Bound Fenders Ferry Road (Also known as 34N17 - Forest Service Road 27) at the Pit River Bridge/Pit 7
• Ferry Road is closed at McCloud Bridge: East-Bound Fenders Ferry Road at the McCloud River Bridge

FOREST CLOSURES:

https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/stnf/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprdb5392380