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SHOE FIRE 

DAILY UPDATE 

October 31, 2024 

Email: 2024.shoe@firenet.gov 

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 Line: 530-338-0317 (Staffed 8:00 AM – 8:00 PM)

Quick Facts:

Location: Shasta County, CA │ Start Date: Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at 6:57 PM │ Cause: Human 

Size: 5,124 │ Containment: 85%│ Vegetation: Timber, Chapparal │ Total Personnel Assigned: 507 

Firefighters have completed all fire suppression repair work on several divisions of the fire and these repairs on both hand lines and dozer lines await inspection by Resource Advisors. Chipping has been completed along Forest Service Road 38N07 on the east side of the fire. Excavators continued installing water bars on contingency lines near the East Fork of Sulanharas Creek. In areas too steep for heavy equipment to operate, hand crews hiked in to complete repairs on control lines. On the south end of the fire, indirect control lines were also repaired. The road grader has been making excellent progress repairing impacts from heavy equipment along Fenders Ferry Road. Contingency dozer line has been repaired and mastication work is nearing completion. Heavy equipment and fire crews continue to repair control line northward up Curl Ridge on the west side of the fire. The forecasted weather event today bringing significant rainfall is expected to impact operations across all divisions of the fire. Fire suppression repairs will continue where operations are safe and feasible, given the weather conditions. Dozer line on the south side of the fire that served as an extra wide fuel break will take a few days to repair. Some fire resources have timed out in their two-week assignments and returned home, and additional resources will be released in the coming days as work continues to wrap up.

WEATHER: Rain showers will be present around the fire area for the next two days. Showers will be heavy at times, followed by intermittent periods of lighter showers and even several hours of dry conditions. Precipitation amounts between one to two inches of rain overall are possible. Day and nighttime temperatures will range from 40-50 degrees for the entire period. Winds will be southwest with gusts 15-20 mph, but may get much gustier at times when the heavier showers move through the area.

CLOSURES AND SAFETY: 

• 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 
• A Temporary Flight Restriction is in place over the fire area https://tfr.faa.gov/save_pages/detail_4_2632.html. Drones are prohibited from flying in fire areas. If you fly, we can’t.
• A temporary Forest closure is in effect https://www.fs.usda.gov/detailfull/stnf/alerts-notices/?cid=stelprdb5392380