Shasta-Trinity National Forest, CA | Firefighters from the Shasta-Trinity National Forest unit responded to a wildfire on private land Tuesday around 1215 hours. A prescribed wildfire operation was being conducted in the area at the time.
The Stephens Wildfire is located 18 miles NE of McCloud and is just South of Horse Peak in Siskiyou County in California. Currently, there are 100 firefighters fighting the fire.
The first was reported to have started as a controlled burn on private land but quickly became fueled by winds, spreading outside its containment area on to forest lands. It is said to have already scorched 200 acres.
Firefighters have been working diligently since the moment the fire started on Tuesday throughout the night into Wednesday. According to a statement released by the USDA Fire Agency, they have a 30% containment on the wildfire.
Photos of the wildfire in this post were taken by the Forest Service on Tuesday evening and can easily show the intensity of the fire as it burns several hundred acres. [Courtesy of Inciweb.gov]
Mutual Aid is being provided by CAL Fire and private companies, partnering with the Shasta-Trinity NF fire crews on the fireground. No structures have been burned, damaged or being threatened at the time of this post.
The weather forecast for Wednesday was gusty winds from the North with them easing later this afternoon. Expected weather later this week calls for snow and rain in the area.
The exact fire cause is under investigation.
There are no reports of injuries at this time.
No structures are currently threatened at this moment.
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