SUNDAY FIRE UPDATE: Monument Fire Grows to 82,000 Acres, Now 7 Percent Contained; McFarland Fire Now 68 Percent Contained
Map of the Monument Fire. | InciWeb
Monument Fire
The Monument Fire burning along Highway 299 in Trinity County between Burnt Ranch and Junction City has grown to 82,435 acres and is now 7 percent contained.
A team of 847 firefighters is actively working to contain the fire.
“Overnight fire behavior was active around the perimeter of the fire with active backing and uphill runs,” the fire’s incident management team stated this morning. “[The] fire continued to expand in all directions, but did not make any large single long distance runs.”
Evacuation orders remain in effect for residents of Del Loma and Big Bar on both sides of the Trinity River.
Highway 299 remains completely shut down by the fire between Hawkins Bar and Junction City.
Firefighters estimate that the fire will be fully contained by September 1.
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McFarland Fire
The McFarland Fire burning along Highway 36 in trinity County is now 42,924 acres in size and 68 percent contained.
The McFarland Fire. | InciWeb
A team of 644 firefighters is actively working to contain the fire.
“Yesterday the fire continued to spread to the east and southeast and burned to the west of Tedoc mountain,” firefighters stated this morning. “Fire crews worked on establishing control lines using the August Complex burn scar to protect the private lands to the east of Tedoc Mountain.”
Highway 36 remains open in the area.
Evacuation warnings remain in place for Platina and communities on both sides of Highway 36 from Sunday Gulch Road to the Shasta-Tehama County line. Evacuation warnings are also in place for residents along all roads to the south of Highway 36 from Sunday Gulch Road to the Shasta/Tehama County line, including: Beegum Gorge Road, Platinum Lane, Secluded Glen Lane, Shady Nook Drive and Beegum Road.
Firefighters estimate that the fire will be fully contained by August 21.
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McCash Fire
The McCash Fire burning east of Highway 96 in the Klamath National Forest has grown to 2,387 acres and is 1 percent contained.
The McCash Fire. | InciWeb
A team of 359 firefighters is actively working to contain the fire.
“Structure protection activities are progressing to the south and west of the fire in the communities of Ti Bar, Patterson Ranch and Marble Mountain Ranch,” the fire’s incident management team stated this morning. “Structure triage will take place along the Highway-96 corridor to the north and south of the fire area.”
Highway 96 traffic is not impacted by the fire.
Firefighters estimate that the fire will be fully contained by September 29.
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Air Quality Smoke Advisory
A joint message from the North Coast Unified Air Quality Management District (NCUAQMD):
The Monument Fire, McFarland Fire, River Complex, and Antelope Fire continue to produce heavy smoke impacts.
USFS Air Resource Advisors on the fires indicate smoke remains mostly stagnant this morning, however, when winds
shift from the northwest this afternoon, they are expected to be stronger and more sustained, so there is a chance that
this will soon push some of the smoke out of the area. Communities close to the fire will hopefully start to see
improved air quality today and early next week. With that stagnant smoke starting to move, more impacts may be felt
to the east of the fires before dispersing.
Air quality monitors and the current Air Quality Index (AQI) for communities should be viewed at
https://fire.airnow.gov. USFS Air Resource Advisors (ARA) assigned to the Monument/McFarland and River
Complex fires provides daily ARA Smoke Outlook Forecasts at https://wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks.
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