###

Fire crews have made significant progress containing a small wildfire burning north of French Gulch in western Shasta County. The Ridge Incident, which ignited yesterday afternoon around 2:30 p.m., has burned approximately 20 acres and is 40 percent contained, according to a morning update from the Shasta County Fire Department and CalFIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit.

The quick-moving fire prompted evacuation orders for residences on the east side of Trinity Mountain Road, south of Drunken Gulch Road and north of Fawnridge Road, on Friday evening. The Shasta County Sheriff’s Department lifted all evacuation orders and warnings shortly after 9 p.m.

The cause of the fire remains unknown. No structures have been destroyed and none are currently threatened.

###