Incident Update Veterans Fire
- Date:
- 06/27/2024
- Time:
- 6:02 PM
Incident Facts
- Name
- Veterans Fire
- Start Date/Time
- 2024-06-27
- Incident Status
- Active
- Location
- Gas Point Road and Small Farms Drive
- Type
- Wildfire
- Cause
- Under Investigation
- Counties
- Shasta
- Administration Unit
- CAL FIRE Shasta-Trinity Unit
- Unified Command Agency(s)
- Size
- 55
- Containment
- 15%
- Structures Threatened
- Structures Destroyed
- Structures Damaged
- Civilian Injuries
- Firefighter Injuries
- Civilian Fatalities
- Firefighter Fatalities
Current Situation
At approximately 3:15 p.m. today, Thursday, June 27, 2024, resources are aggressively working to extinguish a 55-acre vegetation fire at 15% containment, located at Gas Point Rd and Small Farms Dr, 5 miles west of Happy Valley. Significant augmentation of air and ground resources are underway.
There are threats to structures and powerlines, and evacuation warnings have been issued. Evacuation Warning means that there is a potential threat to life and property. Residents should be ready to evacuate if conditions change.
These zones can be found by going to https://protect.genasys.com/search.
Stay safe and follow instructions from official sources.
Evacuation Zones
Evacuation Information:
Evacuation Warnings Zones:
CEN-6720
CEN-7910
HAP-7920
IGO-6730
IGO-6740
IGO-7880
IGO-7890
IGO-7900
ONO-6750
ONO-6760
ONO-6770
Assigned Resources
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow.
- Engines
- 14
- Water Tenders
- 7
- Helicopters
- 2
- Hand Crews
- 7