Green Fire Update for July 12, 2025

Shasta-Trinty National Forest

Percent Contained: 0%
Number of Personnel Assigned: 1,018
Start Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025
Size: 8,395 acres
Vegetation: Dormant Brush, Slash, Chaparral
California Team 10: Joe Sean Kennedy, IC

Yesterday, the Shasta County Sheriff issued a mandatory evacuation order for residents within the
LKH-1448-A evacuation zone. Adjacent evacuation zones to the west of the fire were modified to
reflect a larger evacuation warning area. The map of the evacuation area may be found at
https://protect.genasys.com/zones/US-CA-XSH-LKH-1448-A.

Shasta County has issued a smoke advisory that extends through Sunday, July 13. Current smoke
advisories for Shasta County may be found at https://www.shastacounty.gov/air-quality/page/wildfiresmoke-information.

Two ‘Super Scooper’ aircraft will arrive on the Green Fire today and begin operations tomorrow.
These aircraft require long, linear access to water sources. They will use multiple arms of Shasta
Lake. This will require heightened awareness and caution among all boaters using the lake.

Fire Activity: Hot and dry conditions, winds, atmospheric instability, and topographic features that
favored burning conditions, resulted in active fire behavior yesterday that produced substantial smoke
plumes and fire growth. The burning conditions we experienced yesterday will continue today.
Yesterday, on the west side of the fire, the fire reached areas of the Brock Mountain Road (FS Road
35N02) which serves as a primary containment line for the fire. An approximately two-acre area of
the fire burned across the road. With aviation support, crews were able to limit growth of this spot fire,
maintaining the integrity of this west flank fireline. To the south, toward the Pit River, which serves as
a primary southern containment feature, the fire has continued to slowly back down to the river.

Fire Weather: We will experience conditions similar to those of yesterday which resulted in active fire
behavior and growth. Temperatures will approach 100 degrees, relative humidity may reach a low of
approximately 15%, winds will be out of the northeast in the morning, shifting to winds from the south
in the afternoon. Smoke plumes will be visible throughout the day. These conditions will persist
through Monday, July 14. Throughout the weekend, humidity will remain relatively dry (low)
throughout the night extending the burning period. There is a slight chance of thunderstorms to the
north of the fire on Sunday, July 13. Though these storms my pass to the north, outflow winds from
thunderstorm activity may influence the Green Fire.

Fire Operations: Operational priorities will continue to emphasize construction and improvement of
the west flank fireline along the Brock Mountain Road and development of contingency line further to
the west along Winnibulli Ridge. On the east flank of the fire, handcrews and heavy equipment will
continue their effort to build and improve fireline along the Rip Gut Ridge. Heavy equipment crews
have moved north from the Pit River to connect the Rip Gut Ridge fireline to the river. Crews have
added pumps and hose lays to provide on the ground water sources to reinforce firelines and provide
protection for structures. Air operations will continue to provide substantial support to ground crews
throughout the area of the Green Fire today. A Pit River Group is in place to assess fire behavior to
the south and to move crews using the river as needed. Operations will continue to use both a day
and night shift to provide a 24-hour suppression effort on the Green Fire.

Evacuations: As of July 12, a portion of Shasta County Zone LKH-1448 has been placed under an
mandatory evacuation order. All or portions of Shasta County Zones LKH-1448, LKH-1190, LKH-1200
are under an evacuation warning. Information related to evacuation zones can be found by going to
https://protect.genasys.com/search. Shasta County’s emergency alert and public warning system,
AlertShasta, can be found here: https://www.shastacounty.gov/community/page/alertshasta-shastacountys-new-public-warning-system.

Closures: To ensure firefighter safety and operational efficiency, the Hirz Recreation Complex is now
closed to the public until further notice. Shasta National Forest closure orders related to the Green
Fire may be found here: http://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/shasta-trinty/alerts/green-fire-closure-order.

Additional fire-related information:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShastaTrinityNF/
InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/cashf-2025-shastatrinity-lightning
Air quality: https://www.airnow.gov
Additional Information at Linktree: https://linktr.ee/shffirepio

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