Shasta-Trinity National Forest to Begin Prescribed Fires

Prescribed fires planned for the area include:

Mount Shasta and McCloud Ranger Districts

Broadcast burns

• Highway 89 Units, east of McCloud along State Route 89 (fall)
• Snowmans Units, west of McCloud along State Route 89 (fall)
• McBride Units, north of Mount Shasta along Everitt Memorial Highway (fall/spring)
• Harris Units, between Lookout Point and Oso Butte (fall/spring)
• Elk Meadow northeast of McCloud near the Pilgrim Creek recreation area (fall/spring)
• Pile burns
• Ah Di Nah pile burn, near Ah Di Nah campground (fall/winter/spring)
• Beartrap hand piles, near the Cabin Creek trailhead (fall/winter/spring)
• Beartrap Decks, near the Cabin Creek trailhead (fall/winter/spring)
• Castle Lake pile burn project, near Castle Lake (fall/winter/spring)
• Trout Creek Campground, northeast of McCloud off Pilgrim Creek Road (fall/winter/spring)
• Everitt pile burn project, off Everitt Memorial Highway near McBride Springs Campground  (fall/winter/spring)
• McFalls pile burn project, north of the McCloud River Loop (fall/winter/spring)
• Porcupine North, north of the Pondosa community (fall/winter/spring)
• North McBride, north of Mount Shasta along Everitt Memorial Highway (fall/winter/spring)
• South McBride, north of Mount Shasta along Everitt Memorial Highway (fall/winter/spring)
• Azalea pile burn project, east of Mount Shasta City (fall/winter/spring)
• Eastside pile burn project, north of Pondosa (fall/winter/spring)
• Middle Falls pile burn project, at the Middle Mcloud Falls area (fall/winter/spring)
• Upper Falls pile burn project, near the Upper McCloud Falls area (fall/winter/spring)

Shasta Lake Ranger District

Broadcast burns

• Lakehead RX Type 1, west of Lakehead (fall/spring)
• Northwoods, south of O’Brien Mountain (fall/spring)

Pile burns

• Interstate 5 pile burn project, multiple sites along I-5 between Packers Bay and Antlers Bridge  (fall/spring/winter)

Weaverville and Big Bar Ranger Districts

Broadcast burns

• Weaverville Community Forest, north/northwest of Weaverville (fall)

Pile burns

• Lake Forest Plantations Rainer Units (fall/winter/spring)
• Lake Forest Plantations Kinney Camp Units (fall/winter/spring)
• Deep Suppression Repair, in the Deep Fire footprint (fall/winter/spring)
• Weaverville Community Forest piles, north of Weaverville (fall/winter/spring)
• Pettijohn piles, near Trinity Lake (fall/winter/spring)
• Trinity Camps piles, near Trinity Lake recreation sites (fall/winter/spring)
• Carr/Delta piles, on Lookout Ridge in the Carr Fire and Delta Fire footprints (fall/winter/spring)
• Monument Big Bar machine piles, in the Monument Fire footprint (fall/winter/spring)
• Browns Phase 3, east of Weaverville (fall/winter/spring)

Hayfork and Yolla Bolla Ranger Districts

Broadcast burns

• Harrison Gulch (fall/winter/spring)
• Ewing, near Ewing Reservoir, Hayfork valley (fall/winter/spring)
• Hyampom, near the Hyampom community (fall/winter/spring)

Pile burns

• Kellogg Fuel Break, north side of Hayfork valley, (fall)
• Trinity IRSC Red Mountain, south of State Route 36 (winter)
• Forest Glen pile burn project, near the Forest Glen community, (winter)
• Gemmill pile burn project, in the Wildwood area (winter)
• Limedyke pile burn project, south of Hyampom (fall/winter/spring)
• Pilot pile burn project, between Hayfork and Hyampom (fall)
• Monument suppression repair piles, in the Monument Fire footprint (fall/winter)
• McFarland suppression repair piles, in the McFarland Fire footprint near Wildwood (fall/winter)
• Trinity IRSC/Forest Glen, near the Forest Glen community (fall/winter/spring)

Areas near these operations may close to the public for several days for public safety. Watch for warning signs along roads near all prescribed fire areas before and during burns.

Residents may experience smoke during the prescribed burns. Go to https://fire.airnow.gov/ to find more detailed information about air quality. When driving, slow down and turn on your headlights when you encounter smoke on the road.

We will evaluate weather conditions in the hours before a burn begins. If conditions warrant, scheduled prescribed fire activities may be canceled.

Stay informed about the scheduled prescribed fires through the forest website, social media channels, and InciWeb, the interagency incident information system. We will notify county emergency management officials when burning begins. 

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