Red Bank Fire

The Red Bank Fire was one of a series of wildfires in Tehama County, California, 25 miles west of Red Bluff. The Red Bank fire was ignited from a series lightning strikes and erupted out of control on Thursday, September 5, 2019.[2] The blaze, along with the South and Henthrone fires, is burning in a remote location, 30 miles south of Redding, California.[3] The fire was contained on September 13 at 8,838 acres (36 km2). Two structures were destroyed.[1]

Red Bank Fire
LocationTehama County, California
Coordinates40.12°N 122.64°W / 40.12; -122.64
Statistics[1]
Date(s)September 5, 2019 (2019-09-05) – September 13, 2019 (2019-09-13)
Burned area8,838 acres (3,577 ha)
CauseLightning
Buildings destroyed2
Map
Location in Northern California
Location of Red Bank Fire

Events

The fire, which has been deemed to be lightning-caused, was reported burning in the early afternoon hours of Thursday, September 5, in the area of Hammer Loop Road and Petty John Road amid critical fire weather conditions.[2] Due to these conditions, the fire made rapid runs towards the northwest where it grew from an initial 10 acres, up to 1,000 acres (4 km2) by 3:30 pm to well over 6,000 acres (24 km2) by that evening.[2] Petty John Road to the boundary of Shasta Trinity National Forest was put under mandatory evacuation, as well as Red Bank Oaks subdivision.[4] Evacuations were also put in place for the area west of Highway 36 from Tedoc to Vestal and all road south of that.[4]

As of Friday, September 6, those evacuations remained in place as the fire continued to grow in size, however it was largely consuming land used for cattle grazing.[5] The fire was also reported to be a mere 5% contained that day.[5] Meanwhile, the South fire had erupted from 200 acres (1 km2) Friday morning to 1,665 acres (7 km2) acres by that night due to limited access caused by the activity of the Red Bank fire.[6] By that evening, containment had only risen to 7% while the Red Bank fire's size had grown to 7,340 acres (30 km2).[1]

By September 8, the fire had grown to 8,838 acres (36 km2).[7] The fire was contained on September 13. Two structures were destroyed.[1]

Impact

The areas south of Highway 36 between Tedoc Road and Vestal Road, and between the Shasta-Trinity National Forest boundary and the Four Corners intersection were under mandatory evacuation.[7]

See also

References

Sources

Footnotes
  1. "Red Bank Fire". CAL FIRE. Retrieved September 9, 2019.
  2. Zeeb, Julie. "Red Bank Fire held in check overnight". Red Bluff Daily. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  3. Costley, Drew. "Red Bank Fire in NorCal grows to 6,000 acres, evacuations ordered". SF Gate. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  4. Johnson, Ja'Nel. "Red Bank Fire burns 6,000 acres in Tehama County, west of Red Bluff". ABC 10. Retrieved 5 September 2019.
  5. Morris, Chris. "It's Not Just Hurricanes. California Wildfire Season Is Underway, Too". Fortune. Retrieved 6 September 2019.
  6. Shulman, Alayna. "What we know about the Red Bank Fire Saturday: Containment at 9%". Redding Record Searchlight. Retrieved 7 September 2019.
  7. "Red Bank Incident Update" (PDF). Cal Fire. Retrieved 8 September 2019.
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