Montgomery Creek evacuations ordered as firefighters continue battling blaze, now at 50 acres

July 24, 2018 Trevor Montgomery

MONTGOMERY CREEK — A fast-moving blaze burning in Montgomery Creek has forced the evacuation of the entire town, law enforcement and fire officials have advised.

Mele Nichols/Fire and Traffic Information Shasta County photo

According to a CHP incident log, Tuesday afternoon’s wildland fire was first reported around 3:20 p.m., and as of 4:30 p.m. had already charred more than 50 acres. According to Shasta-Trinity Cal Fire, the blaze began in the area of Crestline and Hunt Roads and is continuing to grow.

Today’s evacuation order was issued for all residents in the Intermountain community of Montgomery Creek; including Crestline Road, Dunn Moody Road, Hunt Road, Laura Lane, Manti Road, and Windy Point Road. Evacuees are being directed to an evacuation center that has been set up at Shasta High School, at 2500 Eureka Way in Redding.

Firefighters are battling a 50 acre fire at Crestline Rd & Hunt Rd in Montgomery Creek (Shasta County). Evacuations in progress. #CrestlineFire

— CAL FIRE SHU (@CALFIRESHU) July 24, 2018

This is a developing story that will be updated as new information becomes available.

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Trevor Montgomery, 47, recently moved to Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source and Shasta County News Source. Additionally, he writes for several other news organizations, including Riverside County based newspapers, Valley News, The Valley Chronicle and Anza Valley Outlook, as well as Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County and The Mountain Echo in Shasta County.

Trevor spent 10 years in the U.S. Army as an Orthopedic Specialist before joining the Riverside County Sheriff’s Department in 1998. He was medically retired after losing his leg, breaking his back and suffering both spinal cord and brain injuries in an off-duty accident. (Click here to see segment of Discovery Channel documentary of Trevor’s accident.)

During his time with the sheriff’s department, Trevor worked at several different stations, including Robert Presley Detention Center, Southwest Station in Temecula, Hemet/Valle Vista Station, Ben Clark Public Safety Training Center and Lake Elsinore Station, along with other locations.

Trevor’s assignments included Corrections, Patrol, DUI Enforcement, Boat and Personal Water-Craft based Lake Patrol, Off-Road Vehicle Enforcement, Problem Oriented Policing Team and Personnel/Background Investigations. He finished his career while working as a Sex Crimes and Child Abuse Investigator and was a court-designated expert in child abuse and child sex-related crimes.

Trevor has been married for more than 27 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and has 13 children and 14 – soon to be 15 – grandchildren.