Forward progress of 1/2 acre vegetation fire quickly halted, but fire still burning in Johnson Park
BURNEY, Calif. — A large contingency of fire crews remain at the scene of a wildland vegetation fire that is under control, but still burning in the unincorporated Intermountain area community of Johnson Park, just east of Burney.
Although fire crews from multiple area agencies and fire stations from as far away as Susanville and Redding were initially dispatched to reports of the fire this afternoon, Thursday, July 8, many of the resources were soon cancelled after firefighters at the scene quickly reported having created a fire line around the blaze and updated that all forward progress had been halted.
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Scanner traffic indicated that fire resources were summoned to the scene around 12:45 p.m. after smoke was seen billowing from the forest floor in the area of SR-299E and Rocky Ledge Road. A Shasta County News Source (SCNS) Live Fire Incident Log, (which can be viewed below), tracked the regular updates as provided by officials at the scene of the fire, burning less than a quarter-mile from the news organization’s headquarters.
After having some difficulty accessing the heavily-forested area where the fire was burning, first arriving fire officials reported finding a one-quarter to half-acre vegetation fire with heavy fuel and winds and a moderate rate of spread.
About fifteen minutes later, officials updated that a dozer had cleared a fire break around the fire and that crews had halted the fire’s forward progress. Moments later, a CAL FIRE Air Attack plane made a drop before heading back to Bieber, with plans to return if still needed.
At around 1:10 p.m., officials at the scene updated that they would be keeping five engines, two dozers, a hand crew and transport unit, one water tender and Air Attack assigned to the incident, but they released the balance of the incoming apparatus.
As of the last update around 1:30 p.m., a Fire Prevention Officer/Arson Investigator was still headed to the scene.
This is a developing story that will be updated as new information becomes available.
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Trevor Montgomery, 50, moved in 2017 to the Intermountain area of Shasta County from Riverside County and runs Riverside County News Source (RCNS) and Shasta County News Source (SCNS).
Additionally, he writes or has written for several other news organizations; including Riverside County-based newspapers Valley News, Valley Chronicle, Anza Valley Outlook, and Hemet & San Jacinto Chronicle; the Bonsall/Fallbrook Village News in San Diego County; and Mountain Echo in Shasta County. He is also a regular contributor to Thin Blue Line TV and Law Enforcement News Network and has had his stories featured on news stations throughout the Southern California and North State regions.
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 30 years and was a foster parent to more than 60 children over 13 years. He is now an adoptive parent and his “fluid family” includes 13 children and 18 grandchildren.