Mandatory evacuation orders are also in place for all of Holiday Road south of Old Oregon Trail in the Mountain Gate area. All roads west of I-5 and between Oasis and Pine Grove are also under evacuation warning. The Shasta County Sherriff's Office has issued an evacuation order for all roads east of I-5, from Pine Grove to Old Oregon Trail, south to Highway 299, west to I-5 and north to Pine Grove.

What areas are under evacuation warnings? People on all roads north of the State Highway 299 between Old Oregon Trail and Dry Creek are now under evacuation warning. People on all roads west of Dry Creek, off of Old Oregon Trail in both directions between Bear Mountain north to Interstate 5 are being told to evacuate immediately, according to the Sheriff's Office. The Shasta County Sheriff's Office has issued mandatory evacuation orders in the Mountain Gate area due to the Fawn Fire. Where are immediate evacuation orders in place? She was then interviewed by Cal Fire law enforcement officers, who believe she was responsible for causing the fire.Įarlier in the day, employees in the area had reported seeing a white female adult trespassing on the property and acting irrationally, Cal Fire said. 22 reported being approached by a woman who walked out of the brush at about 8 p.m. She told them she was dehydrated and needed medical treatment. Cal Fire said they are recommending that she be charged with “arson to wildland.”Īlexandra Souverneva graduated from the California Institute of Technology in 2012 with BS degrees in Biology and Chemistry, said university spokeswoman Kathy Svitil.Ĭrews from Cal Fire and other fire agencies who were responding to a vegetation fire in a remote canyon near Fawndale Road north of Mountain Gate on Sept. Souverneva is being held on $100,000 bail after being booked into the Shasta County Jail. However, a Palo Alto woman was arrested on fire-related charges in the area of the Fawn Fire, Cal Fire said Thursday.įire officials said on Thursday that Alexandra Andreevna Souverneva, 30, of Palo Alto, is being suspected of being the arsonist connected with the Fawn Fire. That has not been officially announced at this time. The wildfire remained 5% contained. Engines from the Redding Fire Department are assisting Cal Fire crews.

The wildfire first reported as a 20-acre blaze had grown to 1,200 acres as of midday Thursday, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

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