Mountain_Fire_(2019)

Mountain Fire (2019)

Mountain Fire (2019)

2019 wildfire in Northern California

Not to be confused with Mountain Fire.

The Mountain Fire was a wildfire in August, 2019 in the area of Jones Valley in Shasta County, several miles east of Redding, California. The fire broke out on Thursday, August 22, 2019, off Bear Mountain Road and Dry Creek Road, north of Bella Vista in Shasta County. Burning within the community of Jones Valley, the fire ultimately destroyed fourteen structures including seven homes, damaged seven others and burned 600 acres (243 ha) of forest land. At its peak, the Mountain Fire threatened over 1,100 homes and also led to the evacuation of over 4,000 residents.[4] Three people suffered minor injuries related to the fire, but no deaths were reported in the blaze.[2]

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    "Mountain Fire". CAL FIRE (Incident Information). State of California. Retrieved 22 August 2019.
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    Vo, Thy (25 August 2019). "Mountain Fire: Residents allowed back into homes and fire 90 percent contained". Mercury News. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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    Artur, Damon. "Crews being released from Mountain Fire as fire cost reaches $3 million". Record Searchlight. Retrieved 26 August 2019.
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    Sabalow, Ryan; Kasler, Dale. "4,000 evacuated near Redding in 600-acre Mountain Fire, CA's first major wildfire this summer". The Sacramento Bee. Retrieved 23 August 2019.
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