Vista Fire

The "Vista Fire" that broke out around 4:20 p.m. today (June 25) in Mountain Gate burned at least two outbuild-ings and a few vehicles. But by late this evening, all road closures and all mandatory evacuations had been lifted and the fire was listed as having a "shaky containment," said Dave Ballard, a retired Redding fireman who was helping man the phones at the Cal Fire/U.S. Forest Service Joint Information Center in Redding. "That means they have a water line around it as opposed to a dozer line," Ballard said. The fire first broke out near Grande Vista Lane off Old Oregon Trail where most of the structure and vehicle damage occurred, although the homes in that area were saved. With limited resources due to the numerous fires in the region, neighbors and homeowners were even helping firefighters with the blaze. Helicopters finally arrived and attacked the fire as it spread northward toward Copper Canyon Road, threatening homes in that area. The fire, which was origi-nally thought to be about 75 acres, was downgraded to 40 acres by late Wednesday night. Camera operator and editor / Ron Harrington • Shasta Lake Bulletin • www.shastalake.ws

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[tgafire87]

Yep I was there too.

[bmxRaCeR3332]

my sister faught the vista

[lilcrackmonkeygirl]

So many fires going on around there.. scarey and sad :(