Motion Fire in Redding, CA

These are video clips and pictures taken just south of Shasta Dam (near Redding, CA). They were taken on the evening of Thursday, June 26th, 2008. They are calling this the "Motion Fire."

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News & Politics

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• shasta
• dam
• motion
• fire
• redding

[Blindnshooting]

Great Video. Better learn how to spell California

[herebren]

My apologies. A typo that I never even noticed. I promise you that I do know how to correctly spell C-A-L-I-F-O-R-N-I-A.

I cranked that video out just hours after it was shot, so cut me some slack, eh?

[keno1226]

How close is the fire getting to Walker Mine Road? I heard last night that the Democrat and Motion fire have merged. IS this correct?

[herebren]

I also heard that they had merged. If they haven't, they will. :(

[interstate5trucker]

I am sitting in a truckstop in Oklahoma City watching this video of my "backyard" burning up. :(

[herebren]

I5Trucker -

I know how you feel! My wonderland, my home, where I was born and raised... all on fire. I went out this morning to get more footage, but the smoke is so dense here you can't even see the flames that are close to you.

According to the RS we've got that big plane coming in to help with fire suppression. We've even got folks coming from Maryland!

I hope you will come home to more than just charred remains. Drive safe and rest well, my friend. - Ren

[RShondaman100RS]

i lost my house in that fire in shasta..



[The530asd]

awsome video. It is really cool to see fire behavior in our area. Thanks for the post, hope there are more to come this fire season.

[x7Deucex]

i remember ashes all over the cars every morning... Not a LOT of ash... just a thin layer. That was an amazing summer

[spider394]

I live a couple miles from Shasta Dam. I remember that people still went to friday night at the park in Shasta Lake City DESPITE of the smoke enshrouding the area, myself included!!!

[kaykt05]

I remeber these fires gosh they were so terrible smoke everywhere talk about gag :<

[anniebadass]

at the time the fires were going on my sister in law was pregnant, in which helped her decide on a name for her newborn baby boy, Jolon. which means valley of the dead oak. and at the time there were dead and burnt trees everywhere.

Nice video though. good footage.

It was a very sad time. a lot of people lost their homes.

I live not very far from Shasta Dam in redding, ca.

it was very smokey and hot. "/

[zeezee0583]

I'm in Santa Clara, I know what you mean about the smoke. I remember the live blog chat KRON4 had during the Summit Fire in Santa Cruz, the smell was horrible.

[deathnoterocks1]

my friend was avacuated because of the fire and i was with them at the time

[SoCalRedneck1025]

that shit blows man i live in southern california and yall know that we are next come october southern california should be on fire from the mexican border to somewhere around ventura county

[Iverman3]

so very sad.