Green Fire Update for 7-12-25

Location: Shasta County, CA.

Cause: Lightning

Percent Contained: 0%

Number of Personnel Assigned: 759

Start Date: Tuesday, July 1, 2025

Size: 5,037 acres

Vegetation: Dormant Brush, Slash, Chaparral

California Team 10: Joe Sean Kennedy, IC

Boating Advisory!! If you're enjoying Shasta Lake near the Green Fire area, please be aware that firefighting helicopters are actively using the lake to scoop and refill water. We currently have five large Type 1 helicopters, such as Sikorsky and Chinook models assigned to the fire. These powerful aircraft create intense rotor wash that can swamp smaller boats or even down nearby trees. For your safety and the safety of our pilots, please steer clear of areas where helicopters are operating. If a helicopter approaches, stop your boat and remain stationary to allow them to complete their mission safely. Our pilots ask that boaters stay at least the length of a football field (100 yards) away from any approaching aircraft. When helicopters are forced to delay or abort water drops due to nearby boats, it directly impacts our ability to support the firefighters working hard on the ground. Your cooperation helps keep everyone safe and allows us to do our job more effectively. Thank you for your awareness and support.

Fire Activity: Hotter temperatures, lower humidity, and north – northwest winds yesterday produced notable fire behavior throughout the area of the Green Fire. Along the Brock Mountain Road to the west, the fire backed down to the road. Crews and aircraft were used to limit fire growth along the road. To the north, the fire has been held largely in place by topographic features. To the northeast, within the Flat Creek drainage, aircraft were used to keep in check two small fires outside the existing perimeter of the fire. To the south, the fire moved downslope further toward the Pit River. Aircraft were used extensively throughout the area of the Green Fire yesterday to moderate fire behavior.

Fire Weather: Today’s weather will continue the warming and drying trend we experienced yesterday in the area of the Green Fire. The northerly winds will continue through the morning. Temperatures are expected to be in the mid-90s with the possibility of seeing temperatures of 100 degrees in areas within the vicinity of the Green Fire. Relative humidity in the afternoon will approach 15% in valleys and between 20-25% on slopes and ridges. Tonight, we are likely to experience poor recovery of relative humidity, meaning that humidity will remain relatively dry throughout the night extending the burning period that we normally experience during the afternoon. These conditions are conducive to active fire behavior and with that the generation of smoke. Current smoke advisories for Shasta County may be found at https://www.shastacounty.gov/air-quality/page/wildfire-smoke-information.

Fire Operations: The Hirz Bay Base Camp is being developed to reduce drive times and facilitate the efficient movement of crews to firelines along the west flank of the fire. Improvement of firelines along the Brock Mountain Road and construction of contingency line along Winnibull Ridge using handcrews and heavy equipment will continue today. Handcrews and heavy equipment will continue their effort to build and improve fireline to the north and south along the Rip Gut Ridge. Heavy equipment will extend this fireline along a ridge line to the Pit River. A new interagency group has been formed, the Pit River Group, to assist in operations associated with the Pit River along the southern flank of the fire. Operations will continue both day and night shift, including the newly formed Pit River Group, to provide 24-hour suppression effort on the Green Fire.

Evacuations: Due to fire activity, Shasta County Zone LKH-1448 has been placed under an evacuation warning. Information related to evacuation zones can be found by going to https://protect.genasys.com/search. Shasta County’s new emergency alert and public warning system, AlertShasta, can be found here: https://www.shastacounty.gov/community/page/alertshasta-shasta-countys-new-public-warning-system.

Closures: To ensure firefighter safety and operational efficiency, the Hirz Recreation Complex is now closed to the public until further notice. The area is being used as an additional basecamp for the Green Fire, allowing firefighting crews to reduce travel time, thereby limiting their exposure to risks associated with travel, and improve efficiency of crew suppression efforts. Shasta National Forest closure orders related to the Green Fire may be found here: https://www.fs.usda.gov/r05/shasta-trinty/alerts/green-fire-closure-order

Additional fire-related information:

Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ShastaTrinityNF/

InciWeb: https://inciweb.wildfire.gov/incident-information/cashf-2025-shastatrinity-lightning 

Air quality: https://www.airnow.gov

Additional Information at Linktree: https://linktr.ee/shfirepio