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Despite a power outage and the threat of a large fire developing near Manton in Tehama County, an update meeting on the Reading Fire was attended by approximately 80 people on August 18 at 6 p.m., including representatives from Tom McClintock’s office and Shasta County Supervisor Glenn Hawes.
The Incident Commander, Jeanne Pincha-Tully, much to the relief of Old Station residents, informed the group that containment has reached approximately 51% and the west and northwest portions of the fire that had threatened the Big Springs subdivision has been fully contained.
The southern edge of the fire in the Park is well contained. The eastern portion of the fire is not yet fully contained; however, two large air tanker drops and hot shot crews working on the rougher terrain in that area are making progress.
The fire within the Park is actually a mosaic burn, meaning that there are sections where the fire burned very hot and little is left, while other sections have green trees where the fire crept through the undergrowth.
Once fully contained, the crews will be working through the area, placing water bars to prevent erosion in the winter/spring as well as putting out any hot spots.
A question from the audience addressed when the public would be allowed access into the forest and burned areas of the Park. The response was that it would probably take at least some weeks before those roads would open.