Shasta County, California · Wildfire
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The Brook Fire is a wildfire near Shasta County, California. It has burned about 366 acres (about 277 football fields). Crews have boxed in 0% of its edge; the other 100% isn't contained yet. It was first reported 2 days ago. About 423 people are on it, run by a Type 5 IC. We're also tracking 4 other active fires within about 75 miles.
The size and containment above are current as of Sunday, July 19th at 8:00 a.m. CDT.
Hot, dry, and windy weather can help a fire grow; cool, calm, or wet weather helps crews. The tags below rate each day for fire spread — green is calm, red can push a fire.
A general fire-weather guide (wind matters most, then how dry it is, then heat), not a prediction of what this fire will do.
Today
98°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 1 to 6 mph SW · 2% chance of rain
Tonight
73°F · Mostly Cloudy
Wind 1 to 5 mph E · 5% chance of rain
Monday
95°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 5 mph SW · 10% chance of rain
Monday Night
71°F · Partly Cloudy
Wind 5 mph ENE · 2% chance of rain
Tuesday
98°F · Mostly Sunny
Wind 2 to 6 mph SSW · 3% chance of rain
Forecast from the National Weather Service (weather.gov), pulled Sunday, July 19th at 8:04 a.m. CDT.
About 423 people are assigned to this fire, run by a Type 5 IC. About $850,000 has been spent on it so far.
The official feed reports the total headcount, not a breakdown by crew type.
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