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Aug 18, 2022 · Caltrans said Highway 299 is blocked after a crash and vegetation fire in Shasta County. WHISKEYTOWN, Calif. 1:02 P.M. FRIDAY UPDATE - The Kennedy Fire has burned 33.7 acres as of Friday afternoon, according to officials. The fire is 100% contained, with a hose line around the perimeter.
- Courtney Kreider
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Traffic is slowly moving again on Highway 299, west of Redding, after a fatal head-on crash sparked a fire near Whiskeytown National Recreation Area. The Kennedy Fire grew to 35 acres as of 5 p.m. Thursday, up from 25 acres at 1:30 p.m., according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. One-way traffic controls are in place, t...
The driver of a SUV that collided head-on with a big rig was killed Thursday afternoon, Sgt. Tim Hinkson of the CHP said. Hinkson said the semi-truck driver was injured, but he did not know the extent of the injuries. Meanwhile, the fire that spread from the fiery collision has grown to 25 acres, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prote...
The California Highway Patrol has confirmed that one person is dead after a head-on collision on Highway 299 west of Redding. The fiery wreck sparked a vegetation fire that was reported to be an estimated 15 acres around 12:30 p.m.
A vegetation fire that was sparked by a head-on collision on Highway 299 west of Redding has grown to 15 acres, according to emergency scanner reports. Crews are battling the flames from the ground and from the air. Pacific Gas & Electric Co. has turned the power off on the lines in the area. Authorities have blocked traffic at Buenaventura Bouleva...
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Aug 18, 2022 · One person was killed in a head-on crash on Highway 299 just before noon Thursday that immediately sparked a fire when flames from the burning vehicles spread to nearby vegetation near...
Aug 18, 2022 · REDDING, Calif. — FINAL UPDATE, AUG. 19, 3 PM: Officials with the Whiskeytown National Recreation Area said the fire has been fully contained.
Mar 30, 2021 · With over 97 percent of Whiskeytown burned and over 100 structures (buildings, boats, etc.) within the park destroyed, the Carr Fire was the most destructive fire in the history of the National Park System.
Aug 20, 2022 · Update on the Kennedy Fire. On Thursday, August 18, 2022 a fatal traffic accident on Highway 299 sparked a wildland fire and precipitated a closure and evacuation of the eastern side of Whiskerytown National Recreation Ares (NRA).
Aug 21, 2022 · The Kennedy Fire, which broke out about noon Thursday after a head-on collision on Highway 299, ignited nearby grass and burned about 45 acres near Whiskeytown Lake. Both lanes of Highway 299...
