Since its discovery four days ago, it has burned 2,998 acres. By Sunday evening, a crew of 421 firefighters effectively contained 7% of the fire. It is believed that human activity is responsible for this wildfire, although the specific action that sparked it remains unknown.

A wildfire burning in Shasta County has torched nearly 3,000 acres and prompted evacuations since it began last week and the smoke was blanketing parts of the Sacramento Valley Sunday.The Shoe Fire northwest of Shasta Lake,

The Shoe Fire that ignited north of Lake Shasta on Wednesday grew by about 100 acres overnight and had burned 2,304 acres as of Saturday afternoon, fire officials said.

Shoe Fire initially started 1:18 p.m. Oct. 9 in Shasta County.

The fire is far away from our area, but a northerly breeze is making parts of the valley smell like smoke Sunday morning.

According to fire officals the Shoe Fire burning north east of Shasta Lake has reached nearly 1900 acres.Officials say the fire is approximately 1.853 acres wit

A wildfire burning in Shasta County has torched nearly 3,000 acres since it began last week and the smoke was blanketing parts of the Sacramento Valley Sunday.