The Reading Fire has grown to 17,530 acres. It is 7% contained. The fire is not expected to be contained until August 21.
The fire is burning in mixed conifer and red fir overstory with pine mat manzanita and a variable understory fuel loading of dead and down materials.
Active fire behavior with short uphill crown fire, single and group tree torching with moderate rates of spread.
The Lassen Volcanic National Park Highway continues to be closed from Manzanita lake to Summit Lake. Summit Lake, Butte Lake, Lost Creek and Crags Campgrounds remain closed. numerous trails remain closed in the Park including the PCT, from Corral meadows to the north boundary, Paradise Meadows, Terrace Lakes, Painted Dunes, Cinder Cone, Twin Lakes, Cluster Lakes, Butte Lake, Widow Lake, and trails west of Snag Lake. All USFS roads, trails, and the area south of Highway 44 and east of Highway 89 in the vicinity of Old Station remain closed.
- Pets benefit from extra consideration during road trips
- SUV drivers to follow pioneer trail
- County rocked by magnitude 5.7 quake
- Local equine group hosts Extreme Rescue Makeover
- Operation Safe Boat offered at Lake Almanor May 25
- 5.7 earthquake centered in Plumas County
- Chester loses at championship
- California Outdoors for the week of 5/23/2013
- Arsenic and Old Lace in Greenville
- Road work continues in Chester
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