![]() Eight people died in the fire, including three firefighters. Evacuations also took place in Summit City, Keswick, Lewiston, Shasta Lake City, Igo, Ono, and French Gulch. ![]() ![]() ![]() On July 26, the fire jumped the Sacramento River, making its way into the city of Redding, causing the evacuation of 38,000 people. Coincidental to the name of the incident, the fire was started when a flat tire on a vehicle caused the wheel's rim to scrape against the asphalt, creating sparks that set off the fire. The fire was reported on the afternoon of July 23, 2018, at the intersection of Highway 299 and Carr Powerhouse Road, in the Whiskeytown district of the Whiskeytown–Shasta–Trinity National Recreation Area. At its height, the fire engaged as many as 4,766 personnel from multiple agencies. The fire destroyed multiple towns around Whiskeytown Lake. The Carr Fire cost over $1.659 billion (2018 USD) in damages, including $1.5 billion in insured losses and more than $158.7 million in suppression costs. The Carr Fire destroyed at least 1,604 structures (at least 1,077 were homes) while damaging 277 others, becoming at the time the sixth-most destructive fire in California history (now the ninth-most destructive fire), as well as the thirteenth-largest wildfire recorded in modern California history (seventh-largest at the time). The Carr Fire was a large wildfire that burned in Shasta and Trinity Counties in California, United States. Point of ignition of Carr Fire Perimeter of the Carr Fire based on orbital remote sensing ![]()
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