Firefighters stop forward progress of Rio Fire | News … – Action News Now

Posted: September 1, 2023 at 5:29 am

HAPPY VALLEY, Calif.11:34 A.M. UPDATE - CAL FIRE says they have stopped the forward progress of the Rio Fire.

Crews will remain at the scene for the next few hours, improving control lines and extinguishing hot spots.

The cause of the fire is under investigation.

The incident was named the Rio Fire.

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Firefighters are responding to a vegetation fire in the area of Happy Valley Road in Happy Valley.

The CAL FIRE Shasta Trinity Unit said they sent two air tankers, two helicopters, two hand crews, two dozers and six engines to the fire.

CAL FIRE says the fire is burning in trees, brush and grass.

The fire has burned one to two acres with a moderate rate of spread.

Multiple structures are threatened, CAL FIRE says.

The first call came in at 10:50 a.m.

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