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Vegetation Fire Contained on Highway 139, No Injuries Reported

Wednesday, October 16

Early in the morning on October 15, 2024, the Susanville Fire Department (SFD) responded to a vegetation fire near Highway 139 and Hall Street. The call came in at around 12:28 a.m. When SFD's Truck 1 (T-1) arrived on the scene, firefighters found a...

Extreme heat, bone-dry vegetation and human misconduct prompting intense wildfire season

Friday, August 2

(REDDING, Calif.) -- It's only August, but already the U.S. wildfire season has burned more than 4.4 million acres, up a staggering 278% from last year, the National Interagency Fire Center reported Thursday.Fueled by record high temperatures, including prolonged heat waves that have left...

Vegetation Fire Contained by Susanville Fire Department

Monday, July 29

On July 27, 2024, at approximately 6:11 PM, units from the Susanville Fire Department (SFD) responded to a vegetation fire near Skyline Road and Highway 36 in the Susan River fire district.Hose packs were quickly deployed and a fire attack started with a progressive...

Vegetation Fire Contained South of Little Valley

Wednesday, July 3

Tuesday, July 2, 2024, a quick response from CAL FIRE, the US Forest Service (USFS), and the Little Valley Fire Department (LVFD) successfully contained a vegetation fire in northwestern Lassen County. The fire, which ignited in a forested area south of Little Valley, was...

Developing: Home Fire Spreads to Vegetation in Susanville

Tuesday, May 23

Update 2:00 pm: The fire has been knocked down. Susanville Fire asks you to remain out of the area for emergency crews. Fire response will begin salvaging the structures.______________________A fire has broke out at the Pine View Mobile Home Park on Paiute Lane. Initial...

Apartment Fire & Two Vegetation Fires Spark Over the Weekend

Monday, September 12

An apartment and two vegetation fires kept emergency personnel busy over the weekend and caused one brief power outage on Sunday.A late-night fire started in Apartment 10 of Meadowbrook Apartments on N. Roop street in Susanville on Saturday, injuring three. One person escaped the...

Vegetation Fire

Wednesday, August 25

PRESS RELEASE August 15, 2021 On August 15, 2021, at approximately 0350hrs The Susanville Fire Department responded to the area of Main and Foss St. for a reported vegetation fire. E621 from the Susanville Fire Department arrived on scene and found 30’x15’ vegetation fire alongside the Paiute Creek. The...