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Shasta-Trinity National Forest Fire Organization
The Shasta-Trinity National Forest has a robust and dynamic Fire Management organization. Our Forest is host to a wide variety of fire suppression, prevention, detection, aviation and dispatch resources and personnel.
Chief – Todd Mack
Deputy Chief 2 (Fuels) – James Courtright
Deputy Chief 3 (Operations) – Alex McBath
Resources are stationed at these locations (listed south to north):
South Fork Management Unit
Battalion 1
Harrison Gulch – District Office
2555 State Hwy 36 W
Platina, CA 96076
Engine 311
Engine 12
Trinity IHC (Crew 11)
Water Tender 11
Patrol 11
Battalion 2
Hayfork – District Office
111 Trinity St.
P.O. Box 159 Hayfork, CA 96041
Engine 21
Engine 22
Dozer 29
Patrol 21
Plummer Peak Lookout
Pickett Peak Lookout
Forest Glen – Out Station
#3 Forest Glen Drive
P.O. Box 1176 Hayfork, CA 96041
Engine 23
Trinity River Management Unit
Battalion 3
Big Bar – Out Station
Star Route 1 Box 10 Big Bar, CA 96010
Engine 331
Patrol 31
Water Tender 36
Hayfork Bally Lookout
Ironside Mountain Lookout
Junction City – Out Station
43600 Hwy 299 W
Junction City, CA 96048
Engine 32
Burnt Ranch – Out Station
200 A School House Rd.
P.O. Box 27
Burnt Ranch, CA 95527
Engine 334
Battalion 4
Mule Creek – Out Station
47950 State Hwy 3 Or P.O. Box 1190
Weaverville, CA 96093
Engine 41
Weaver Bally Lookout
Bonanza King Lookout
Coffee Creek – Out Station
1 S Derrick Flat Rd. Coffee Creek, CA 96091
Engine 42
Water Tender 46
Weaverville – District Office
360 Main Street Hwy 299 W
P.O. Box 1190 Weaverville, CA 96093
Engine 43
Patrol 41
Trinity Helibase
3325 Pettijohn Road
Lewiston, CA 96052
Helicopter 506
Shasta Lake Management Unit/ NRA
Battalion 5
Lakeshore – Out Station
20207 Lakeshore Drive
Lakehead, CA 96051
Engine 51
Shasta Lake IHC (Crew 5)
Water Tender 56
Mountain Gate – District Office
14225 Holiday Road
Redding, CA 96003
Engine 52
Patrol 51, 52, & 53
Big Bend – Out Station
25017 Big Bend Road Big Bend, CA 96011
Engine 53
Shasta McCloud Management Unit
Battalion 6
Mt. Shasta – District Office
204 West Alma
Mt. Shasta, CA 96067
Engine 361
Engine 362
Engine 363
Water Tender 266
Sims – Out Station 19111 Mears Ridge Rd Castella, CA 96017
Engine 363
Battalion 7
McCloud – District Office
2019 Forest Rd
P.O. Box 1620 McCloud, CA 96057
Engine 372
Engine 373
Ash Creek – Out Station
10 miles E. of McCloud on Hwy 89
P.O. Box 1620 McCloud, CA 96057
Engine 372
Engine 373
Redding Interagency Air Tanker Base
Redding, CA
Redding Interagency Command Center (Dispatch)
Redding, CA
Our fleet of 20 engines, 2 hotshot crews, 2 dozers, 5 water tenders, 9 fire prevention patrol units, 6 fire lookouts and one helicopter is supplemented during fires by additional federal contract helicopters and air tankers, plus helicopters and air tankers supplied by our county and state cooperators.
The California Air National Guard maintains a fleet of C-130 aircraft equipped with the “Modular Airborne Firefighting System” (MAFFS) that can be called into action if needed. The Forest Service Redding Air Attack Base supports MAFFS and other smaller air tankers, air attack planes and a fire retardant operation to service air tankers. The placement of federal air tankers is determined day-to-day through a national protocol that considers current and predicted fire activity and values at risk.
Shasta-Trinity NF Fire personnel are part of a much larger group of agency cooperators which combine and share resources to accomplish the fire suppression and management job on Forest Service lands, and lands managed by our partners. In the summer, during the height of wildfire season, there are more than 200 employees working in fire management. During the winter, the fire organization shrinks by more than half as work emphasizes fuels management and preparation for the coming fire season.
During large fires or other emergencies a temporary organization is created consisting of Forest Service employees who leave their normal jobs assume other responsibilities. Emergency staffing is organized using the Incident Command System. Under the Incident Commander are four sections: operations, planning, logistics, and finance/administration. This universal management system makes it easy to combine qualified employees from many agencies on a common goal.
In order to quickly mobilize for emergency incidents, yearly planning is done between cooperating agencies. Areas are mapped and primary and secondary responsibilities are assigned to individual units. Incident management teams are organized and trained in advance of emergencies so the coordinated response runs smoothly from the beginning of the incident. Forest Service teams have been dispatched to help with National emergencies, such as the World Trade Center and Pentagon disaster and Hurricane Maria.