Fawn Fire arson suspect Alexandra Souverneva of Palo Alto (Shasta County Sheriff's Office)Įmployees of the JF Shay and Mountain Quarries - located near where the fire started on Wednesday - told investigators they saw a white female "trespassing on the property and acting irrationally." Whatever is thrown at us, we make the best of it and keep surviving."Ĭal Fire officials said Thursday afternoon that they will be seeking "arson to wildland" charges against Alexandra Souverneva, a 30-year-old Palo Alto resident. If it's not the pandemic, it's the fires, it's a drought," Jones said. "It just seems like, for the last couple years, it has always been something. Fires have burned more than 3,600 square miles so far in 2021, destroying more than 3,200 homes, commercial properties and other structures.īoth fires and drought have become a consistent problem, Jones explained. The Fawn Fire is the latest destructive fire to send Californians fleeing this year. "Back in 2014 at this time we were down 165 feet, today were down 172. "It's almost exactly the same," said Jones. Harold Jones owns the Sugarloaf Cottages up I-5 at Lakehead, where drought has delivered a crushing blow, for the second time in just six years. "It is," said one woman gawking at the scene. Last week, California secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to help ensure the availability of vital resources to suppress the Fawn Fire.Not far away from where the fire was burning, those who had evacuated their homes stood and watched the helicopters pull water from Lake Shasta, itself a jarring depiction of California's drought. The light rain that fell periodically over parts of Northern California on Monday was also helping the efforts to contain the fire.
The fire at one point threatened 9,000 buildings but the number dropped to 2,340 on Sunday. However, improving weather conditions and cooler temperatures allowed fire crews to make progress over the weekend, raising containment to 35% as of Sunday morning. So far the Fawn Fire has destroyed 144 homes and other structures, causing thousands of residents to be evacuated from the area.
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The fire - which started on Wednesday, possibly at the hands of Souverneva - has so far consumed approximately 8,577 acres and was 60% contained as of the latest Cal Fire update Monday evening at 7 p.m. On Monday, Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Shasta County to support the response to the destructive Fawn Fire burning north of Redding. She could face up to nine years in state prison.
Souverneva faces a felony arson charge with an enhancement of committing arson during a state of emergency, according to Shasta County District Attorney Stephanie Bridgett. The Cal Fire officer who arrested her also said he believes there is a high possibility that she additionally started a separate vegetation fire the night before the Fawn Fire broke out in the city of Shasta Lake. She said she drank the water anyway and then continued walking uphill from the creek bed," the complaint read. She stated it was too wet for the fire to start. "She said that didn't work so she attempted to make a fire to boil the water. She then became thirsty and found a puddle of water in a dry creek bed, but the water allegedly had bear urine in it so she tried to filter the water with a tea bag, the officer said. She was told she couldn't be on the property by quarry employees, but kept walking. Souverneva had been hiking to Canada on September 22 and was seen in the Mountain Gate community in Northern California, according to a narrative written by a Cal Fire officer. Fawn Fire arson suspect Alexandra Souverneva booking photo (Shasta County Sheriff's Office) In a bizarre turn of events, charging documents said 30-year-old Palo Alto resident Alexandra Souverneva accidentally started the fire as she attempted to boil water from a puddle to drink.
SHASTA COUNTY (CBS SF) - According to court documents, the Bay Area woman accused of starting the Fawn Fire in Shasta County last week was attempting to boil bear urine so she could drink it when she allegedly set off the destructive blaze.
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