This map shows the Delta Fire burning in Shasta County, California on Saturday, September 9, 2018. US Forest Service This map shows the Delta Fire burning in Shasta County, California on Saturday, September 9, 2018. US Forest Service RELATED WILDFIRE STORIES & VIDEOS: The U.S. Forest Service reports that an estimated 1 million acres have been burned in California wildfires this year.If you haven't been able to go back and check on your home in the wildfires, you may find the below tool from Cal Fire very useful.All you have to do is enter your address or a location. Green means that the house has slight damage. Yellow means minor damage. Orange means major damage. Red means completely destroyed.There's no color that means the house is either undamaged or they have no information.Cal Fire cautions that the map is not conclusive and they are still assessing the properties and that data could change.The map can also be viewed here<doc-sep>This map shows the Delta Fire burning in Shasta County, California on Saturday, September 9, 2018. US Forest Service REDDING, Calif. (KGO) -- The Delta Fire raging in Shasta County has grown to nearly 37,000 acres after forcing the closure of a nearly 50-mile stretch of I-5. There is zero containment of the fire.Flames are on both sides of Interstate 5, forcing the closure of a nearly 50-mile stretch.It has destroyed thousands of trees - some 70 feet (20 meters) tall - that could fall onto the roadway, said Denise Yergenson, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation. "There is lots of damage, lots of emergency personnel. It's just not a safe situation," she said.Officials on Sunday will reevaluate whether to reopen the highway that traverses the entire West Coast from Mexico to Canada and serves as a main artery for commerce.Caltrans said it needs to replace guard rails, signs and fix the pavement.Caltrans estimated several million dollars in business is being lost each day due to the closure because trucks cannot get through.<doc-sep>This map shows the Delta Fire burning in Shasta County, California on Saturday, September 9, 2018. US Forest Service REDDING, Calif. (KGO) -- The Delta Fire burning in Shasta County has grown to over 40,000 acres after forcing the closure of a nearly 50-mile stretch of I-5. The fire is five percent contained.Flames are on both sides of Interstate 5, forcing the closure of a nearly 50-mile stretch.It has destroyed thousands of trees - some 70 feet (20 meters) tall - that could fall onto the roadway, said Denise Yergenson, a spokeswoman for the state Department of Transportation. "There is lots of damage, lots of emergency personnel. It's just not a safe situation," she said.Officials planned to reevaluate whether to reopen the highway that traverses the entire West Coast from Mexico to Canada and serves as a main artery for commerce.Caltrans said it needs to replace guard rails, signs and fix the pavement.Several million dollars in business is being lost each day due to the closure because trucks cannot get through, according to Caltrans. (The Associated Press contributed to this report.)<doc-sep>A growing wildfire near Lakehead, California, prompted evacuations on Wednesday. The Delta Fire was burning near Interstate 5, near the Vollmers exit, Shasta-Trinity National Forest officials confirmed on Twitter. Evacuations were in place from the intersection of I-5 and Lamoine, north to the border of Siskiyou County, the Redding Record Searchlight reported. Officials urged residents to heed evacuation orders. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said it was assisting with the fire. Other departments, including the Redding Fire Department and the U.S. Forest Service, were also responding to the fire, which required full aircraft and ground units. CalFire had not yet confirmed how large the fire was, though reports suggested it had already consumed about 200 acres. The fire broke out around 1:30 p.m. local time in Lakehead. It was unclear what caused the fire. The Shasta County Sheriff's Office confirmed at least one motorist from I-5 was transported with injuries, while several others were rescued from the highway, according to KRCR-TV. Northbound 1-5 was closed at Fawndale Road, north of Redding, while the southbound portion of the highway was closed at Mott Road north of Dunsmuir. Meanwhile, authorities continued to work to battle the Hirz Fire, also in Shasta County. The fire had burned through 46,051 acres by Tuesday evening, and was at 70 percent containment, CalFire said. The fire was expected to be fully contained by September 9. The Hirz Fire broke out on August 9, while almost 2,000 firefighters were still working at the scene. Fires have burned through a combined 1.2 million acres in California this season alone, stretching resources thin as firefighters battle fire after fire. California saw the Mendocino Complex Fire, the largest in the state's history, this year. The fire included the River Fire and the Ranch Fire, which burned through 459,123 acres before nearing full containment. "These firefighters never regrouped," CalFire Deputy Chief Scott McLean said, according to the Santa Rosa Press Democrat. "They never went back to the station. They went from one fire to the next to the next. Usually, after a major incident, you get to demobilize and get back to the stations, retool and rest and do what you need to do. This year, it's been one fire after the other."<doc-sep>
EMBED >More News Videos Witness video gives us just a sense of the fear a Shasta County wildfire is causing as flames surround a highway and shut down Interstate 5 near Redding. REDDING, Calif. (KGO) -- thousands of motorists were trapped on Interstate 5 as a fast-moving fire burned dangerously close to passing cars. The freeway was closed in both directions near Redding as flames broke out this afternoon. A huge plume of smoke could be seen from above while those near the flames feared for their lives. "Look at that side just caught on fire we cannot stay right here! We can't stay right here baby. We've got to walk!" screamed Narraf Elesse, who posted her harrowing experience on Instagram.It's been named the Delta Fire and so far, flames are not burning near large towns but it is threatening a number of cabins and campgrounds.The Shasta County Fire Department is conducting evacuations on both sides of I-5, which is closed about 10 miles north of Redding to an area just south of Mount Shasta. Julio Vega was stuck in the traffic. We spoke to him via Skype. "It felt like it was coming to us so some of the guys that were in front of us, I don't know like five or ten trucks in front of us were closer to it, they had to drop their trailers and turn around," said Vega.The U.S. Forest Service has launched a full aircraft and ground response. 600 firefighters have been called in.This fire comes just weeks after the Carr Fire. That destroyed nearly 1,100 homes and killed eight people in the same area. It was was declared contained just last week.