WEED, Calif. --
Both LaRue and other officials acknowledged uncertainties facing the community, such as when people would be allowed back into their homes and when power would be restored for the people still without it. About 1,000 people were still under evacuation orders Sunday as firefighters worked to contain the blaze that had sparked out of control at the start of the holiday weekend.
"It's eerily quiet," said Susan Tavalero, a Weed city councilmember, who was driving to a meeting with fire officials. Three people were injured, according to Cal Fire, but no other details were available. Two people were brought to Mercy Medical Center Mount Shasta, Cal Fire Siskiyou Unit Chief Phil Anzo said Saturday. One was in stable condition and the other was transferred to UC Davis Medical Center, which has a burn unit. It's unclear if these injuries were related to the deaths reported Sunday.
"Unfortunately, we've seen lots of fires in this community, we've seen lots of fires in this county, and we've suffered lots of devastation," Anzo said. The winds make Weed and the surrounding area a perilous place for wildfires, whipping small flames into a frenzy. Weed has seen three major fires since 2014, a period of extreme drought that has prompted the largest and most destructive fires in California history.