VIDEO: A PG&E wildfire monitoring camera in Shasta County named "Eagle's Nest" captured the ignition of the Mountain Fire shortly after 11 a.m. Thursday, according to the camera's clock.
The camera, owned and operated by PG&E, is part of a weather and wildfire monitoring network that feeds data into their emergency operations center. The live feed from the camera is hosted by the University of Nevada's seismological lab. At least three other cameras in the network, Falcons View, Tuscan Butte, and West Peak 1, captured images of the growing flames from no more than 40 miles away, south of Shasta Lake. PG&E has been installing cameras as a part of their wildfire mitigation efforts and plans to install more before the year is over.
The fire is about 600 acres in size with 20% containment, according to an 8 p.m. Thursday update by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. No injuries had been reported.