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WEDNESDAY JULY 11, 2012 www.redbluffdailynews.com See Inside Breaking news at: District Fair Book Share the Magic RED BLUFF Down to the Wire SPORTS 1B Sunny 108/72 Weather forecast 8B DAILYNEWS TEHAMACOUNTY DAILY 50¢ T H E V O I C E O F T E H A M A C O U N T Y S I N C E 1 8 8 5 Man killed in 99E crash Gas prices dip in North State By RICH GREENE DN Staff Writer Northern California gas prices dipped 41 cents in the past month to an average of $3.71 a gallon according to a AAA report. In Red Bluff, gasbuddy.com was reporting gas prices between $3.55 and $3.79 for regular grade in the past two days. lower crude oil prices around the globe," said AAA Northern California, Nevada and Utah Insurance Exchange spokesperson Matt Skryja. "The decline is "The recent drop at the pump was largely driven by See GAS, page 7A County sets up temporary facility after July 4 fire By RICH GREENE Daily News photo by Julie Zeeb Law enforcement personnel conduct traffic control Tuesday on Highway 99E where a collision between a motorcycle and a pickup resulted in the death of Michael Hastin, 53, of Red Bluff. By JULIE ZEEB DN Staff Writer The name in the fatal collision at 11:03 a.m. Tuesday on Highway 99E at Eldrid Avenue in the Dairyville area has been released as Michael Hastin, 53, of Red Bluff. Witnesses tried to give Hastin CPR and medical personnel arrived quickly, but he died of injuries at the scene, California Hastin was driving south about 55 mph behind a gray 2000 Chevy pickup driven by Joel Alvarado, 30, of Red Bluff, CHP Public Information Officer Phillip Mack- intosh said. Alvarado stopped in the south- bound lane to make a left turn into his residence in the 11900 block of Highway 99E, Mackintosh said. For unknown reasons Hastin Highway Patrol Officer Pat Hurton said. Injured hiker saves rescuer hit by copter blades SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — When he broke his leg and needed to be evacuated from a national forest in Northern Califor- nia, U.S. Air Force doctor Jeremy Kilburn never thought he would be called on to save the life of his rescuer. But that's just what happened when a Califor- nia Highway Patrol offi- cer sent to help Kilburn last week in the Shasta- Trinity National Forest was hit by the rotor blades of a helicopter. The injured Kilburn and the officer, Tony Stanley, switched roles. Kilburn told The Asso- ciated Press on Tuesday that Stanley suffered a fractured skull. injury, Kilburn hobbled, fell and crawled about 50 yards on his broken leg to Stanley. ''Yes, you're in pain, When he learned of the way open and directed another person to keep pressure on his skull. Kilburn, a critical care pulmonologist with the Air Force assigned to Nel- lis Air Force Base outside of Las Vegas, Nev., has experience treating brain injuries and had just given a talk about managing a patient's airway in such cases. He wanted to do a more elaborate procedure to secure Stanley's air- way, but decided against it. ''I just had this thought that doing something fancy is going to get me in trouble here,'' he said. ''Let's do simple things.'' When Stanley started to come to, Kilburn decid- ed that was the time to try to get him out of there. Stanley was put on a but this guy is dead or dying or something,'' he said. ''All my military training told me I had to get to this guy now. The adrenaline just kicks in.'' Stanley, who was unconscious, had lost blood, but that wasn't Kil- burn's main concern. He was worried about his breathing. He inserted a tube in the back of Stanley's throat to help keep his air- stretcher, loaded onto the helicopter and taken to a hospital. to reveal his condition, but Kilburn said on the flight over, Stanley gave him a thumbs up. He is hopeful Stanley will make a full recovery. Stanley, 40, was one of The CHP has declined failed to notice the pickup had stopped, hitting the rear, causing him to be thrown from the motor- cycle, Mackintosh said. DN Staff Writer The Tehama County Board of Supervisors authorized staff Tuesday to begin searching for a new location for Child Support Services after the department lost its build- ing in a Fourth of July fire. fic control. ——— Julie Zeeb can be reached at 527-2153, extension 115 or jzeeb@redbluffdailynews.com. Follow her on Twitter @DN_Zeeb. CalFire responded to the colli- sion and the Tehama County Sher- iff's Department assisted with traf- Since Monday the department has relocated a few employees to work with walk-ins at a tempo- rary facility in the Tehama County Social Services Building. The remaining employees have been relocated to the Shasta County Child Support Services Building in Red- ding, where extra comput- ers have allowed them to continue work. The department's pre- viously leased Diamond Avenue building was completely lost in the fire, with the exception of four laptop computers found in a vault. Four county cars were saved from the fire when they were towed away from the scene. confidential documents the department keeps, Because of the highly See COUNTY, page 7A Mill Fire grows to 13,000 acres Courtesy photo The Mill Fire is 20 percent contained at 13,000 acres as of 3:45 p.m.Tuesday. By JULIE ZEEB two officers called out to pick up Kilburn, who said he suffered his broken leg when his dog nudged him after a long hike and he landed awkwardly. He was able to contact the CHP with the help of a camp group from Santa Cruz that had access to a 7 5 8 5 5 1 6 9 0 0 1 9 See HIKER, page 7A fighters have been sent to battle the Mill Fire that has grown to 13,000 acres in the Mendocino Nation- al Forest. Red Bluff Fire sent one engine with three people to the fire. The Tehama Glenn Unit of CalFire has sent seven engines, two fire crews and five over- head. DN Staff Writer Tehama County fire- The fire, burning in northwestern Colusa County about 10 miles west of Stonyford in the Mendocino National For- est, was 20 percent con- tained as of 3:45 p.m. Tuesday, according to a press release from the NorCal Interagency Inci- dent Management Team. The Mill Fire contin- ued to show significant growth Monday, but fire- fighter efforts helped slow fire growth on the north and east flanks, near Fouts Springs, according to the release. Some growth Tuesday was seen on its southern flank. Active torching, and spotting was conducted in advance of the main fire, but afternoon winds unique to the area contin- ued to drive fire growth. The fire started about midnight Saturday to the north and east of Letts Lake and initial estimates for cost are about $1 mil- lion. The cause is under investigation. Initial reports of resources committed Monday evening included 10 Type 1 crews, four See MILL, page 7A PHYSICIAN REFERRAL A FREE SERVICE PROVIDED FOR YOUR CONVENIENCE 1-800-990-9971