Salt Fire evacuees wait to return home While hundreds of firefighters battle the salt fire, dozens of evacuees are watching and waiting. Posted: Jul 5, 2021 5:49 PM Updated: Jul 5, 2021 5:50 PM Posted By: Ana Torrea LAKEHEAD, Calif. - While hundreds of firefighters battle the salt fire, dozens of evacuees are watching and waiting. The last couple of days have been very emotional. What evacuees want more than anything right now is to just go back home. “We just want to go home,” said Vicki Dzwonek who evacuated the fire on Wednesday. Smoke from the salt fire, smothering the City of Shasta Lake. “Out here it's not so great because of the smoke,” said Dzwonek.