2023 www.siskiyoudaily.com. The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office has lifted some Evacuation Orders and Warnings, allowing residents to return. None of the blazes were contained, according to the report on Sunday night. The area received measurable rainfall both Sunday night and Tuesday evening, helping to suppress the fire. For information call 530-842-0829. OES manages several federal and state grants which help to support this mission. Phone: (530) 842-8855 Firefighters are on the way to two more fires thatignited near Seiad,according to the U.S. Forest Service. Much of the mandatory evacuation zone in Trinity County was reduced to a warning. People can check an updatedzone mapatbit.ly/3zHQidG. Proclaiming a state of emergency helps local government access federal aid and unlocks state resources. Firefighters in the area report smoke coming from the Klamath River Post Office,and treesdown across the road near Walker Bridge. That really helps us out. An Evacuation Warning means that you should prep to leave at any given moment. Phone: 707-445-7251 Emergencies: 911 Staff Directory Empowering first responders and agencies with evacuation management tools to plan, train for, and execute live emergency solutions. Smoke in the region made for poor air quality. Authorities said the so-called Mountain Fire crossed containment lines Saturday afternoon. Fires picked up in the summer when the Dixie Fire burned in five Northern California counties Butte, Plumas, Shasta . Michele Chandler covers criminal justice issues for the Redding Record Searchlight/USA Today Network. State Route 96 remains closed from the junction with State Route 263 to Scott River Road due to the McKinney Fire, said the California Department of Transportation. The evacuation shelter at Kahtishraam Wellness Center in Yreka is closing, police said. Evacuation Warnings are in place for SIS-5224-A and LST-5221. Go to atfacebook.com/SiskiyouCountyOES/for updates. 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All rights reserved. "Please refrain from passing along information that has NOT come directly from CalOES, Siskiyou Sheriff or YPD," the post reads. A McKinney Fire Community Meeting will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday in Fort Jones. EVACUATION UPDATE #97Fire FROM THE SISKIYOU COUNTY SHERIFF: As of Tuesday, 9/27/22 at 9:15PM: The following zone remains under EVACUATION ORDER: SIS-5224-B. . The U.S. Forest Service -Klamath National Forest said the meeting will also be live streamed on the following: Firefighters got an assist from Mother Nature that helped slow the spread of the McKinney Fire on Sunday and overnight. SISKYOU COUNTY, Calif. Some evacuations have been lifted or downgraded following increased progress on the Mill Fire near Weed in Siskiyou County. However, there are some evacuation orders still in place. The group was spreading the word that the Forest Service had closeda 110-mile section of the Pacific Crest Trail from the Etna Summit to the Mt. China2 and the Evans Fire both started Friday night. Follow her on Twitterat@MChandler_RS, call her at 530-338-7753 oremail her at michele.chandler@redding.com. "The weather conditions, including lots of lightning, are leading to extreme fire behavior and dangerous conditions," the association said on its website. Communities northeast of Happy Campto western Yreka remainedunder evacuation orders or warnings. The 20-acre Shackleford Firestarted Saturdayevening near Back Meadows Road and Big Meadows Creek, about 11 miles west of Fort Jones, according to theForest Service. EVACUATION ORDERS: SIS-3710, SIS-3713, SIS-5111-A, SIS-5117-B, SIS-5108, SIS-5209, SIS-5304, SIS-5307 SIS-5316, SIS-5224, SIS-5423, SIS-5503, WED-5417, WED-5506, WED-5408, WED-5420, LST-5215, LST-5218, LST-5114, LST-5221, SIS-2218, SIS-5102-B, SIS-5203. Please visit. Siskiyou County California Mountains of Opportunity. Livestock animals:1712 Fairlane Road inYreka. "Crews were actively engaged in structure protection overnight, especially in the Klamath River area. We are not going to open up any evacuations until we are positive theres no threat, because we dont want anyone in Yreka to get hurt.. Anything could happen,"Lindbery said. Live: McKinney Fire over 30,000 acres; evacuation orders, warnings expand west of Yreka. The Etna Police Department on Facebook said a bus is scheduled to arrive at the Etna City Park at 2 p.m. Sunday to take displaced hikers for free to Ashland, Oregon, and Grants Pass, Oregon. According to the Sheriff's Office, those arrests included a man who "pushed a county employee with a vehicle . ORDER: Go! These evacuation warnings are for the east end of the McKinney Fire for Yreka Zones, near or across Interstate 5: Winds from late-evening thunderstorms caused the McKinney Fire to grow significantly overnight, causing the blaze to expandto 18,000 acres, according to Klamath National Forest officials. For information on returning home after a wildfire, visit. A number of zones on the east side of the McKinney Fire are under evacuation warnings. Click here for the latest evacuation information from Siskiyou County. Unusual fire activity has prompted theSiskiyou County Sheriff's Office to issue anevacuation warning west of where the Yeti and Alex Fire Complex is burning in western Siskiyou County, the sheriff's office said. Evacuation routing can changeas an event unfolds. Firefighters are battling theMcKinney Fire, the China2Fire and the Evans Fire north and south of Highway 96, atSeiadand east to Yreka. Highway 96 is closed from Scott River Road in Hamburg to the junction at Highway 263 about 8 miles north of Yreka, according to the California Department of Transportation. Sheriff's office Spokeswoman Courtney Kreider said homes along Highway 96 in the Klamath River burned. Residents of Klamath River west of Yreka evaluate their losses after the McKinney Fire swept through the forest, destroying lives and property. Police also issued an evacuation warning for all of Yreka west of Interstate 5. McCash Fire: East of Highway 96 between Somes Bar and Happy Camp. The fire was about 5.5 miles west of Yreka as of Sunday. ", Smith said in the post that "a U.S. Forest Service specialized regional team is currently in place investigating the fires cause and will be actively working to identify what was responsible.". When the Department responds to a major CAL FIRE jurisdiction incident, the Department will post incident details to the web site. Firefighters reported power lines are down near the Oaks Mobile Home andRV Park across from the Klamath River Post Office. Roads closed across Northern California following storms, Preventing card skimming after another device found in Butte County, Gov. Containment of the McKinney Fire rose to 10% as of 6 p.m. on Wednesday, fire officials said. An interactive evacuation map can be found on the Siskiyou County SO Facebook page. Siskiyou County The Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation orders and evacuation warnings for areas threatened by the 30-acre China Fire, burning west of the 300-acre McKinney Fire: An evacuation order is in place for Zone 1114, which includes: Areas north of Grider Ridge and China Grade Road Areas south and east of Highway 96 SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. - While evacuation orders and warnings are decreasing in Siskiyou County, the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Office has added an additional warning after another fire broke out. TheSiskiyou County Sheriff's Office issued evacuation ordersfor residents and visitors on the south side of the Klamath River from Gottsville to Scott River Road, including communities along theKlamath River and Walker Road. The U.S. Forest Service - Klamath National Forest said the meeting will also be live streamed on the following: bit.ly/McKinneyFireYouTube facebook.com/KlamathNF The sheriff's office issued an evacuation warningforneighboring areas including those north of Highway 96 at Hamburg, McKinley Mountain and Indian Creek Baldy. All areas east of Forest Service Road 47n66. 1000-hour dead fuel moisture is well below 10% and live fuels are below 100%. Join Jessica in theGet Out! All evacuation orders and warnings remain in place for the McKinney Fire, said Amy Travis of the Siskiyou County Office of Emergency Services. You may be asked to evacuate your home during a wildfire or emergency. The evacuation orders in these news zones, Zone SIS-5307-D and SIS-5307-E, have been reduced to evacuation warnings. People who can evacuate west can go toatemporary evacuation point at the Seiad Valley Fire Hall,44601 Highway 96,the sheriff's office said. For Cats: Siskiyou County Fairgrounds Armory at 1712 Fairlane Road, Yreka, CA Evacuation Map Here is a map of the zones under evacuation orders and evacuation warnings from the Siskiyou County . All told, the three task forces include 41 firefighters, 12 engines, and three water tenders. The Yreka Police Department went door-to-door in the evacuation zone, alerting residents ofbus service to the evacuation center in Weed. A community meeting about the wildfires in Siskiyou County will be held in Yreka on Monday, August 1, at 5 p.m. at the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds Livestock Arena at 1712 Fairlane Rd. An evacuation shelter opened at the Weed Community Center, 161 E. Lincoln Ave. in Weed. Shelters for pets and other animals is available at these locations: Dogs: 2216 East Oberlin Road in Yreka. The weather in Yreka on Wednesday is forecast to be sunny, with a high of 93 degrees. Tuesday night, Elsewhere in the McKinney Fire area, a bridge gave out near Humbug Road, injuring a contractor. For information call 541-531-1086. In support of its ground forces, the CAL FIRE emergency response air program includes 23 Grumman S-2T 1,200 gallon airtankers, 12 UH-1H Super Huey helicopters, 9 CALFIRE Hawks, and 16 OV-10A airtactical. Siskiyou County Maps and Apps Many projects are under development including web-based maps and search tools which will be available on this page, as well as Siskiyou County's ArcGIS Online Gallery, and Open Data Site. Forecasters say there is a 30% chance of showers and thunderstorms, mainly after 2p.m. Reduce your reflex time during emergency incidents and improve your process with a comprehensive set of evacuation tools. So it did help the firefighters," Travis said. Zone as fire burns 45,000 acres in a day. The McKinney Fire has been transitioned to California Interagency Incident Management Team 12. ll evacuations within the McKinney Fire footprint were lifted on Thursday August 18, 2022. Hopefully we will have air operations today, he said. Please support local journalism and subscribe. The Yreka Police Department says on its Facebook page that smoke is hitting Yreka from the McKinney Fire but that doesn't mean the fire is impending. We're going to be looking at the possibility of it really pushing those initial lines that we have established," said Mike Lindbery, a U.S. Forest Service spokesman. One fire is in the area of Evans Peak. An EVACUATION WARNING has been issued for Zones SIS-2337 and SIS-2613 due to wildfire in the Callahan area of Siskiyou County. The McKinney Fire has burned 58,668 acres and the Yeti and Alex fires have burned more than 4,700 acres. More than 200 people were evacuated in areas threatened by the combined fires. McKinney Fire: Loss and hope in Klamath River. Thunderstorms that lit upSiskiyou County on Tuesday eveningpoured rain on the McKinney Fire but alsocaused severe flash flooding. Join Jessica in theGet Out! That fire is burning near Back Meadows Road and Big Meadows Creek, about 11 miles west of Fort Jones, according to the U.S. Forest Service. The fire is spreading east,according to the U.S. Forest Service. More firefighting resources are being dispatchedto the area. Evacuation Orders have been issued for Siskiyou County Zones 2218, 5102-B. "Fire managers are expecting a very dynamic day on the fire as predicted weather is expected to be problematic for the firefighters," officials said. Providing the community with critical evacuation updates, resources and latest updates on active incidents, all in one place. Meanwhile, a red flag warning goes into effect at 2 p.m. Sunday and is expected to stay around until 11 p.m., according to the National Weather Service. Parts of western Yreka remains under and evacuation order, the Yreka Police Department said. SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. - Evacuation orders have been reduced to warnings for areas impacted by the Mill Fire that is burning in the area near the city of Weed in Siskiyou County. Areas south of Forest Service Road 45n50. Antelope Fire: In the high desert northeast of Mount Shasta. And I cant control fires, Gilman said, anticipating the question of when those evacuation orders might be lifted. 3. California, through the Emergency Management Assistance Compact, asked for the help from Oregon. Nor Calrecreation Facebook group. The Siskiyou County evacuation order was expanded to Callahan on Wednesday. Yellow is evacuation warning zones This is an extremely dangerous and fast spreading fire. As of late Saturday morning, fourengines, twocrewsand miscellaneous personnel are assigned to the fire. Adam Heilman, OES Support Services530-841-2147. The evacuation orders announced . New evacuation orders, warning issued in Siskiyou County. By 8:30 p.m., thefire had spread to the Dona Creek area, east of Horse Creek, south of Highway 96,according to the U.S. Forest Service. Keep your evacuation vehicle gas tank full or fully charged if electric. Highway 96 is closedfrom Highway263, about 2 miles west of Interstate 5, to Scott River Road. [CDATA[/* >