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BONANZA, Ore. - The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office responded to the Golden Fire, on Bly Mountain, which began in the afternoon of July 22, 2023. Deputies, Search and Rescue volunteers, and other agencies began notifying and evacuating residents immediately.
Read MoreCHILOQUIN, Ore. – Today firefighters, emergency managers, and other public safety officials faced the fifth day in a row of extreme, intense fire behavior on the Bootleg Fire, as hot, dry, windy weather persists in the area. These conditions escalated this afternoon, resulting in immediate, life-threatening risk to the safety of area residents, visitors, firefighters, and other emergency responders.
Read MoreBelow is a press release received from the Klamath County Emergency Manager, Brandon Fowler, pleading individuals to evacuate and not re-enter the evacuation zones of the Bootleg Fire burning north of Beatty, Oregon.
Read MoreTULELAKE, Calf. - Today’s thunderstorms caused outflow winds that contributed to rapid fire spread on the Caldwell Fire. The fire threatened the community of Tulelake, prompting evacuations in the area. The fire has spread to approximately one mile south of County Road 120.
Read MoreMODOC NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. - There are now 15 active fires on the Modoc National Forest. California Interagency Incident Management Team 12 is taking over management of the July Complex this morning. The Gold Fire remains the largest in the national forest at 19,000 acres and has 35% containment.
Read MoreParts of Oregon are already heading into wildfire season and given the serious season that Oregon, and other parts of the West Coast, experienced last year, Oregon’s Office of Emergency Management offers an important reminder about evacuation levels. The statewide “Ready, Set, Go” system is used to notify communities that they are facing a threat and are used for floods, fires and other hazards.
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