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YREKA, Calif. - Originally, a first come, first served campground, the popular Juanita Lake Campground located within the Goosenest Ranger District of Klamath National Forest is moving to an online reservation system.
Read MoreYREKA, Calif. - Department of Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack announced today expanded efforts to reduce wildfire risk across the western U.S., directly affecting national forests here in northern California and southern Oregon.
Read MoreLower temperatures and higher relative humidity, including rain over some areas of the fire, moderated fire behavior allowed firefighters to make good progress on the fire yesterday. In the absence of the explosive fire behavior observed previously, firefighters were able to take a more direct posture and engage directly on the McKinney, China 2, and Alex fires.
Read MoreMuch of the McKinney Fire saw rainfall overnight, keeping fire growth minimal. The fire continues to actively back toward structures in the Walker Creek area, and night crews were on hand to do structure protection there. The southern and eastern edges of the fire, closest to Fort Jones and Yreka, showed very little growth.
Read MoreThere is an abundance of impressive video footage coming out in relation to the McKinney Fire in Northern California west of Yreka. As of 8:00 AM, July 31, 2022, the fire is over 51,000 acres and growing significantly.
Read MoreYREKA, Calif. - Activity on both fires moderated into the evening as a heavy smoke inversion settled over the fire. The fire became active again at about midnight. Crews were actively engaged in structure protection overnight, especially in the Klamath River area. Little progression was observed on the fire’s edge closest to Yreka City.
Read MoreYREKA, Calif. - There is a special place within the Klamath National Forest where visitors can honor Veterans all year long. Open from sunrise to sunset, the Living Memorial Sculpture Garden (LMSG) is an exceptional 136-acre art installation and war memorial along Highway 97 (13 miles northeast of Weed, CA) on the Goosenest Ranger District of the Klamath National Forest.
Read MoreNORTHERN CALIFORNIA - Yesterday, interior islands of unburned fuels continued to put up smoke throughout the fire area. Around Tamarack and Garner Mountain, fire was observed moving through understory. Firefighters continue to work and move through the entire fire perimeter, to ensure that the fire containment line is not threatened by any heat sources.
Read MoreNORTHERN CALIFORNIA - The Antelope fire was slightly more active than previous nights as vegetation continues to dry out from last week’s rain. Crews are actively patrolling lines and extinguishing any remaining heat during night shift. Some heat was detected in dry fuels near Tamarack yesterday, and additional resources arrived late yesterday to help access and suppress that heat overnight. Activity increased in Lava Beds National Park overnight as well, as was expected with the drier conditions.
Read MoreThe fire continued to burn actively overnight, mitigating in some areas with the arrival of the rain after about 1:00 AM. Prior to that the fire pushed hard up Forest Road 15, and was established on both sides of the road. Night shift crews focused on structure protection, particularly in the Three Sisters area, where the fire is currently established.
Read MoreTENNANT, Calif. - The fire remained active overnight, and temperatures on the fire were considerably warmer this morning than yesterday. Crews observed active spotting by 5:30 a.m., and clear conditions show fire growth already beginning on what is expected to be a day of critical fire weather. Night shift crews worked directly along the fire’s active edge to the north and east.
Read MoreTENNANT, Calif. - This weekend, weather conditions will be near critical for fire behavior. Warm and dry weather along with northeast wind and low relative humidity values will create conditions for active fire movement. The northeast wind will test any control line on the southwest side of fire areas retaining heat. The operational focus today will be to keep the fire within containment lines in these areas.
Read MoreTENNANT, Calif. - Firefighters on the Antelope Fire are making progress despite continued challenges from high winds and dry conditions. The fire has made a half-mile push to the east through Tamarack Flats near Garner Mountain.
Read MoreTENNANT, Calif. - With minimal impact to the land, Firefighters are working alongside cooperating agencies, partners, and local logging companies to develop the most effective strategy to control the Antelope Fire. Crews are conducting direct suppression operations in all areas of the fire as weather, safety, and terrain allow.
Read MoreTENNANT, Calif. - Firefighters are working to get ahead of anticipated fire growth by building a larger containment area around the increasingly active southwest and northeast sections of the Antelope Fire.
Read MoreTENNANT, Calif. - Firefighters will face conditions similar to what they experienced during the early days of the Antelope Fire. Crews will be challenged by abnormally high temperatures and continuing dry and unstable conditions. With the increased potential for extreme fire behavior, firefighters will continue to advance fireline construction and patrol to catch any spot fires or slopovers.
Read MoreTENNANT, Calif. - Containment on the Antelope Fire has held at 24% with minimal growth. Terrain, wind, and vegetation type have challenged suppression efforts; however, firefighters are utilizing handline, dozer line, and defensive burning to minimize fire spread, protect valuable private timber resources, and minimize impacts to the landscape.
Read MoreTENNANT, Calif. - Under Red Flag conditions, the Antelope Fire burned actively yesterday [8/5/21] near the communities of Antelope Creek, Bray, and Tennant. Hot, dry, and windy conditions aligned with exceptionally dry forest fuels and produced extreme fire behavior.
Read MoreTENNANT, Calif. - The Antelope Fire was first discovered on Sunday, August 1, 2021, in the Antelope Creek drainage on the Goosenest Ranger District is making a significant run today in the Klamath National Forest [maps below]. Smoke and ash from the Antelope Fire can be seen blanketing cars and choking the air of the Klamath Basin.
Read MoreMT HEBRON, Calif. - Due to effective suppression efforts by Tennant Fire personnel, resources have been able to focus their efforts in containing hot spots on the western and southeastern areas of the fire perimeter.
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