Extended attack continues on the Blue, Garden, Murphy, and Log fires
YREKA, Calif., August 28, 2025 — After four consecutive days of widespread thunderstorms the Klamath National Forest has detected a total of 34 lightning fires. Thanks to the aggressive initial attack and excellent work by ground and aerial firefighters, 29 of these fires have been contained. Five fires remain uncontained, four of which continue to challenge suppression efforts: the Blue, Murphy, Garden, and Log fires.
The Blue Fire is four miles south of Seiad, burning on the east side of Walker Ridge in brush and snags from in the 2014 Happy Camp Complex footprint. A midday flight mapped the fire at 49 acres and air resources kept additional growth of the fire largely in check today. A total of 170 people are on the fire, including two dozers, six engines, two falling modules, one hotshot crew, two type 2 IA hand crews, and two firefighter hand crews from CAL FIRE’s Siskiyou Unit. Resources are engaged in direct line construction on all sides of the fire today and it will be staffed with a contingent of resources overnight. The Bravo Fire is about one-half acre and directly adjacent to the Blue Fire. Resources from the Blue are also working on the Bravo Fire.
