I avoided COVID the first time around, but it’s back, and finally caught up with me. Fortunately, the current version isn’t nearly as lethal, more like the flu, a bad cold, or a combination of both. ...
Forest Service News Release Yreka, Calif., August 21, 2023— Lightning materialized again yesterday afternoon across the Klamath National Forest. The storms brought scattered rain across the fores...
Forest Service News Release Yreka, Calif., August 20, 2023 – The Klamath National Forest is issuing an emergency closure order for two portions of the forest. The purpose of the closure is to provide ...
Last night we received another round of lightning with more than 200 strikes on the forest and over 1500 across northern California. This comes on the heels of the persistent lightning we’ve received ...
Yreka, CA –At approximately 4:30 A.M. on August 18, 2023, CAL FIRE Law Enforcement Officers were dispatched to a commercial vehicle fire on Interstate 5 near Sweetbriar Avenue in Castella. CAL FIRE La...
By: Carol Jordan Many of you are asking about the status of my sister-in-law, Diane Oliver. Diane was able to escape the fire by curling up with a wet shirt wrapped around her face and head and lettin...
Forest Service News Release Yreka, Calif., August 18, 2023— The Klamath National Forest continues to manage a number of fires on the Happy Camp/Oak Knoll and Salmon/Scott River Ranger Districts: ...
Type 1 Incident Management Team Assumes Command of Head Fire Yreka, Calif., August 17, 2023— Type 1 California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 (Mueller) has assumed command of the Head Fire as ...
Type 1 Incident Management Team In-briefed this Evening Forest Service News Release YREKA, Calif., August 16, 2023— A series of thunderstorms moved across the Klamath National Forest Monday ...
By Rachel Smith Forest Supervisor Neighbors; Last night’s lightning has resulted in an extremely dynamic situation across the forest. As of this writing, firefighters on the Klamath National Fore...

