The California State Water Board has issued new orders restricting water use in the Scott River watershed. This comes as river levels have dropped below minimum flow requirements needed to protect fis...
48% contained, July 22nd, 2024 Little to no growth is anticipated within the Shelly Fire’s current perimeter (15,477 Acres). Though fuels continue to smolder in isolated areas around Kidder Creek and ...
In the summer of 2017, the Marble Mountains Wilderness in Northern California became the stage for a complex and dramatic wildfire event known as the Salmon August Fire. This fire, which began as a sm...
On July 11, 2024, the Etna City Council held an emergency meeting to address the growing threat of the Shelly Fire. The council convened at 5:30 pm both in-person at 442 Main Street and via teleconfer...
Size 10,225 Containment 1% Personnel 2,752 A community meeting will be held tonight at 7:00 p.m. at the Etna High School Cafeteria, 400 Howell Ave., Etna, CA 96027.The meeting will also be livestream...
2:15 AM PDT on July 12, 2024 10217 ACRES The interpreters were able to designate the fire perimeter and isolated fires with no difficulty. Large areas of perimeter growth and intense fire were detecte...
The Shelly Fire is approximately five miles away from Etna. Currently, this large wildfire spans over 8,000 acres of public and private forest land. There is 0% containment. Since starting in the wild...
Forest Service News Release Yreka, Calif., July 10, 2024— The Klamath National Forest has expanded the footprint of the closure area for the Shelly Fire. To provide for public safety, the following ac...
Current Situation:Yesterday, the Shelly Fire continued to rapidly expand in extremely hot and dry conditions. The most significant growth was observed along the Kidder Creek drainage area, moving nort...
The State Water Resource Control Board’s Emergency Regulation provides authority to curtail water rights to meet minimum instream flow requirements. In the Scott River watershed, the minimum flow requ...