Photos and content provided byS. Craig Tucker, PhDThese pictures were taken between Indian Creek which flows though Happy Camp and Seiad Creek about 20 miles upstream. Observations suggest that this was a temporal event. That is to say a massive debris slide out of areas impacted by the #McKinneyFire entered the mainstream Klamath River at […]

This occurs when fire is in heavy fuels and sends up a massive plume…. then the fire enters an area of light fuels causing the plume to collapse much like a building collapse. It sends out an ember cloud for miles.Interview with Jon whom took this video while responding to the fire with another engine […]

*** IMPORTANT JUNIOR LIVESTOCK INFORMATIONFROM; CLIFF MUNSON, CEOThe State of Emergency declared in Siskiyou County by Governor Newsom for the McKinney Fire set in motion a base camp being placed on the fairground facility by CalFire. The timing of this catastrophic event made it impossible to predict an end date and the Siskiyou Golden Fair […]

The USDA Forest Service National Infrared Operations (NIROPS) Unit using high resolution airborne infrared imagery and fire detection data to infrared interpreters. The timely availability of acquired imagery and derived data enables infrared interpreters to generate tactical scale fire mapping that support situational awareness and informed decision-making by incident command teams. On mapping the #McKinneyFire […]

****Last nights thunderstorm carries mud and debris from #kckinneyFire fire scar to the Klamath River****Siskiyou Telephone has set up a temporary FREE Wi-Fi Hotspot on highway 96****#yetifire it’s hot and dry, as expected. We’re seeing an increase in fire activityWe here at Siskiyou Telephone would like to send our thoughts and prayers to those of […]

This evening, Tuesday, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office issued an urgent warning regarding flash flooding along Whitney Creek, as boulders began to roll down the creek."The berm holding Whitney Creek is at severe risk of being comprised and has the potential to flood the Mount Shasta Vista area. If you are in the southwest portion […]

***#McKinneyFire – Update***Fairchild Clinic to Resume Appointments***Siskiyou OES Unaccounted for Persons***New Fire on the KlamathFrom U.S. Forest Service – KNFFire activity was again mitigated today by cloudy, cooler conditions. On the McKinney Fire, no perimeter growth was observed. Crews were able to work successfully behind the city of Yreka, bringing dozer line along the ridge […]

31st July 2022From U.S. Forest Service – KNFIn addition to the #McKinneyFire and #China2Fire, there are 10 fires burning on the Klamath National Forest.Two of the fires are on the Happy Camp/Oak Knoll District:-The Blue Fire is 5 miles south of Seiad on Walker Ridge and is in a burn scar from 2014. The fire […]

College of the Siskiyous Releases 2022 Spring Semester Honor’s ListWeed / COS – College of the Siskiyous has released the 2022 spring semester honor’s list for academic excellence. The lists are comprised of the President's List, which requires a full-time registered student to achieve a grade point average (GPA) of at least 3.75 to 4.00, […]

By, Rachel Smith, Forest Supervisor, Klamath National ForestAs August approaches, I want to take a moment to check in and share some of the recent happenings on the Klamath National Forest and our neighboring national forests in the North State and southern Oregon. First, where we were… When we held our pre-season meetings along with […]