Month: June 2021

Tenant Fire: New fire grows rapidly to over 200 acres, close to Lava Fire in Siskiyou Co.

by Adam RobinsonMonday, June 28th 2021

View of the Tenant Fire, burning off of US-97 and Tenant Rd., north of Weed in Siskiyou County. (ALERTWildfire // Mt. Bradley 1)<p>{/p}

View of the Tenant Fire, burning off of US-97 and Tenant Rd., north of Weed in Siskiyou County. (ALERTWildfire // Mt. Bradley 1)<p>{/p}

SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — BREAKING, JUNE 28, 5:28 PM:

A new fire has been reported burning near the intersection of US-97 and Tenant Road; 100 yards from US-97, burning towards US-97 and away from Tenant Rd.

The “Tenant Fire” is currently burning 200 acres with a high rate of spread, according to the Siskiyou County Office of Emergency Services.

There is currently no containment on the fire.

Lava Fire Community Meeting Tonight at Ford theater, COS

U.S. Forest Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest

3h  · #LavaFire Community Meeting Tonight @ 7PM California Incident Management Team 14 will host a Lava Fire community meeting tonight at 7:00 PM at the Kenneth Ford Theater at the College of the Siskiyous. Information will be provided on the current status of the Lava Fire and planned actions. Representatives from the U.S. Forest Service, CAL FIRE, Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, City of Weed, and Community of Lake Shastina will be present to help answer questions. The College of the Siskiyous is still required to follow California COVID regulations and face coverings WILL BE required.

Wind, heat, terrain make Lava Fire a real challenge

Darin Quigley

1m  · The Lava fire is increasing in intensity due to the South winds today. The entire area is under a Red Flag warning for high heat, low relative humidity and strong south winds. You’ll notice the smoke column is leaning towards the North. Expect large fire growth to the North and East today. They have two potential spots to hold this fire. The UP railroad tracks and if that doesn’t work Highway 97. Both will be difficult. Praying for all the firefighters working under these difficult conditions.

2pm update on Lava Fire

https://fire.airnow.gov/?lat=41.2516886&lng=-122.14220710000001&zoom=10

The fire is encroaching to the due south, roughly parallel to the UP railroad track.  Some cyclonic motion in the smoke cloud has been observed, indicating that it is burning hot, not surprising given the weather.  There’s no immediate threat to structures, although residents of Weed and Carrick are urged to remain vigilant.