The Bootleg Fire in Klamath County has taken down power lines that deliver 5,500 megawatts of hydro-generated power to the state. Shut down all unnecessary power use.
Month: July 2021
Campfire restrictions take effect Siskiyou County

Sugar Fire in Lassen Co. threatens evacuations

Wildfire totals ahead of 2020 pace
https://krcrtv.com/news/local/pace-of-california-wildfires-well-ahead-of-disastrous-2020
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) — The number of wildfires and amount of land burned in parched California so far this year greatly exceed totals for the same period in disastrous 2020.
Cal Fire says between Jan. 1 and July 4 there were nearly 4,600 fires that scorched about 115 square miles.
In the same time frame last year there were nearly 3,850 fires that blackened about 49 square miles.
By the end of 2020, a total of 9,917 wildfires had charred a record 6,653 square miles.
Lava Fire copter ditches in Lake Shastina: pilot OK

State ranked driest in 127 years

Forest Closure Order has been issued for areas within the Lava fire area
U.S. Forest Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest
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A Forest Closure Order has been issued for areas within the Lava fire area.. To provide for public safety, the following acts are prohibited within the U.S. Forest Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest. This Order is effective from July 6, 2021 through July 15, 2021.


Lava Fire hotspots remain
LAVA INCIDENTType: WF – Wildfire Area Acres Burned: 25,001Percent Contained: 72%Discovered: 6/24/2021, 8:35 PMCurrent as of 7/6/2021, 6:02 AM

Salt Fire 20% contained, 11,673 acres

Red flag warning 7-5 for E Siskiyou and Modoc Counties
