Community Meeting, Mill & Mountain Fires, COS Tuesday evening.
Month: September 2022
Mill Fire evac zones sharply reduced
Two persons killed in Mill Fire
From the Guardian:
Two people have died in a wildfire that ripped through a Northern California town, a local official has said, as firefighters in the far north of the state on Sunday battled blazes that forced evacuations and destroyed dozens of homes.
“There’s no easy way of putting it,” said Siskiyou county sheriff Jeremiah LaRue as he shared the news of the fatalities on Sunday afternoon during a community meeting held at an elementary school north of the rural community of Weed. He did not immediately provide names or other details including age or gender of the two people who died.
Community meeting for Siskiyou County fires 3pm today
Incident update on Mill Fire
Incident update on Mountain Fire
Evacuation zones sharply expanded in Siskiyou County
REDDING, Calif. — The Civil Authorities have issued an Immediate Evacuation for Siskiyou beginning at 4:58 pm and ending at 8:58 pm . Evacuation Orders have been issued for Siskiyou County Zones 2218, 5102-B.
The current evacuation orders and warnings are as follows.
EVACUATION ORDERS: SIS-3710, SIS-3713, SIS-5111-A, SIS-5117-B, SIS-5108, SIS-5209, SIS-5304, SIS-5307 SIS-5316, SIS-5224, SIS-5423, SIS-5503, WED-5417, WED-5506, WED-5408, WED-5420, LST-5215, LST-5218, LST-5114, LST-5221, SIS-2218, SIS-5102-B, SIS-5203.
EVACUATION WARNINGS FOR ZONES: SIS-2337, SIS-2334, SIS-2331, SIS-215, SIS-2126, SIS-3704, SIS-3707, SIS-5102-A, SIS-3710, SIS-3713, SIS-3716, SIS-5111-B, SIS-5117-A, SIS-5120, SIS-5404, SIS-5503, SIS-5423, WED-5411, WED-5414, WED-5506, WED-5509
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Update on Mill Fire
Two people have been injured. One is in critical condition with burns. Over 100 homes have been destroyed. 97 is closed to 6 miles south of MacDoel. I-5 is open, but the proximity of the Mountain Fire means that status could change depending on winds. Weather remains hot, dry, but winds have abated some.
Firus video shows hotspots in Lake Shastina at 5am.
Updates on Siskiyou County fires
Mill Fire is at 3,921 and has seen little grown since sunset yesterday. Fighters have surrounded 20% of the area. The Mountain Fire is at 3,395 acres with 5% containment. There have been several injuries in the Mill Fire. Conditions today will be hot and dry, with breezes, sometimes gusty, from the south. Unfavorable weather conditions are expected to persist through Wednesday.