Cole Euken
• Staff Reporter
About 2 hours ago · Aug 30 at 8:51 AM
Update from Six Rivers National Forest – 8/30
Acres: 4,922 / Containment 0%
Operational Update: The fire remained active yesterday and through the night with two new spot fires across the Klamath River east of Dillon campground.
Heavy smoke limited aircraft water drops through part of the day. When air support was available, five helicopters provided bucket drops of water on the fire. Dozers, helicopters, and hand crews worked east of Hwy 96 from the south southeast moving toward the far east edge of the fire. Firefighters completed mop up, looking for and putting out hot spots up to 100 feet behind structures. Crews continue to monitor the north side of the fire, but no crews are in this area due inaccessibility. Firefighters are working closely with resource advisors and cultural resource specialists to ensure natural and cultural resources are protected.
Weather will continue to be dry and warm with temperatures in the mid 90’s. Relative humidity will remain in the upper teens, and wind gusts up to 20 miles an hour are possible.
CalTrans is operating 1-way controlled traffic on Highway 96 at various locations from 10.7 miles west to 2.2 miles west of Cottage Grove due to fire operations. Debris is rolling into the roadway. Drive with caution.
Noah Huttinger
• Reporter
About 10 hours ago · Aug 30 at 12:56 AM
The fire is 4,921.6 acres per the perimeter uploaded to the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC), which is visible on the Watch Duty map under the Active Fire Perimeters map layer.
Travis Thane, Operations Section Chief for CA Team 1, gives this morning’s operational update for the Dillon Fire.
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BLUE FIRE UPDATE
Maureen Bonessa
• Reporter
5 minutes ago · Aug 30 at 10:31 AM
8/30/25 Morning update from Klamath National Forest
The Blue Fire is 200 acres and remained active on Friday while air tankers and helicopters worked to limit growth and keep it out of the Grider Creek drainage. Resources on the ground put in direct fireline where possible and worked on preparing roads for use as indirect containment line. CAL FIRE provided additional horsepower with a strike team of engines, firefighter hand crews from the Siskiyou Unit, as well as hand crews from out of the area. Overhead personnel assessed options for indirect containment line to keep the fire as small as possible.
Increased wind in the early evening caused an uptick in fire behavior on the Blue and nearby Bravo fires. The wind died down around nightfall, moderating fire behavior. As of Saturday morning, the Blue Fire had not reached Walker Creek (east of the fire) and had not crossed the ridge of Blue Mountain (west of the fire).
Today fire personnel will continue direct line construction where possible, while evaluating options for indirect line placement. Air tankers and helicopters will support firefighters on the ground with retardant and bucket drops as smoke conditions allow
Evacuations: An Evacuation Warning is effect for zone SIS-1118, south of Seiad. Grider Creek Campground and a portion of the Pacific Crest Trail are in the Evacuation Warning area. Current information on evacuations can be found at Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office on Facebook
Pacific Crest Trail: The Blue Fire is burning about two miles west of mile 1649 of the Pacific Crest Trail, which passes through the Evacuation Warning area. Hikers are strongly encouraged to bypass this section of the Trail.
Weather: Dry weather will continue through early next week. Afternoon temperatures will be above normal, then temperatures will trend hotter early next week. Expect low humidities and breezy to gusty afternoon and evening breezes each day through Monday. The threat for afternoon and early evening thunderstorms could enter the picture next Tuesday and Wednesday.
BLUE FIRE EVACUATION ORDER
SIS-1118-B (NEW)
SIS-1117