The next Zoom meeting of the Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County will be on Wednesday, October 8th, starting at 5:30 PM.

We encourage all members and interested community partners to join us as we discuss current projects, fire preparedness updates, and upcoming initiatives.

Please find the agenda and zoom link below.

Your participation is greatly appreciated. We look forward to seeing you there!

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Giselle Nova, Coordinator
Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County
(530) 926-2089

Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County Zoom meeting, September 10th, 2025

The next Zoom meeting of the Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County will be on Wednesday, October 8th, starting at 5:30 PM.

Giselle Nova, Coordinator
Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County
(530) 926-2089
(530) 925-1156 cell

The next Zoom meeting of the Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County will be on Wednesday, September 10th, starting at 5:30 PM.

Agenda

https://us02web.zoom.us/j/86740178435?pwd=mh1wNcO3rZxDSaxrClkupKczBYfeiP.1

Meeting ID: 867 4017 8435

Passcode: 761927

Giselle Nova, Coordinator
Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County
(530) 926-2089
(530) 925-1156 cell

Maureen Bonessa

 • Reporter

15 minutes ago · Sep 9 at 8:34 AM

9/9/25 Morning update from Klamath National Forest

Size: 3,543 acres

Containment: 18%

Personnel: 778

Operational Update: Firefighters expect additional containment on the Blue Fire today. Infrared (IR) imagery captured from recent drone flights is expected to validate successful work by firefighters, establishing containment lines and suppressing the fire. Yesterday, firefighters continued improving containment, digging hand and dozer lines, moving west along the northern area of the fire.

Firefighters based out of spike camps that are nearer to the south part of the fire also continued to make gains, increasing containment in the area of the fire referred to as the horseshoe. On the westside, firefighters completed scouting lines west toward the Pacific Crest Trail (PCT) in case contingency lines are needed in the future.

With yesterday’s rainfall and today’s expected rain, fire behavior analysts believe the fire will smolder, a low-temperature fire condition that can go undetected for a long time. While the precipitation may dampen the fire, there will likely be opportunities for it to grow as the weather returns to warmer and drier conditions. Heavy fuels, such as trees and stumps, will continue to burn. Firefighters continue to look ahead and plan to for the possibility of fire growth, creating contingency lines and establishing defensible areas to protect homes, businesses, natural and cultural resources and infrastructure.

A virtual community meeting for the Blue and the Dillon fires will take place Wednesday, September 10, at 6 p.m. and will be livestreamed on the Klamath National Forest Facebook Page

Additional information can be found HERE

Don Zirbel

 • Staff Reporter

About 2 hours ago · Sep 6 at 9:20 AM

September 6 Morning Update from Klamath National Forest:

Operational Updates: Firefighters continue constructing containment lines along Walker Creek on the eastside of the Blue Fire. The fire continues to progress north to northwest. Yesterday, crews conducted strategic firing along Walker Creek in order to reduce unburned fuels between the main fire and the control line to protect homes in the Seiad Valley community along Walker Creek Road. This will allow firefighters to put control lines directly along the fires edge to keep the fire footprint as small as possible and protect structures.

Fire activity was reduced yesterday due to clouds and smoke covering and shading the fire. Today, cooler temperatures and rising relative humidity are expected to moderate the fire, decreasing its intensity. Anticipated moisture early next week should further reduce fire intensity.

Look for smoke to move north and east of the fires this weekend, driven by persistent southwest winds. Smoke will increase along Highway 96 causing unhealthy air quality. Both Hamburg and Happy Camp are experiencing significant smoke impacts. In Hamburg, air quality is forecast to be unhealthy throughout the day, with conditions deteriorating to potentially very unhealthy levels this afternoon. This unhealthy air is expected to continue into Sunday. Happy Camp will also see persistent smoke today, resulting in unhealthy air quality at times. A slight improvement is predicted for tonight, but smoke is expected to return on Sunday, bringing back periods of unhealthy air.

A virtual community meeting for the Blue, Dillon, and Log fires will take place this evening at 6 p.m. Check it out at the Klamath National Forest Facebook page.

Blue Fire

Off Blue Walker Rd N/W of Blue Mtn, South of Seiad Valley

Siskiyou County, CA Acres 2,627.4 Containment 0% Status Active

Updated 2 minutes ago

Created by Watch Duty • 8 days ago • Aug 27 at 6:05 PM

Evacuation Order – Level 3 – Go

SIS-1007-A, SIS-1117, SIS-1118-B

Evacuation Warning – Level 2 – Set

SIS-1007-B, SIS-1118-A, SIS-1118-C, SIS-1233-A

Evacuation Notes

Genasys Evacuation Map

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Justin Roberts

 • Reporter

2 minutes ago · Sep 5 at 8:17 AM

9/5/25 Morning update from Klamath National Forest on Facebook:

Yesterday, there was predicted fire weather conditions and spotting was observed on the north side of the fire. The fire continues to actively burn north, and northwest influenced by rollout, which is when burning material rolls downhill and ignites vegetation. The fire will continue to move west with very little movement expected on the east side. Firefighters constructed contingency lines along Grider Ridge to the west, which runs parallel to the Pacific Coast Trail, and Slinker Ridge to the east.

Firefighters continue supporting structure protection in the Seiad Valley and Walker Creek areas. Miles of hose and sprinklers have been installed for structure protection requiring large amounts of water. This water is taken from deeper areas of the Klamath River to avoid using water from shallow tributaries that are colder and more desirable for Salmon and Steelhead migration. Resource advisors for the Blue Fire work closely with firefighters and the Karuk Tribe.

Temperatures are forecasted to decrease as relative humidity rises causing the fire to moderate. Fire intensity is expected to decrease with the coming weather and anticipated moisture early next week.

Maureen Bonessa

 • Reporter

About 3 hours ago · Sep 5 at 5:44 AM

The fire is 2,627.4 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.

9/4/25 Morning update from Klamath National Forest on Facebook

Size: 2,055 acres

Containment: 0%

Personnel: 506

Firefighters continue to focus the majority of their efforts on active structure protection in the Seiad Valley and Walker Creek Road. As the Blue Fire burns north toward Seiad Valley, fire resources continue to prioritize structure protection by coordinating with local fire personnel, installing sprinkler systems and constructing control lines around homes. A range of resources are being used on the fire including engines, bulldozers, masticators, and 20-person hand crews. Air operations will continue suppression support as conditions allow.

On the eastern perimeter, the fire continues to back down towards Walker Creek but has stayed west of the creek. Crews are constructing and reinforcing firelines on the eastern and northeastern flanks of the fire.

Infrared (IR) detection flights conducted nightly have shown that the fire is moving toward Salt Creek, No Name Creek, and Bark Shanty Creek, where heavy accumulations of dead and downed vegetation are fueling fire growth. These flights help map the fire perimeter and detect spot fires that may ignite. This data supports operational planning to focus on containment as the firefighters work towards keeping the fire footprint as small as possible.

Warmer and drier than normal conditions will continue today with highs in the mid-90s and relative humidity will decrease to 20 percent. Wind will be mild and driven by terrain with the potential of smoke settling and causing unhealthy air quality. Conditions will start to improve Friday through the weekend with gradually increasing humidity and decreasing temperatures.

Additional information can be found HERE

It appears that northern and southern California were spared major damage from the lightning storms that affected nearly the entire state. Central California–the western slope of the Sierra in particular–took the brunt of it. The historic community of China camp took significant damage.

Today will the the last day of the heat spell, with cooling and possible showers expected later in the week. For Siskiyou County highs will be in the 60s and 70s with lows in the 40s as we get an early taste of autumn. The outlook for quelling the fires is good.

The following is an update on the fire via InciWeb as of 11am:

“Size: 758 acres
Containment: 30%
Fire Resources: 404 personnel

An aggressive attack on the Root Fire has led to increased containment of a blaze that grew quickly in the past two days. The majority of the containment has been achieved in the southern half of the west flank of the fire, which is expected to prevent the fire from progressing to the southwest. Firefighters continued their direct attack strategy, constructing hand and dozer lines. Crews were also supported by hose lines and four water-dropping helicopters to combat the fire. Dry conditions present additional challenges such as spotting and torching. Evacuation Warnings and an Order are still in place – no structures have been damaged or destroyed. Firefighters located an area where the fire had pushed past a control line in the southeastern perimeter. This “slop over” was quickly surrounded by dozer line and handline. Crews will finish the last piece of handline around this area today with the assistance of air resources when available.

Fire Operations: Firefighters will go with a direct attack strategy where terrain permits. The priority today will be the northeastern and eastern flank of the fire, where crews will continue going direct with hand and dozer lines and reinforce with hose lines. Aircraft will support crews on the ground. On the northern perimeter, the fire is less than one mile from Castle Crags Wilderness. Dozers will continue to construct and improve lines on the northwest portion of the fire off the 39N44 Road with hoseline to box it in and prevent it from entering the wilderness. Firefighters will also construct handlines on the eastern flank off the 38N40 Road. Two “super scooper” aircraft and a helicopter from the Swift Complex Fire are aiding the firefight today. 

Fire Weather: Today’s weather conditions will be hot with low humidity with a slight chance of thunderstorms. Max temperatures for the area will be in the upper 80s to lower 90s with humidities in the low 20s. Winds will be terrain-driven with gusts up to 15 MPH in the afternoon expected.”

See a current view of the fire above from the Girard Ridge camera.