Red Flag Warning

9/2/2025 20:52 PDT through 9/3/2025 21:00 PDT

Red Flag Warning issued September 2 at 8:52PM PDT until September 3 at 9:00PM PDT by NWS Medford OR

* AFFECTED AREA…In California, Fire weather zone 285. In Oregon, Fire weather zones 617, 623, 624 and 625. * THUNDERSTORMS…Scattered thunderstorms with abundant lightningpossible. Storms may produce little or no rain, and lightning strikes outside of precipitation cores are possible, and may cause many new fire starts. Thunderstorms are expected to continue overnight and through Wednesday afternoon along and east of the Cascades. * OUTFLOW WINDS…Gusts of 35 to 50 mph could travel outward up to 25 miles from thunderstorm cores. * ADDITIONAL DETAILS…In addition to thunderstorm potential, conditions on Tuesday will be hot, dry, breezy, and unstable, adding to the heightened fire weather concerns for the day. * DETAILED URL…View the hazard area in detail at https://www.wrh.noaa.gov/map/?wfo=mfr

Instructions

Follow all fire restrictions. You can find your county’s emergency sign up form as well as links to fire restrictions at weather.gov/medford/wildfire. One less spark, one less wildfire. Be sure you’re signed up for your county’s emergency alert system. Familiarize yourself with your emergency plan and make sure you listen to emergency services. Visit ready.gov/plan for more information. A Red Flag Warning is issued when we identify weather conditions that promote rapid spread of fire which may become life- threatening. This does not mean there is a fire. These conditions are either occurring now or will begin soon. It is important to have multiple ways to receive information from authorities.

Root Fire

North of Forest Rd 25 & 3.8 miles West of Castle Crags State Park, Castella

Shasta & Siskiyou CountiesAcres669.2Containment30%StatusActive

Updated 1 minute ago

Created by Watch Duty • 1 day ago • Sep 1 at 12:52 PM

Evacuation Order – Level 3 – Go

Shasta County
CST-1070-B

Evacuation Warning – Level 2 – Set

Siskiyou County
SIS-6200, SIS-6203, SIS-6301

Evacuation Notes

Genasys Evacuation Map

Maureen Bonessa

 • Reporter

1 minute ago · Sep 2 at 6:17 PM

The fire is now 30% contained per the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

Liam Winstead

 • Staff Reporter

3 minutes ago · Sep 2 at 1:46 PM

Zone SIS-1509-D has been downgraded to an Evacuation Warning from its previous order status.

Zone SIS-1604 has been lifted of its previous evacuation warning status.

Per the Genasys Evacuation Map. These zones are also viewable on the Watch Duty map.

9/2/25 Morning update from Klamath National Forest on Facebook

A Red Flag Warning has been issued by the National Weather Service for the area surrounding the Blue Fire. Starting at 1:00 p.m., abundant lightning from scattered thunderstorms is expected in the area that brings the threats of new fire starts. In preparation for unstable conditions, firefighters have been identified for initial attack response to address any fire starts.

Firefighters have been preparing for the weather conditions that promote rapid spread of fire with a defensive strategy to triage and defend local structures and cultural sites, with support from air tanker planes and several helicopters. Additional structure defense teams have been deployed to Walker and Seiad Valley communities to aid in preparing structures for defensible space. Structure protection efforts include portable sprinkler systems, preparing around structures, hose lays in place, and clearing vegetation that provides fuels for fire activity.

Additional information can be found HERE

Swift Complex (for the Peak and Lick Fires) Behavior Analyst Dennis Burns provides a fire update for September 2, 2025.

LINK for this update.

Maureen Bonessa

 • Reporter

33 minutes ago · Sep 2 at 9:37 AM

9/2/25 Morning update from Shasta-Trinity National Forest on Facebook

Size: 488 acres

Containment: 5%

Operations: On the east side of the fire, crews are holding and improving the containment line up to the Trinity Alps Wilderness boundary. On the northeast side of the fire, firefighters are strengthening containment lines by connecting them into natural granite features. On the south edge, firefighters are working to extend handlines from the south, up into the southwest side of the fire into Mule Creek. On the west side, crews are digging handline toward Granite Peak with the goal of successfully placing fire hose in that area. Firefighters are also improving contingency lines and identifying opportunities for any additional contingency lines around the Peak Fire

Fire Activity: fire progression will be primarily driven by fuels and topography. With dry fuels in the area and very steep topography, rollout remains a concern on slopes. Any fire activity that aligns with wind and slopes, especially in thunderstorms, could rapidly accelerate.

Fire Weather: There is a red flag warning over the fire area from 1 pm to 8 pm. There is a chance of dry thunderstorms during the afternoon and evening with wind gusts from 35-50 mph and little to no precipitation. Lightning could start new fires in the area. Daytime highs in the 80s with relative humidity values in the teens. Conditions starting Wednesday are expected to be similar to Monday’s hot and dry.

Closures: The Shasta-Trinity National Forest has issued a Peak Fire Closure Order – Forest Order No. 14-25-22. This is effective August 30, 2025, through January 31, 2026. To view the order and map, please click on the link to Peak Fire Closure Order.

Swift Complex (for the Peak and Lick Fires) Behavior Analyst Dennis Burns provides a fire update for September 2, 2025.

LINK for this update.

Cole Euken

 • Staff Reporter

24 minutes ago · Sep 2 at 9:41 AM

Dillon Fire Update from Six Rivers National Forest – 9/2

Acres: 7,706 / Containment: 7%

Extreme fire activity is expected today with hot, dry, unstable weather, and possible dry lightning forecast for this afternoon.

Temperatures are expected to be above 100 degrees. Relative humidity will be in the mid-teens, and wind gusts up to 30 miles an hour with the potential for higher gusts from thunder cells creating outflow winds are possible. Predicted weather increases the potential for spot fires throughout the day.

Air operations conducted water drops yesterday, and hand crews dug handline to tie the spot fire northeast of Dillon Creek Campground into the Klamath River.

Structures northeast of the spot fire have been prepped by the structure defense group with hose lays and sprinklers in place, operations will continue today.

Six fire crews, supported by helicopters, conducted operations between Forest Roads 14N21 and 13N13. Handlines and hose lays will be completed in the area today.

Firefighters are working closely with resource advisors and cultural resource specialists to ensure natural and cultural resources are protected. Firefighting resources continue to arrive daily. With additional resources mobilizing in the area, traffic will increase on Highway 96.

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Root Fire

North of Forest Rd 25 & 3.8 miles West of Castle Crags State Park, Castella

Shasta & Siskiyou CountiesAcres350Containment-StatusActive

Updated 9 minutes ago

Created by Watch Duty • Sep 1, 2025 at 12:52 PM

Evacuation Order – Level 3 – Go

Shasta County
CST-1070-B

Evacuation Warning – Level 2 – Set

Siskiyou County
SIS-6200, SIS-6203, SIS-6301

Evacuation Notes

Genasys Evacuation Map

Maureen Bonessa

 • Reporter

9 minutes ago · Sep 2 at 9:52 AM

Aircraft Request – 3 LATS (Large Air Tanker) and 1 VLAT (Very Large Air Tanker) per Air Attack.

Maureen Bonessa

 • Reporter

32 minutes ago · Sep 2 at 9:28 AM

Girard Ridge 1 – ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego

Air Attack is over the fire and reports “from what I can see, looks pretty good” There are couple spots at the edge of the line but not seeing any spotting over the line.

Requesting a lead plane and 2 Type 1 helicopters.

Current view of the fire above.

Blue Fire

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

Siskiyou County, CAAcres1,375.7Containment-StatusActive

Updated about 3 hours ago

Created by Watch Duty • 5 days ago • Aug 27 at 6:05 PM

Evacuation Order – Level 3 – Go

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

Evacuation Warning – Level 2 – Set

SIS-1004, SIS-1005, SIS-1114, SIS-1118-A, SIS-1120, SIS-1230, SIS-1233

Evacuation Notes

Genasys Evacuation Map

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Michael Silvester

 • Staff Reporter

About 3 hours ago · Sep 2 at 4:37 AM

The fire is 1,375.7 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.

Note: Fire perimeters are preliminary and indicate general burn area but do not reflect structure protection efforts by firefighters. A structure within a fire perimeter may not be damaged or destroyed.

Michael Silvester

 • Staff Reporter

About 10 hours ago · Sep 1 at 9:44 PM

Update on Animal Shelters from Siskiyou County OES:

Please call Animal Shelters prior to bringing your animals.

-Dog Shelter: Rescue Ranch: 2216 East Oberlin Rd, Yreka, 541-698-7526.

– Cat Shelter: Siskiyou Golden Fair – Armory Building, 1712 Fairlane Rd, Yreka, 541-531-1086.

– Large Animal/Livestock: Siskiyou Golden Fair, 1712 Fairlane Rd, Yreka, 530-340-1038

These shelters are for both the Dillon & Blue Fires.

Maureen Bonessa

 • Reporter

38 minutes ago · Sep 2 at 7:11 AM

Update from Cal Trans District 2 on Facebook

State Route 96 in Siskiyou County is CLOSED from approximately Fort Goff to the O’Neil Creek Campground in the Seiad Valley due to fire activity.

Michael Silvester

 • Staff Reporter

About 4 hours ago · Sep 2 at 3:24 AM

The fire is 7,711.1 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.

Note: Fire perimeters are preliminary and indicate general burn area but do not reflect structure protection efforts by firefighters. A structure within a fire perimeter may not be damaged or destroyed.

Michael Silvester

 • Staff Reporter

4 minutes ago · Sep 1 at 8:46 PM

A night operations update video can be viewed at this link on Facebook.

From the video update: The Blue Fire continued to grow today & is crossing some of the initial attack lines, but the big fear at this point is that the winds are going push it towards the north towards Walker & Seiad Valley, so there are serious concerns. There will be 5 strike teams of engines prepping houses & continuing to prepare for a blow-up if it occurs. A good portion of the area is evacuated already & further evacuations may occur – continue to monitor the Sheriff’s website.

Note: A shelter is available at the Katishraam Wellness Center, 1403 Kahtishraam, Yreka, CA 96097 – per the update from Siskiyou County Sheriff’s on Facebook.