Author: Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County

Evacuaton warning for Frontier fire, 8 miles SE of Montague

Frontier Fire

5800 Block of Harry Cash Rd – Cross of Frontier Dr, Montague

Siskiyou County, CAAcres22.7Containment-

Active โ€ข Updated 7 minutes ago

Created by Watch Duty โ€ข May 18, 2026 at 4:04 PM

Evacuation Warning – Level 2 – Set

SIS-5004

Mary Clark

โ€ข

Reporter

7 minutes ago โ€ข May 18 at 5:22 PM

The fire is now 22.7 acres, and there is a line around the fire. The final air tanker has been released per Incident Command.

Maureen Bonessa

โ€ข

Regional Captain

28 minutes ago โ€ข May 18 at 5:01 PM

Location of the fire (pin) has been adjusted to the orbit of Air Attack. 1 air tanker has been released per Air Attack. Helicopter is on scene per radio traffic.

Maureen Bonessa

โ€ข

Regional Captain

44 minutes ago โ€ข May 18 at 4:45 PM

Air Attack is overhead and reports 5-7 acres, burning in the grass, with a slow rate of spread.

Maureen Bonessa

โ€ข

Regional Captain

About 1 hour ago โ€ข May 18 at 4:42 PM

The fire is now 3-5 acres, per Incident Command..

Maureen Bonessa

โ€ข

Regional Captain

About 1 hour ago โ€ข May 18 at 4:33 PM

The Siskiyou County Sheriffs Office has issued an EVACUATION WARNING for Zones SIS 5004 in the area of AUBREY LANE due to FRONTIER FIRE. Anyone in this area should prepare to leave should conditions warrant.

For information regarding any emergency impacting Siskiyou County go to the ReadySiskiyou Website at www.readysiskiyou.gov

The zones can be viewed on the Watch Duty map.

Map showing the location of the Frontier Fire, covering 22.7 acres, surrounded by numbered areas and water bodies.

Maureen Bonessa

โ€ข

Regional Captain

About 1 hour ago โ€ข May 18 at 4:18 PM

The fire is 2 acres with a moderate rate of spread, burning in ground level fuels, and junipers. The fire is 1/2 mile south of Frontier Dr. One structure is threatened on Aubrey Ln. – per Incident Command.

Maureen Bonessa

โ€ข

Regional Captain

About 1 hour ago โ€ข May 18 at 4:04 PM

Herd Peak 2 – ALERTCalifornia | UC San Diego

Resources are responding to a reported vegetation fire with smoke visible on attached camera.

โ€‹

Incidents

Tennant fire at 13.5 acres

5 mi

Tennant Fire

Siskiyou County, CAAcres13.5Containment-

Active โ€ข Updated 24 minutes ago

Created by Watch Duty โ€ข May 17, 2026 at 3:31 PM

Mary Clark

โ€ข

Reporter

23 minutes ago โ€ข May 17 at 6:04 PM

The fire is now 13.5 acres per the National Interagency Fire Center (NIFC)

Mary Clark

โ€ข

Reporter

About 1 hour ago โ€ข May 17 at 5:08 PM

A dozer line has been completed around three quarters of the fire, and crews are extending hoselays along the fireline. Both a helicopter and an air tanker have been making drops on the fire. Ground resources continue to arrive on scene, including engines from our U.S. Forest Service – Shasta-Trinity National Forest neighbors and engines and crews from our CAL FIRE Siskiyou partners per the Klamath National Forest Facebook page.

Mary Clark

โ€ข

Reporter

About 1 hour ago โ€ข May 17 at 5:02 PM

Report Image

Air Attack and 2 Tankers are on the scene of the fire per the Watch Duty radar layer.

There is a helicopter enroute also per radio traffic.

Mary Clark

โ€ข

Reporter

About 3 hours ago โ€ข May 17 at 3:31 PM

Firefighters are on the scene of a 5 acre wildfire between Dead Steer Flat and Orr Lake on the east side of the Klamath National Forest. The fire with a low to moderate rate of spread in grass and timber litter per Klamath National Forest Facebook page . Air resources have been ordered.

โ€‹

Incidents

Rx burn creating smoke around Mt. Shasta City

Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Forest Service News Release

Contact: Tom Stokesberry

(707) 362-5229

thomas.stokesberry@usda.gov

Shasta-Trinity National Forest

Shasta-Trinity National Forest plans prescribed fire near Mount Shasta

Prescribed fire is a key tool in reducing wildfire risk

(Redding, CA May 13, 2026) โ€” The Shasta-Trinity National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations starting this Friday, May 15, 2026. We estimate this work could continue through the weekend, as weather conditions allow and pending all required approvals.

We use prescribed fires to reduce overgrown vegetation to help protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.

The McBride underburn prescribed fire operation (35 acres) will begin Friday morning about a half-mile west of the Gateway trailhead, near the city of Mount Shasta.

The area may close to the public for several days for public safety. Watch for warning signs along roads near all prescribed fire areas before and during burns.

Residents may experience smoke during the prescribed burns. For more detailed information about air quality, go to AirNow online or download the app. When driving, slow down and turn on your headlights when you encounter smoke on the road.

We will evaluate weather conditions in the hours before a burn begins. If conditions warrant, scheduled prescribed fire activities may be canceled.

Stay informed about the scheduled prescribed fires through the forest website, social media channels, and InciWeb, the interagency incident information system. We will notify county emergency management officials when burning begins. 

###

USDA is an equal opportunity provider, employer and lender.

Forest Service ShieldHanne Meyers
Fuels Specialist Forest Service Shasta Trinity National Forest, Shasta McCloud Management Unit p: 530-964-3748
c: 530-710-3491
hanne.meyers@usda.gov 2019 Forest Rd
McCloud, CA 96057
www.fs.usda.gov

This electronic message contains information generated by the USDA solely for the intended recipients. Any unauthorized interception of this message or the use or disclosure of the information it contains may violate the law and subject the violator to civil or criminal penalties. If you believe you have received this message in error, please notify the sender and delete the email immediately.
image001.jpg

Map displaying the prescribed fire area for Mt. Shasta Ranger District McBride in Shasta Trinity National Forest for the year 2026, indicating underburn units and Gateway Trails.

image002.png

U.S. Forest Service logo featuring a green shield with a tree and the text 'U.S. Department of Agriculture.'

FSCSC Zoom meeting May 13, 2026, 5:30 PM

You are invited to attend the upcoming Fire Safe Council of Siskiyou County Monthly Meeting via Zoom on Wednesday, May 13, 2026 at 5:30 PM.

Zoom Meeting Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/82641043537…

Weโ€™re pleased to welcome our guest speaker Michael Chudzik. Chudzik will present on innovative approaches to wildfire mitigation through small-diameter wood product development and forest stewardship. With more than 25 years of experience, Michael has worked with Lindal Cedar Homes and the Navajo Nation on projects focused on turning fire-mitigation forest thinnings into affordable housing and forestry-based products.

The presentation will highlight lessons learned from the Indigenous Log Hogan Revival Project in the Coconino National Forest and explore how similar strategies could help reduce fire-mitigation costs and support private landowners and rural communities today.

This will be a great opportunity to learn about ongoing projects and funding opportunities relevant to our communities. We hope to see you there!

Agenda: https://firesafesiskiyou.com/…/FSCSCMeetingAgenda_2026…

As a note, we have introduced a signup form on our web site https://firesafesiskiyou.com/. On the right side of the web site (desktop version), or if you scroll down the home page in mobile, you can input your e-mail address and we will notify you of upcoming meetings and other events. Please consider staying engaged with the Fire Safe Council in order to help protect your homes and land.