Click here for: Siskiyou County McKinney Fire Updates for Thursday, August 11, 2022
McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County on Friday, July 29, 2022
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Click here for: Siskiyou County McKinney Fire Updates for Thursday, August 11, 2022
Evening update for the McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County is at 60,389 Acres with 75% Containment, and 2,881 Personnel.
Basic Information
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Current as of |
8/10/2022, 5:49:31 PM |
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Incident Type |
Wildfire |
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Date of Origin |
Friday July 29th, 2022, approx. 02:15 PM |
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Location |
Klamath River, Siskiyou County, CA |
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Incident Commander |
Unified Command - US Forest Service & CAL FIRE |
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Incident Description |
Wildland Fire |
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Coordinates |
41.819 latitude, -122.885 longitude |
Current Situation
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Total Personnel |
2,881 |
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Size |
60,389 Acres |
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Percent of Perimeter Contained |
75% |
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Fuels Involved |
Timber (Litter and Understory) Tall Grass (2.5 feet) Brush (2 feet) |
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Significant Events |
Moderate Backing Creeping Smoldering Narrative: Most of the growth this period occurred in unburned interior islands on the north flank in Fish Gulch. Small pockets of intense heat are present along the northern and southern sections of the fire. Large pockets of scattered heat exist mainly on the south and west flanks. |
Outlook
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Projected Incident Activity |
12 Hours: Hold fire within perimeter control lines, Structure defense of values at risk operations continue along the Highway 96 corridor near Walker Bridge, Horse Creek and Scott Bar. 24 Hours: Burning out of interior islands, heavy fuels, group and single tree torching continue to threat control lines. |
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Remarks |
CIIMT 2 in Unified Command with CALFIRE Siskiyou Unit. |
Current Weather
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Weather Concerns |
Conditions were sunny, not as hot, but still dry over the incident on Wednesday. High temperatures ranged from the lower 70s to lower 80s on the ridges to the upper 80s to near 90 in the valley bottoms. Minimum humidity values ranged from the low 20s across the lower elevations to the mid-30s on the higher ridges. Winds were light and downslope in the valley this morning, but gusting to 15 mph across the highest ridgetops. Then, winds were westerly in the afternoon with gusts up to 15 mph. Mostly clear conditions are expected tonight with moderate humidity recoveries across the incident. Mainly slope-driven winds across the low elevations, light and variable across the upper ridges. Thursday, sunny, a little warmer, and still dry. Afternoon winds will be out of the west northwest with gusts up to 15 mph. |
Update 10:10 A.M. Siskiyou County McKinney Fire Operational Video Update for Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Update 6:00 A.M. McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County Briefing and Infrared Maps for Wednesday, August 10, 2022
Update 6:00 A.M. Caltrans Road Conditions
Update 6:00 A.M. Air Quality Measurements
August 10, 2022 - McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County acreage for Wednesday morning: 60,389 with 60% containment.
Location: Siskiyou County, CA
Size:60,389 acres
Percent Contained: 60 %
Cause:Under Investigation
Vegetation: Timber (Litter and Understory), Tall Grass, and Brush
Number of Personnel Assigned:3,144
Start Date: Friday July 29, 2022 at 2:15pm
Last night there was a spot fire of around 1-acre in the area of north of Klamath River. However, fire crews were able to quickly contain it. As of this morning, the spot fire had both handline and hose all around it. Throughout the rest of the fire, lines held overnight with crews patrolling and looking for heat sources.
With the assistance of aircraft, firefighters continue to keep up on their mop-up operations while focusing on limiting the fire in its current footprint. As improvements are made to the constructed handline, crews are focusing on backhauling laid hose in areas where they have mopped up about 150ft in depth or to the extent necessary. Crews stay alert while on patrol looking for any rolling debris that could challenge their line.
Severe drought has provided for heavy dry vegetation loads. Known by firefighters as fuel, this includes dead trees, pine needles, leaves, and other dry vegetation. Fire behavior analyst, Dennis Burns, recalled on his patrol of the fire yesterday seeing an oak tree's leaves already changing color- with the fall still 5 weeks away, this is an indicator of severe drought.
Added to today's incident objectives is to begin suppression repair on those backhauled areas and contingency lines. Fire suppression repair actions are taken to repair fire damages, minimize potential
WEATHER:
Temperatures in the low 90s are expected in low elevations with low relative humidity, keeping the area hot and dry. Winds will be less today. Temperatures are expected to rise to the 100s by the weekend.
LOCAL ASSISSTANCE CENTER:
A Local Assistance Center (LAC) will be opening at the College of the Siskiyous Rural Health Sciences Institute in Yreka to serve residents impacted by the McKinney Fire. The LAC is a one-stop-shop for recovery assistance. The address is 2001 Campus Drive Yreka, CA. The times of operation are Wednesday August 17, 9 am to 7 pm and Thursday August 18, 9 am to 7 pm.
EVACUATIONS:
Multiple evacuation orders and warnings remain in effect. For current updates on evacuations, visit https://www.facebook.com/SiskiyouCountySheriff and https://www.facebook.com/SiskiyouCountyOES
Additional evacuation information and a map can be found on the Zonehaven site at: https://community.zonehaven.com/
A shelter has been established at Karuk Wellness Center at 1403 Kahtishraam, Yreka, CA, 96097.
Highway 96 remains closed from Highway 263 to Horse Creek through the fire area.
CURRENT FOREST ORDERS:
Fire restrictions are in effect on the Klamath National Forest. For more information, visit
https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/klamath/alerts-notices/
An emergency area is now in effect for the McKinney, Yeti, and Alex Fires. Please refer to the links below for specific details:
Closure Info: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1047211.pdf
Closure Map: https://www.fs.usda.gov/Internet/FSE_DOCUMENTS/fseprd1047212.pdf
Pacific Crest Trail Information: https://www.pcta.org/discover-the-trail/closures
Basic Information
| Current as of | 8/10/2022, 6:46:27 AM |
| Incident Type | Wildfire |
| Date of Origin | Friday July 29th, 2022 approx. 02:15 PM |
| Location | Klamath River, Siskiyou County, CA |
| Incident Commander | Unified Command - US Forest Service & CAL FIRE |
| Incident Description | Wildland Fire |
| Coordinates | 41.819 latitude, -122.885 longitude |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 3,144 |
| Size | 60,389 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 60% |
| Fuels Involved |
Timber (Litter and Understory) Tall Grass (2.5 feet) Brush (2 feet) |
| Significant Events |
Moderate Backing Creeping Smoldering Narrative: Most of the growth this period occurred in a donut hole on the south flank along Picnic Creek. Small pockets of intense heat are present along the northern and southern sections of the fire. Large pockets of scattered heat exist mainly on the south and west flanks. One isolated heat source located just outside the perimeter east of a small pocket of intense heat and south of Fish Gulch. |
Outlook
| Projected Incident Activity |
12 Hours: Hold fire within perimeter control lines, Structure defense of values at risk operations continue along the Highway 96 corridor near Walker Bridge, Horse Creek and Scott Bar. 24 Hours: Burning out of interior islands, heavy fuels, group and single tree torching continue to threat control lines. |
| Remarks |
CIIMT 2 in Unified Command with CALFIRE Siskiyou Unit. |
Current Weather
| Weather Concerns |
Conditions were sunny, hot, and dry over the incident on Wednesday. High temperatures ranged from the lower to mid 80s on the ridges to the upper 90s in the valley bottoms. Minimum humidity values were 10 to 14% across the entire incident. Winds were light and downslope in the valley this morning, but gusting to 20 mph across the highest ridgetops. Then, winds were generally out of the south in the afternoon with gusts from 22 to 30 MPH. Mostly clear conditions are expected tonight with moderate humidity recoveries across the lower elevations but poor to moderate recoveries across the highest ridgetops. Mainly slope-driven winds across the low elevations. The highest ridgetops will continue to gust up to 25 mph through the night. Thursday, mostly sunny but not as hot. Gusty winds will continue across the ridgetops through early afternoon, becoming less windy through the day with winds out of the west. |
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