Current as of

8/12/2022, 5:23:36 PM

Incident Type

Wildfire

Cause

Undetermined

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, -122.895 longitude

Total Personnel

2,420

Size

60,389 Acres

Percent of Perimeter Contained

90%

Fuels Involved

Timber (Litter and Understory)

Tall Grass (2.5 feet)

Brush (2 feet)

Significant Events

Minimal

Creeping

Smoldering

Narrative:

Smoldering and creeping, some interior islands continuing to burn out. Firefighters continued to mop up heavy down fuels and hot spots, suppression repair is ongoing.

Projected Incident Activity

12 Hours: Suppression repair efforts are underway in areas of the fire that are no longer posing a potential risk of escape. These repairs minimize potential soil erosion and impacts resulting from fire suppression activities. Fire crews, along with cooperating agencies, are working around the clock to repopulate the areas within the fire perimeter. There was no fire growth overnight and containment is at 80%. Crews continue to work around communities patrolling for hot spots and providing structure defense.

24 Hours: Suppression repair efforts are underway in areas of the fire that are no longer posing a potential risk of escape. Fire crews, along with cooperating agencies, are working around the clock to repopulate the areas within the fire perimeter. Crews continue to work around communities patrolling for hot spots and providing structure defense.

48 Hours: Suppression repair efforts are underway in areas of the fire that are no longer posing a potential risk of escape. Fire crews, along with cooperating agencies, are working around the clock to repopulate the areas within the fire perimeter. Crews continue to work around communities patrolling for hot spots and providing structure defense.

Remarks

CIIMT 2 in Unified Command with CALFIRE Siskiyou Unit.

Weather Concerns

Conditions were very similar to yesterday. Sunny, dry, and warm. High temperatures ranged from the upper 70s to mid-80s on the ridges to the upper 80s to low 90s the valley bottoms. Minimum humidity values ranged from the mid-teens across the lower elevations to near 30% on the higher ridges. Winds were light and downslope in the valley this morning, and easterly on the ridgetops. Then, winds ranged from west to northwest in the afternoon with gusts up to 18 mph.

Mostly clear conditions are expected tonight with moderate humidity recoveries across the incident. Mainly slope-driven winds across the low elevations, light easterly winds across the upper ridges. Saturday, mostly sunny and still dry, with afternoon high temperatures slightly warmer than today (Friday). Afternoon winds will shift to more northwesterly with gusts up to 18 mph.