Click here for: Siskiyou County McKinney Fire Updates for Monday, August 15, 2022
McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County on Friday, July 29, 2022
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Click here for: Siskiyou County McKinney Fire Updates for Monday, August 15, 2022
Evening Update 9:45 P.M. Per Inciweb: McKinney Fire is now at 60,392 Acres, with 95% Containment, and 1,511 Personnel.
Basic Information
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Current as of |
8/14/2022, 9:45:46 PM |
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Incident Type |
Wildfire |
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Cause |
Undetermined |
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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, -122.895 longitude |
Current Situation
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Total Personnel |
1,511 |
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Size |
60,392 Acres |
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Percent of Perimeter Contained |
95% |
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Fuels Involved |
Timber (Litter and Understory) Tall Grass (2.5 feet) Brush (2 feet) Narrative: Excessive ground fuels in large size class. |
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Significant Events |
Minimal Creeping Smoldering |
Outlook
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Projected Incident Activity |
12 Hours: Suppression repair efforts are underway, and crews continue to work around communities patrolling for hot spots. 24 Hours: Suppression repair efforts are underway, and crews continue to work around communities patrolling for hot spots. 48 Hours: Suppression repair efforts are underway, and crews continue to work around communities patrolling for hot spots. |
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Remarks |
CIIMT 2 in Unified Command with CALFIRE Siskiyou Unit. |
Current Weather
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Weather Concerns |
Today has been sunny, dry, and warm. High temperatures were a few degrees warmer than yesterday and ranged from low to mid 80s on the ridges and mid to upper 90s in the valley bottoms. Minimum humidity values ranged from near 10% across the lower elevations to the mid to upper teens 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. Gusty winds are expected this evening with gusts up to 20 mph across the lower elevations and up to 25 mph on the highest ridgetops. These gusty winds will subside around 2200. Then, mainly slope-driven winds across the low elevations, light easterly winds across the upper ridges. Monday, mostly sunny and hot with afternoon high temperatures slightly warmer than today (Sunday). Afternoon winds will remain out of the west-northwest with gusts up to 20 mph. |
Update 9:40 A.M. Siskiyou County McKinney Fire Operational Video Update for Sunday, August 14, 2022
Update 6:00 A.M. McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County Briefing and Infrared Maps for Sunday, August 14, 2022
Update 6:00 A.M. Caltrans Road ConditionsUpdate 6:00 A.M. Air Quality Measurements
August 14, 2022 - McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County acreage for Sunday morning: 60,392 with 95% containment.
Basic Information
| Current as of | 8/14/2022, 5:32:20 AM |
| 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 |
Current Situation
| Total Personnel | 1,870 |
| Size | 60,392 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 95% |
| Fuels Involved |
Timber (Litter and Understory) Tall Grass (2.5 feet) Brush (2 feet) |
| Significant Events |
Minimal Creeping Smoldering Narrative: No intense heat this period. Large pockets of scattered heat exist mainly on the south and west flanks. |
Outlook
| Projected Incident Activity |
12 Hours: Suppression repair efforts are underway, and crews continue to work around communities patrolling for hot spots and no uncontrolled fire growth is expected. 24 Hours: Suppression repair efforts are underway, and crews continue to work around communities patrolling for hot spots, and no uncontrolled fire growth is expected. 48 Hours: Suppression repair efforts are underway, and crews continue to work around communities patrolling for hot spots, and no uncontrolled fire growth is expected. |
| Remarks |
CIIMT 2 in Unified Command with CALFIRE Siskiyou Unit. |
Current Weather
| Weather Concerns |
Today has been sunny, dry, and warm. High temperatures were a few degrees warmer than yesterday and ranged from the upper 70s to mid 80s on the ridges and low to mid 90s in the valley bottoms. Minimum humidity values ranged from near 10% across the lower elevations to the upper teens 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. Gusty winds are expected this evening with gusts up to 15 mph across the lower elevations and up to 20 mph on the highest ridgetops. These gusty winds will subside around midnight. Then, mainly slope-driven winds across the low elevations, light easterly winds across the upper ridges. Sunday, mostly sunny and hot with afternoon high temperatures slightly warmer than today (Monday). Afternoon winds will remain out of the west-northwest with gusts up to 18 mph. |
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