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McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County on Friday, July 29, 2022
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Update 6:00 A.M. McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County Briefing and Infrared Maps for Friday, August 19, 2022
Update 6:00 A.M. Air Quality Measurements
August 19, 2022 - McKinney Fire in Siskiyou County acreage: 60,392 with 95% containment.
Basic Information
| Current as of | 8/19/2022, 7:39:00 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 | 948 |
| Size | 60,392 Acres |
| Percent of Perimeter Contained | 95% |
| Fuels Involved |
Timber (Litter and Understory) Tall Grass (2.5 feet) Brush (2 feet) Narrative: Excessive ground fuels in large size class. |
| Significant Events |
Minimal Backing Creeping |
Outlook
| Projected Incident Activity |
12 Hours: Suppression repair efforts are underway and crews continue to work around communities patrolling for hot spots. New starts will have the potential for rapid growth due to hot, dry and windy conditions. Outflow winds from storms are also a concern. 24 Hours: Suppression repair efforts are underway and crews continue to work around communities patrolling for hot spots. Any new starts will have the potential for rapid growth due to hot, dry and windy conditions. 48 Hours: Suppression repair efforts are underway and crews continue to work around communities patrolling for hot spots. Continued warm, dry and windy conditions are expected. |
Current Weather
| Weather Concerns |
There is a 5% chance of an isolated shower or thunderstorm this afternoon. Highs will be in the mid to upper 90s across lower elevations. Low afternoon Relative Humidity from 15 to 25% is expected with breezy afternoon northwest winds gusting to 18 mph across the fire area wide, and gusts to 25 mph above 5000 feet from 6 pm through 10 pm. |
All evacuations have been lifted on the McKinney Fire as of 8/18/2022.
This document contains important general information and resources. Specific repopulation/ access to revisit information for the McKinney Fire, when available, can be found on the Siskiyou County website under: McKinney Fire Information.
– REPOPULATION/ ACCESS TO REVISIT –
YOUR SAFETY IS OUR PRIMARY CONCERN. Some, but not all, of the factors that need to be considered before any evacuations can be lifted are:
• Amount of fire personnel still working in an area and the type of work being performed.
• Damage to roads/guardrails, etc. that must be repaired prior to allowing public access.
• Removal of trees or large debris impacting the roadway.
• Damage to utility infrastructure that must be repaired prior to allowing public access (e.g., clearing power lines from roadways, replacing downed power poles, etc.).
• Public health considerations. When evacuations are lifted and repopulation/ access to revisit begins to occur, it may sometimes include the entire evacuation area but, more likely, will affect only one portion of the evacuation area at a time. When an area is repopulated, we ask those residents to please be mindful of people working in the area as essential services continue to be restored. Stay vigilant as you drive into areas that have been impacted by the fire as road crews, firefighters, and other personnel are focused on completing their assignments. As traffic flow is introduced into these areas, people may be more focused on the damage and not aware of their immediate surroundings.
Please stay alert and pay attention.
As the McKinney Fire burn area, please be aware that there may be intermittent power outages and associated road closures as power is restored or equipment is repaired throughout the impacted areas. Because there are many toxic hazards that can exist when returning to your home after a wildfire, we urge you to take safety precautions, such as personal protective equipment (breathing protection, proper clothing, gloves, boots, and eye/face protection) please refer to the Public Health Proclamation to ensure your safety.
Know you hazards before entering a structure footprint to ensure cross contamination of the Klamath Watershed
Click here to learn more about how to safely re-enter areas burned by wildfire.
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