Antelope Fire update for August 14, 2021.

Antelope Fire night activity on Stephens Butte. (Image: Inciweb)

FIRE DETAILS

Cause:
Lightning

Size:
50,342 Acres

Containment: 25%

Location:
Antelope Creek Drainage
Klamath National Forest

Personnel: 739

Fuels:
Mixed conifer transitioning to ponderosa pine with a sage bitterbrush understory

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TENNANT, Calif. - Firefighters are working to get ahead of anticipated fire growth by building a larger containment area around the increasingly active southwest and northeast sections of the Antelope Fire.

Fire crews are planning to use established roads as containment lines in an effort to better distribute the remaining resources on the fire. Decreased visibility due to smoke is hampering the ability to use aviation resources, including helicopters and air tankers, to support suppression efforts around the fire.

To prevent westward movement, crews are holding the fire within the road system in the West Haight Loop area between Blue Spring, Trapper Spring, and Filson Spring. Firefighters used defensive burning to help protect structures in the Duck Lake area and continue to assess structures around the entire fire perimeter.

Firefighters are using masticators along existing roads on the southern fire perimeter near Stephen’s Butte to strengthen containment in this area. In the northeast, crews are conducting defensive burn operations along Forest Road 77 to extend containment lines around Tamarack Flats and the southwestern side of Garner Mountain.

Engines and water tenders are patrolling less active areas of the fire perimeter from Garner Mountain south to Typhoon Ridge and west toward Stephen’s Butte. While on patrol, firefighters are locating and eliminating any areas of residual heat that could threaten the control lines.

A line of yurts making up the Antelope Fire ICP. (Image: Inciweb)

Evacuations
The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office has issued an Evacuation Order for Mount Hebron, Shasta Wood, Duck Lake, the Round Valley area south of Red Rock Road, including Long Prairie Road, Robison Road, and Old State Highway.

An Evacuation Warning has been issued for the areas east of Garner Mountain, south of Red Rock Road, west of the Medicine Lake area including Red Cap Mountain, north of Harris Springs Road, along with the Antelope Sink areas, Tennant, Bray, Red Rock Road, Medicine Lake, Payne Spring, and Blanche Lake.

For the most current and accurate evacuation information for Siskiyou County, please visit: https://arcg.is/1mWjWj. An evacuation center is located at the Kahtishraam Wellness Center at 1403 Kahtishraam in Yreka, CA.

Residents are encouraged to sign up for emergency alerts using CodeRED at: https://www.co.siskiyou.ca.us/emergencyservices/page/codered-emergency-alert.

Weather
Temperatures will be slightly lower today and tonight, with a chance of isolated thunderstorms in the afternoon and evening. These storms could bring lightning and strong outflow winds. Expected temperatures range from 90-96 degrees in lower elevations and 82-90 degrees on the mid-slopes and ridges. Winds are expected to be light and variable, with gusts between 5-10 miles per hours.

Restrictions
The Klamath National Forest has issued a forest closure around the Antelope and Tennant Fires. The full closure order and map can be found on the Klamath National Forest website.

Smoke
A Smoke Outlook for the Antelope Fire is available at https://wildlandfiresmoke.net/outlooks/NECalifornia. Smoke-sensitive individuals and people with respiratory problems or heart disease should take precautionary measures.

Fire Maps

Antelope Fire Public Information Map. Click to enlarge.

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