A pyrocumulus cloud builds over the Klamathon Fire as smoke blows northwest of the fire. As seen from Chase Mountain in Klamath County, Ore. June 6, 2018 (Brian Gailey).

Information current as of July 7, 2018 at 7:00am

Extreme fire behavior with movement in multiple directions. There is a high potential for spread into the Klamath National Forest, Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest and Jackson County, OR, as well as private timber lands.

The fire continues to burn to the East, Northeast, Northwest and West threatening the communities of Hornbrook, CA; Hilt, CA; and Colestin, OR. Approximately 350 homes are immediately threatened in the communities of Hornbrook, Hilt, Colestin and Irongate Reservoir, and approximately 750 people have been evacuated.

Incident Facts

Incident Start Date: July 5, 2018
Incident Start Time: 12:31 PM
Incident Type: Vegetation Fire
Cause: Under Investigation
Incident Location: Off Klamathon Road and Copco Road, near Hornbrook, Calif.
CAL FIRE Unit: Siskiyou Unit
Unified Command Agencies: CAL FIRE, Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, Oregon Department of Forestry
Size: 21,803 acres
Containment: 5%
Expected Full Containment: Unknown
Civilian Injuries / Fatalities: 1
Firefighter Injuries / Fatalities: 1
Structures Threatened: 560
Structures Destroyed: 15
Structures Damaged: 0

Natural and cultural resources are threatened on the Klamath National Forest and the Rouge River-Siskiyou National Forest. Threatened and endangered species habitat are threatened on the Cascade-Siskiyou National Monument and Soda Mountain Wilderness.

CAL FIRE Black Mountain Repeater and Verizon cellular towers on Horn Peak are currently threatened.

Interstate 5 was reopened on 7/6/18 but remains threatened.

Private timber land on the west side of the incident is currently threatened. The Yreka Western Railroad is currently threatened.

Asssigned Resources

Engines: 88
Water Tenders: 11
Helicopters: 15
Hand Crews: 31
Dozers: 5
Other: 3
Total Personnel: 1083

Air Tankers:
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow

Cooperating Agencies:
Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office; CAL OES; California Highway Patrol; CALTRANS; California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation; American Red Cross; Pacific Power & Light; National Weather Service; California Conservation Corps, Medford BLM, Redding BLM, Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon State Police, Klamath National Forest, Rogue River - Siskiyou National Forest, Fruitgrowers Timberland Co-Op.

Evacuations

Evacuation Orders:
The communities of Hornbrook, Hilt, Colestin and Irongate Reservoir.

Evacuation Warnings:
East of the Yreka Western Railroad to Iron Gate Reservoir and South to Copco/Ager and North to the CA/OR State line. Klamath River Estates, east of Black Mountain to Desavado Road, south of Copco Road to Ager Beswick Road

Evacuation Center:
Jackson Street Elementary School, 405 Jackson Street, Yreka, CA 96097.

Animal Evacuation Centers

Small Animals can be taken to Jackson Street Elementary shelter
Large Animal Shelter: Siskiyou County Fairgrounds, 1712 Fairlane Rd, Yreka

Road Closures

Ager Rd at Klamathon Road
Ager Rd at Shelly
Copco Rd at Ager Road
Klamathon Road at I5
Ditch Creek Road at I5

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