Wildfire Update: Klamathon Fire PM Update July 8th [VIDEO & MAPS]
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Klamathon Fire Incident Map as seen during the July 8, 2018 7:00 PM Press Update (CAL FIRE Siskiyou).
Information current as of July 8, 2018 at 7:00pm
Klamathon Fire, Public Information Map. July 8, 2018.
Tonight, into tomorrow morning moderate fire behavior is expected.
The Klamath River Country Estates continue to be threatened. The west and north flank will continue to have short range spotting in the timber stands when strong ridge top winds surface in the afternoons; this continues to threaten the communities of Hilt, Colestin and Jackson County OR.
The southern flank should hold north of the Klamath River and in the town of Hornbrook. Completed line on the east flank will mitigate the threat to Iron Gate Reservoir Estates. The communities of Hilt and Colestin along with the Horseshoe Ranch Wildlife Area, Klamath National Forest, Soda Mountain
Wilderness and Cascade Siskiyou National Monument will be threatened.
Copco Road near Iron Gate Reservoir, by Patrick Titus. Courtesy Yreka News.
Evacuations
The following evacuations have been issued.
CALIFORNIA RESIDENTS
Evacuation Orders:
- The communities of Hornbrook, Hilt, Colestin and Irongate Reservoir.
- Klamath River Community Estates: east of Black Mountain to Desavado Road, south of Copco Road and Ager Beswick Road.
- East Iron Gate Reservoir Estates: Areas south of Iron Gate Reservoir/Copco Road, north of Ager/Beswick Road, west of Desavato Road and east of Snackenbury Creek.
- Copco Lake Area: Areas east of Jenny/Fall Creek, south of the Oregon State Line, north of Copco Road and west of Topsey Grade
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.
- Pheasant Valley area: East of Interstate 5, south of the summit of Black Mountain, west of Ager and north of Yreka Ager Road.
- Airport Road area: Southwest of York Road, west of Airport Road, north of Shelly Road and east of Ager Road.
- Bogus Creek area: South of Ager Beswick Road, east of York Road and west of Bogus Creek.
OREGON RESIDENTS
Klamathon Fire Public Information Map
The following area in Jackson County will be placed at a Level 3 (red) “Go” evacuation notice:
- The area east of Interstate 5, covering Bureau of Land Management lands and private properties west of the Jackson-Klamath County line, north of the Oregon-California border, and south of a line that extends from the intersection of I-5 and the Mount Ashland Ski Road due east to the Jackson-Klamath County line.
The following areas in Jackson County will be placed at a Level 2 (yellow) “Be Set” evacuation notice:
- The area east of Interstate 5, covering Bureau of Land Management lands and private properties west of the Jackson-Klamath County line, north of the line that extends from the intersection of I-5 and the Mount Ashland Ski Road due east to the Jackson- Klamath County line (the Level 3 evacuation line), north to Highway 66.
As a reminder, the following areas in Jackson County are currently at a Level 3 (red) "Go" evacuation notice:
- The Colestin Valley including the Colestin Road and all its tributaries from the Oregon-California border to the Mount Ashland Ski Road. Old Highway 99 from the Oregon-California border to the Mount Ashland Ski Road.
In addition, the following areas will remain at a Level 2 yellow) "Be Set" evacuation notice:
- The Mount Ashland Ski Road from Mount Ashland down to Old Highway
- 99. Old Highway 99 to just Callahan's Lodge.
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
- Copco Rd at I5
- Klamathon Road at I5
- Hilt at I5
- Ditch Creek Road at I5
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, Jackson County Sheriff’s Office, Medford BLM, Redding BLM, Oregon Department of Transportation, Oregon State Police, Klamath National Forest, Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest, Fruitgrowers Timberland Co-Op.
Jackson County Sheriff Evacuation Order
Southern Oregon Evacuation Map (Jackson County Sheriff's Office.)
As of 7:30PM the Jackson County Sheriff's Office has issued this updated evacuation map. The map shows a large area of southwest Klamath County labeled as a Level 2, "Get Set" evacuation order.
Klamath County Sheriff, Chris Kaber confirmed in an email with Klamath Falls News that, the KCSO will be providing a media release Monday morning and the KCSO has been in contact with CAL FIRE throughout the weekend. Kaber confirms that a representative of the KCSO is at the Klamathon Fire Incident Command meeting this morning in Yreka, Calif.
Klamath Falls News will continue to monitor the Klamathon Fire and will update as information becomes available. If you have images of the Klamathon Fire, please share them to our Facebook page at https://www.facebook.com/KlamathFallsNews/
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