U.S.

Forest Service
Klamath National Forest
1711 South Main Street
Yreka CA 96097
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July Complex Morning Update
August 27, 2014
Start :ate! 1ul2 &1; (01* Cause! <i6htnin6
Acrea6es7Containment! Whites Fire 33,680 at 79%; Man Fire- 1964 at 0% Cost to date: $34M
Type 1 Crews 16, Type Crews 18, Type 3 !n"ines 37, #$%ers 4, Water Ten&ers 31, 'e(i)$pters 11
Current in$ormation!
4hites Fire Crews )$ntin*e t$ +a,e si"ni-i)ant pr$"ress a($n" the .awyers /ar 0$a&
e(i+inatin" ha%ar& trees, an& )(earin" r$), an& r$((in" &e1ris -r$+ the r$a&2 .tr*)t*re
pr$te)ti$n wi(( re+ain in p(a)e in the areas $- 3&(ewi(&, 0$1ins$n F(at an& .awyers /ar2
'ea4y s+$,e was $1ser4e& yester&ay ar$*n& 3&(ewi(& &*e t$ s+$(&erin" -*e(s an& wi(( 1e
in +$p *p an& patr$( stat*s t$&ay2 5ine )$nstr*)ti$n )$ntin*es $n the -ire6s e&"e -r$+ !tna
.*++it t$ 7e(($w #$" 8ea,2 .+$,e9*+pers wi(( )$ntin*e t$ +$nit$r a ($w intensity area $-
heat $n the west si&e $- Tay($r 5a,e an& han&(ine )$ntin*es &$wn t$ 5$wer 0*ssian 5a,e2
The s$*theastern an& s$*thern e&"es $- the -ire are in the patr$( an& s*ppressi$n repair
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Man Fire 7ester&ay a 0-pers$n )rew $- -ire-i"hters an& tw$ Fire :se M$&*(es *se&
ta)ti)a( -irin" $perati$ns $n the n$rtheast )$rner $- the -ire, 1e($w the e&"e $- the 8a)i-i)
Crest Trai( t$ he(p the -ire a4$i& )r$ssin" the trai(2 F*(( s*ppressi$n $19e)ti4es )$ntin*e& t$
1e +et $n the -ire;e+phasi%in" the *se $- Mini+*+ 3+pa)t .*ppressi$n Ta)ti)s t$ re&*)e
($n" ter+ i+pa)ts $n the wi(&erness2
Fire 4eather7=ehavior!
'*+i&ity re)$4eries $4erni"ht were p$$r an& wi(( res*(t in &ry )$n&iti$ns thr$*"h$*t the -ire
area t$&ay2 West win&s wi(( p*sh s+$,e int$ the 4a((ey t$&ay as we((2
:.#< is an e=*a( $pp$rt*nity pr$4i&er an& e+p($yer2
T$&ay is the -irst $- a -$*r-&ay pre&i)te& war+in" tren& with hi"her te+perat*res an& ($w
re(ati4e h*+i&ities2
vacuations!
The -$(($win" .is,iy$* C$*nty .heri--6s >--i)e e4a)*ati$n $r&er an& a&4is$ries went int$ e--e)t at 6
a2+2 T*es&ay <*"*st 6th2
Evacuation Order Changed to Evacuation Advisory
!--e)ti4e 6 a2+2 <*"2 6, 014, the !4a)*ati$n >r&er -$r resi&ents $- .awyers /ar an& !&&y ?*()h
was )han"e& t$ an e4a)*ati$n a&4is$ry @$pen t$ resi&ents $n(yA 1y the .is,iy$* C$*nty .heri--6s
>--i)e, as re=*este& 1y the B*(y C$+p(eC 3n)i&ent C$++an&er2 <)ti4ity wi(( )$ntin*e within the -ire
peri+eter as *n1*rne& -*e(s 1*rn $*t2 8(ease re+ain 4i"i(ant an& +$nit$r $--i)ia( s$*r)es -$r
*p&ate& -ire in-$r+ati$n2
Evacuation Advisory Lifted
!--e)ti4e 6 a2+2 <*"2 6, 014, the !4a)*ati$n <&4is$ry -$r resi&ents $- the .*"ar Cree,, Fren)h
Cree,, /(a), /ear 0an)h, ?$&-rey 0an)h an& /(*e 0i&"e 0an)h areas was (i-te& 1y the .is,iy$*
C$*nty .heri--6s >--i)e, as re=*este& 1y the B*(y C$+p(eC 3n)i&ent C$++an&er2
Road Closures:
F$r p*1(i) sa-ety reas$ns, in)(*&in" the p$tentia( -$r -a((in" r$),s, -a((in" trees an& the )$ntin*e&
presen)e $- e+er"en)y e=*ip+ent, the -$(($win" r$a& )($s*res re+ain in e--e)tD
.awyers /ar 0$a&, West $- !tna t$ Whites ?*()h
.awyers /ar 0$a& -r$+ Whites ?*()h t$ the F$r,s $- the .a(+$n @resi&ents $- the area are
a(($we& t$ enterA
E(a+ath Fati$na( F$rest Fire 3n-$r+ati$n 5ineD G30-841-44G1
.is,iy$* C$*nty >--i)e $- !+er"en)y .er4i)esD G30-841-1GG
.is,iy$* C$*nty .heri--6s >--i)eD G30-96-GG
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The e(&er(y, y$*n" )hi(&ren an& pe$p(e with asth+a, )hr$ni) respirat$ry i((ness $r heart
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8(ease &$ n$t &ist*r1 $r atte+pt t$ $perate -ire-i"htin" e=*ip+ent p(a)e& $n y$*r pr$perty2
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National Forest Closure ?r"ers!
Fati$na( F$rest C($s*re >r&er F$214-0G-7G1 re+ains in e--e)t -$r the area $- the Man an& 5$" -ires
*nti( these -ires are &e)(are& $*t2
Fati$na( F$rest C($s*re >r&er F$214-0G-748 re+ains in e--e)t in the area $- the Whites Fire *nti( it
is &e)(are& $*t2
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