U.S.

Forest Service
Klamath National Forest
1711 South Main Street
Yreka CA 96097
mail! julycomplexinfo@gmail.com
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July Complex Morning Update
August 25, 2014
Start :ate! July 31, 2014 Cause! Lightning
Acrea6es7Containment! Whites Fire 35,385 at 49%; Man Fire- 188 at 0% Cost to "ate! !33"
#y$e 1 %re&s 1, #y$e 2 %re&s 24, #y$e 3 'ngines 51, ()*ers 5, Water #en+ers 3,, -eli.)$ters 12
Current #n$ormation!
4hites Fire /ir res)ur.es &ere a0le t) su$$)rt su$$ressi)n e11)rts again yester+ay until
the s")2e 0e.a"e t)) thi.2 later in the a1tern))n3 %learer s2ies t)+ay &ill hel$ these aerial
su$$ressi)n e11)rts .)ntinue an+ 1urther .)ntain"ent t) 0e a.hie4e+3 5tru.ture $r)te.ti)n
re"ains in $la.e thr)ugh)ut the 1ire3 #he entire s)uth an+ s)uth&est e+ge )1 the 1ire is in
")$ u$ an+ $atr)l status +ue t) the +iligent e11)rts )1 .re&s3 #he 1ire .)ntinue+ t) s$rea+
last night s)uth )1 the 6)rth F)r2 in Whites 7ul.h al)ng 5n))*er 8i+ge as &ell as 5a&"ill
7ul.h s)uth&est )1 #anners 9ea23 -an+line has 0een .)"$lete+ 1r)" 5a&yers :ar
thr)ugh the 5al")n 8i4er %)"$le; 0urn s.ar, t)&ar+ the n)rth e+ge )1 the 1ire3 #a.ti.al
1iring )$erati)ns &ere su..ess1ully use+ t) strengthen the .)"$lete+ line a0)4e Mule
:ri+ge t) 5n))*er 8i+ge3 Line .)nstru.ti)n 1r)" 'tna 5u""it t) 8a*)r 8i+ge .)ntinues,
an+ )n the east si+e )1 the 1ire, .)ntain"ent has 0een a.hie4e+ 1r)" the area )1 #&in
La2es t) Little (u.2 La2e3 Line .)nstru.ti)n .)ntinues, &here sa1e, al)ng the 1ire<s e+ge t)
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Man Fire -an+ .re&s .)ntinue t) 0e stati)ne+ near the 1ire t) re+u.e +aily tra4el ti"e3
6atural 0arriers an+ t)$)gra$hi. 1eatures are 0eing use+ as $art )1 the e11)rts t) .)ntain
the 1ire3 #his 1ire is l).ate+ in the &il+erness; h)&e4er, "ini"al i"$a.t su$$ressi)n ta.ti.s
=M3>353#3? are 0eing use+ t) re+u.e l)ng ter" e11e.ts )n the lan+3
Fire 4eather7;ehavior!
6)rtheast &in+s )4er the 1ire &ill $r)+u.e .learer s2ies t)+ay $ushing s")2e t)&ar+ the
.)ast, &ith .)ntinuing +ry .)n+iti)ns3 #here "ay 0e $artial .l)u+ .)4ering )4er the 1ire &ith
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areas )1 s")2e3 With n)r"al u$sl)$e, u$ .any)n &in+s, there is n) $re+i.te+ signi1i.ant
in.rease in 1ire 0eha4i)r3
vacuations!
#he 1)ll)&ing 5is2iy)u %)unty 5heri11<s B11i.e e4a.uati)n )r+er an+ a+4is)ries re"ain in e11e.tC
'4a.uati)n Br+ers-- 8esi+ents sh)ul+ lea4e i""e+iately3
'4a.uati)n )r+ers are in $la.e 1)r the .)""unity )1 5a&yers :ar an+ '++y 7ul.h, Little
6)rth F)r2, >+le&il+, Mule :ri+ge, 8)0ins)n Flat an+ Whites 7ul.h areas3 Bn.e a $ers)n
lea4es, they "ay n)t 0e a0le t) re-enter the e4a.uati)n area until the 1ire +anger has
$asse+3 Travelers should exit via Sawyers Bar Road to Forks of the Salmon and then take
Salmon River Road to Highway 96. There is heavy fire traffic on the allahan!ecilville
Road. "lease avoid this road if #ossi$le for your own safety. Scott Bar Road to Ft. %ones is
o#en at this time.
'4a.uati)n /+4is)ries--8esi+ents sh)ul+ 0e $re$are+ t) e4a.uate i1 1ire .)n+iti)ns &)rsen3
/n a+4is)ry is in $la.e 1)r the 5.)tt Dalley .)""unities )1 Fren.h %ree2 an+ 5ugar %ree23
/n a+4is)ry is in $la.e 1)r the resi+ents )1 :la.2 :ear 8an.h, 7)+1rey 8an.h, an+ :lue
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<oa" Closures!
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6ati)nal F)rest %l)sure Br+er 6)314-05-,48 re"ains in e11e.t in the area )1 the Whites Fire until it
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