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McKinney Fire

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Unit Information

1711 S. Main St 
Yreka, 
96097 
1711 S. Main St 
Yreka, 
96097 

Incident Contacts

  • Klamath National Forest
    Phone:
    530-842-6131
    Hours:
    Daily 8-5p

News

McKinney Fire Update 8/8/22
Updated On: 08/08/2022
   Location: Siskiyou County, CA
McKinney Fire Update 8/7/22
Updated On: 08/07/2022
   Location: Siskiyou County, CA
McKinney Fire Update - 8/6/22
Updated On: 08/06/2022
  Location: Siskiyou County, CA Size: 60,044 acres Percent Contained: 30% Cause: Under Investigation Vegetation: Timber (Litter and Understory), Tall Grass, and Brush
McKinney Fire Update - 8/5/22 AM
Updated On: 08/05/2022
Start Date: Friday July 29, 2022 at 2:15pm Percent Contained: 10%     Vegetation: Timber (Litter and Understory), Tall Grass, and Brush
McKinney Fire Update - 8/4/22
Updated On: 08/04/2022
Location: Siskiyou County, CASize: 58,668 acresCause: Under Investigation Start Date: Friday July 29, 2022 at 2:15pmPercent Contained: 10%  Vegetation: Timber (Litter and Understory), Tall Grass, and BrushNumber of Personnel Assigned: 2,219
McKinney Fire Update - 8/3/22 AM
Updated On: 08/03/2022
Location: Siskiyou County, CASize: 57,515Cause: Under Investigation  Start Date: Friday July 29, 2022 at 2:15pmPercent Contained: 0%Vegetation: Timber (Litter and Understory), Tall Grass, and Brush
Community Meeting -8/1/22 at 5pm
Updated On: 08/01/2022
A community meeting will be held tonight (8/1) at 5pm at the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds Livestock Arena. It will also be streamed on the following: bit.ly/McKinneyFireYouTube
 Much of the McKinney Fire saw rainfall overnight, keeping fire growth minimal. The fire continues to actively back toward structures in the Walker Creek area, and night crews were on hand to do structure protection there. The southern and eastern edges of the fire, closest to Fort Jones and Yreka, showed very little growth. The China 2 Fire (west of Seiad Valley and south of Highway 96) did not receive any precipitation but showed only moderate growth due to the high humidity. To the north, the Alex Fire (at the summit above Doggett Creek) received heavy rain.
McKinney Fire Update - 8/1/22 PM
Updated On: 08/01/2022
Fire activity was again mitigated today by cloudy, cooler conditions. On the McKinney Fire, no perimeter growth was observed. Crews were able to work successfully behind the city of Yreka, bringing dozer line along the ridge to protect the structures. In the steep area on the fire’s southern edge, hand crews worked on direct line construction near Baldy Gap, and in Humbug Creek. The fire continued to back down toward the river in the Walker Creek area, and crews worked there to protect structures.