Antelope Fire

Unit Information

Klamath National Forest
U.S. Forest Service
1711 S. Main St
Yreka, CA 96097

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The Antelope Fire was first discovered on Sunday, August 1, 2021, in the Antelope Creek drainage on the Goosenest Ranger District of the Klamath National Forest. The Antelope Fire was one of several lightning-caused fires that occurred as a result of thunderstorms passing through the area. Firefighters are implementing a full suppression strategy to keep the fire footprint as small as possible. Crews are currently working on fireline suppression repair to mitigate damages caused during firefighting work.

Closures are in effect for the Antelope Fire Area. You can find the current closure information here on Inciweb under the Closures tab above. However, we are currently unable to post the closure maps on Inciweb. If you want the complete information, including maps, on current closures, consider visiting the forest sites:

Shasta Trinity National Forest (current closure in effect Sept. 23 – Oct. 22, 2021) -

https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/stnf/alerts-notices ·

Klamath National Forest (current closure in effect Sept. 21 – Oct. 21, 2021) –

https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/klamath/alerts-notices

Modoc National Forest (current closure in effect Sept. 23 – Oct. 7, 2021) –

https://www.fs.usda.gov/alerts/modoc/alerts-notices

Basic Information

Current as of
Incident Type	Wildfire
Cause	Lightning/natural
Date of Origin	Sunday August 01st, 2021 approx. 10:30 AM
Location	Antelope Creek Drainage
Incident Commander	Brian Kitchens, Nevada Team 2
Coordinates	41.5 latitude, -121.929 longitude

Current Situation

Total Personnel	244
Size	145,632 Acres
Percent of Perimeter Contained	95%
Fuels Involved	Timber (Litter and Understory) Brush (2 feet) Narrative: TU5: Timber (litter & understory): Mixed conifer with heavy dead and down, organic soils 2-8 inches deep at 5% moisture content. Live fuels and 1,000 hour fuels are at critically dry levels GS2: Grass/Shrub Partially sheltered Ponderosa Pine overstory with moderate to high loading of woody shrub understory and light grass/forb cover. Hazards: All fuels in the forest are extremely dry and receptive to any heat source.
Significant Events	Fire activity is minimal with creeping and smoldering within fire containment lines.

Outlook

Planned Actions	Firefighters will continue to patrol and mop up any sources of heat that might breach the containment lines. Crews will continue to identify suppression repair activity that needs to occur.
Projected Incident Activity	Minimal fire behavior is expected given the amount of rain received over the fire area in the last 36 hours.
Remarks	The fire continues to impact the Klamath, Modoc, Shasta-Trinity National Forests, Lava Beds National Monument, BLM, CAL FIRE DPA, private property and local timberlands.

Current Weather

Weather Concerns	No precipitation is expected over the fire area through October 5. Winds will be light today and tomorrow (Oct. 1-2) and will pick up a bit those afternoons. Mornings will continue to be cool with warm afternoons about five degrees above normal.