money Siskiyou County wildfires updates: Evergreen Fire, Gulch Fire fully contained
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Two fires burning in Siskiyou County have been fully contained.
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Siskiyou Unit on Tuesday announced the Gulch Fire in southeast Dorris is 100% contained at 113 acres.
The Evergreen Fire northeast of Weed was 100% contained as of Monday night.
9:30 a.m., Monday: Evergreen Fire contained; Gulch Fire at 75% containment
The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection Siskiyou Unit is working to contain two wildfires that started in Siskiyou County on Saturday.
The Evergreen Fire began at about 1:30 p.m. near Evergreen Lane and Highway 97 northeast of Weed. Meanwhile, the Gulch Fire began about 12:45 p.m. near Dorris Brownell Road and East Butte Valley Road, southeast of Dorris.
The Gulch Fire grew from 20 acres with 0% containment Saturday afternoon to 113 acres with 75% containment on Monday evening. The Evergreen Fire was burning across 12 acres and was 100% contained as of Monday morning, Cal Fire officials said.
Cal Fire was monitoring weather conditions on Monday after the National Weather Service in Medford, Oregon issued a wind advisory for the area where the Evergreen Fire is burning.
Wind on Monday afternoon was south southeast and increased up to 30 mph, with gusts as high as 45 mph, according to the weather service.
Access, terrain and wind have hampered control efforts on the Gulch Fire but rain and snow on Saturday night helped contain the fires, Cal Fire officials said.
The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office issued a mandatory evacuation order for the Hoy Road area, near Weed, when the Evergreen Fire broke out. The order was reduced to a warning on Saturday night and all evacuation orders and warnings were lifted by Sunday morning.
The cause of the fires is under investigation.
Firefighters received help from Mother Nature as rain fell on the fire near Weed and snow fell on the blaze near Dorris.
Update: 10:30 a.m., Sunday
The Evergreen Fire blazing northeast of Weed in Siskiyou County is 50% contained after burning across12 acres near Evergreen Lane and Highway 97, according to the Cal Fire Siskiyou Unit. All evacuation orders and warnings have been lifted, Cal Fire said.
Rain on Saturday night helped contain the fire, Cal Fire said.
On Saturday night, the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office reduced its mandatory evacuation order outside Weed to an evacuation warning for the Evergreen Fire.
The sheriff’s office previously issued a mandatory evacuation order for the Hoy Road area, from Highway 97 to Edgewood Road northeast of Weed.
"Hoy Road has been reduced to an evacuation warning," the sheriff's office posted on its Facebook page Saturday evening. "You may return to your homes but be aware of the active fire in the area."
UPDATE: 4:20 p.m. Saturday
The Evergreen Fire is threatening around 100 structures in residential areas, according to the Cal Fire Siskiyou Unit.
The fire began burning about 1:30 p.m. near Evergreen Lane and Highway 97 northeast of Weed and is more than 5 acres, said Suzi Brady, Cal Fire spokesman. The fire is 5% contained.
"The important thing to say is the forward progress on that one has been stopped," Brady said.
The cause of the fire is under investigation. At this time, an evacuation order is still in effect for the Hoy Road area from Highway 97 to Edgewood Road.
Meanwhile, the Gulch Fire near Dorris Brownell Road and East Butte Valley Road, southeast of Dorris in Siskiyou County, was more than 20 acres with 0% containment Saturday afternoon.
Cal Fire officials said there were no evacuations at this time. The cause remains under investigation.
This is a developing story. Check back for updates.
This article originally appeared on Redding Record Searchlight: Evergreen Fire, Gulch Fire fully contained: Siskiyou wildfires
