SISKIYOU CO., Calif. – A GoFundMe has been set up for the family of the man who passed away in the Head Fire in Siskiyou County on August 15th. Barbara Geidel lost her 71-year-old brother Ken Oliver, in the fast-moving ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – The Happy Camp Complex of wildfires in Northern California now covers more than 10,000 acres. The series of wildfires in Northern California started in multiple locations on August 16. Since then, the fires have grown to ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – A man who was found dead in the Head Fire has been publicly identified. The Head Fire, now part of the Happy Camp Complex, is one of the largest fires in the Klamath National Forest. It ...
HAPPY CAMP, Calif. – With smoke filling the skies overnight, wildfires continue to burn out of control in Siskiyou County. Type 1 California Interagency Incident Management Team 5 assumed command Thursday of what’s now dubbed the “Happy Camp Complex” which ...
KLAMATH NATIONAL FOREST, Calif. – The biggest fire impacting Siskiyou County is the Head Fire burning in the Klamath National Forest (KNF). The fire is now over 3,500 acres and still zero percent contained. Fire officials said there is a chance ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – Siskiyou County Office of Emergency Services tells us 1,500 people are currently affected by evacuations from multiple fires, including the Head and Elliot fires. UPDATE: A new evacuation has been added for the ‘Den Fire.’ These ...
YREKA, Calif. – Volunteers have set up an animal shelter for livestock and cats at the Siskiyou Golden Fairgrounds. It provides a safe, cool place for evacuees to drop off their animals so they can focus on taking care of ...
YREKA, Calif. – A couple who evacuated on Tuesday only found out about the Head Fire when they tried to go home, but a road closure forced them to turn around. “One of those thermal, cumulus, boils that come up,” ...
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – The Head Fire continues to burn in the Klamath National Forest. Firefighters worked over night to protect homes near Steelhead, Scott River road and the Highway 96 corridor. Last night, the fire was mapped at just ...
YREKA, Calif. – Evacuees of the Head Fire in Siskiyou County are gathering at a Red Cross Shelter. One man details how he narrowly escaped the fire. “We had to go toward the fire to get out on Scott River ...