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| Evacuation Warning | “Evacuation Warning” – Potential threat to life and/or property. Those who require additional time to evacuate, and those with pets and livestock should leave now. |
| Evacuation Order | “Evacuation Order” – Immediate threat to life. This is a lawful order to leave now. The area is lawfully closed to public access. |
| Depending on the situation, you may not receive a Warning notice notice before an Evacuation Order. Make the best decision for your safety. If you feel unsafe, don’t wait to evacuate. |
Shelter in Place: Go indoors. Shut and lock doors and windows. Prepare to self-sustain until further notice and/or contacted by emergency personnel for additional direction.
Evacuation Order(s) Lifted: The formal announcement of lifting evacuations in an area currently under evacuation.
Hard Closure: Closed to all traffic except Fire and Law Enforcement.
Soft Closure: Closed to all traffic except Fire, Law Enforcement and critical Incident resources (i.e. Utility, Caltrans, City/County Roads etc. or those needed to repair or restore infrastructure).
Resident Only Closure: Soft closure with the additional allowance of residents and local government agencies assisting with response and recovery.
| Advertencia de evacuación | “Advertencia de evacuación” – Amenaza potencial a la vida y/o la propiedad. Aquellos que requieran tiempo adicional para evacuar y aquellos con mascotas y ganado deben irse ahora. |
| Orden de evacuación | “Orden de evacuación” -Amenaza inmediata a la vida. Esta es una orden legal para salir ahora. El área está legalmente cerrada al acceso público. |
| Según la situación, es posible que no reciba un aviso de Advertencia antes de una Orden de evacuación. Toma la mejor decisión para tu seguridad. Si se siente inseguro, no espere para evacuar. |
Refugiarse en el lugar: Ve adentro. Cierra y bloquea puertas y ventanas. Prepárese para autosostenerse hasta nuevo aviso y/o contactado por personal de emergencia para obtener instrucciones adicionales.
Órdenes de evacuación levantadas: El anuncio formal de levantar las evacuaciones en un área actualmente bajo evacuación.
Cierre duro: Cerrado a todo el tráfico excepto Bomberos y Policía.
Cierre suave: Cerrado a todo el tráfico, excepto a los bomberos, las fuerzas del orden público y los recursos críticos para incidentes (es decir, servicios públicos, Caltrans, carreteras de la ciudad/condado, etc. o aquellos necesarios para reparar o restaurar la infraestructura).
Cierre solo para residentes: Cierre suave con la asignación adicional de residentes y agencias gubernamentales locales que ayudan con la respuesta y la recuperación.
SISKIYOU COUNTY, CA.– The Siskiyou County Sheriff said several media members abused their privileges while covering the McKinney Fire. In a Facebook post, Sheriff Jeremiah
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – The US Forest Service said one of the four people who died in the McKinney Fire was one of their own.
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – Since it began on July 29th The McKinney Fire has burned around 60,271 acres and is currently 40% contained as of August
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – A large fish kill in the Klamath River near Happy Camp is being contributed to flash flooding and fires in the
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – The McKinney Fire has grown to over 60,000 acres and weather conditions this weekend does not look promising for fire crews.
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – The McKinney Fire has burned an estimated 59,666 acres and is 30% contained as of August 5th. The Siskiyou County Emergency
YREKA, CA.– The Siskiyou Office of Emergency Management said 87 homes and 132 total structures have been destroyed by the McKinney Fire so far. Fire
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – The McKinney Fire destroyed over 80 homes, an initial assessment indicates. The damage report, which is over halfway complete, shows that
YREKA, Calif. – The McKinney fire has been burning for six days now and resources for the fire have kept climbing. According to Cal Fire,
JACKSON COUNTY, Ore. – As the McKinney fire continues to grow search and rescue efforts have been ongoing. This includes the Jackson County Sheriff’s