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A rapid fire in Siskiyou County that closed Yreka Interstate 5 in Ashland, Oregon, and forced evacuations on Thursday afternoon increased to 8,000 acres and reached only 5 % confinement from 6am Friday. Explosive growth in its early hours, coupled with the risk to people and property prompted Governor Jerry Brown to declare the state of emergency on Thursday.
The Klamathon fire destroyed several structures and threatens more to Hornbrook, Cal Fire said. About 250 people live in the unincorporated city, 15 miles north of Yreka. The fire began around noon southeast of the city, according to the Mail Tribune of Medford, Oregon, and exploded 1,000 acres around 5 pm Thursday.
An evacuation order is in effect for Klamathon Road from I-5 to Ager, and Hornwood including Hilt / Colestein Valley.
Photos on social media, retweeted by Caltrans and other agencies, showed flames along I-5 in several locations, including the Cottonwood Creek fire that crosses the highway at one mile North of An evacuation shelter was set up at Jackson Street School in Yreka, said Cal Fire, and a large animal shelter was set up at the Siskiyou County Fairgrounds. On the other side of the border, Red Cross officials have set up a shelter at Ashland High School.
According to the announcement of the governor, state resources, including employees, supplies and facilities will be devoted to the fight against fire. The California Office of Emergency Services will assist Siskiyou County officials as needed. Already, according to a retweet by CalOES two officials from the Los Angeles Fire Department were sent to help map the fire zone
The statement cited the circumstances of the Fire – including high heat, wind and lack of moisture – to be "beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of any local government and require the combined forces of mutual aid or regions to fight. "
had "destroyed structures and continues to threaten other homes and livestock" and continues to threaten "critical infrastructure" of I-5, the largest north transportation artery from the west coast
. According to a tweet from the California Office of Emergency Services, FEMA has been secured to help with firefighting and rescue. According to FEMA, the grant application is met when there is a "major disaster threat".
The California Highway Patrol stopped all northbound traffic at the North Yreka Exit while the Oregon Department of Transportation prevented any traffic from California to South Ashland, Caltrans tweeted. According to the agency, the time of the reopening of the highway is estimated, and teams were unable to access the damaged portions of the road Thursday night.
Travelers heading north take Route 97 near Weed to Route 140 from Oregon to Klamath. According to spokesman Gary Leaming, at the Mail Tribune, ODOT has also closed the old Highway 99, which leaves from the southern Emigrant Lake area, and which is located north of Route 58 of the # 39; Oregon. to stem the flow of traffic trying to get around the closure.
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