Fire Evacuation Order for Siskiyou County

Updated evacuation orders on the Yeti Fire in Siskiyou County.

(YREKA, Calif.) - NEW EVACUATION ORDERS: PLEASE BE READY TO EVACUATE!

Due to fire activity east of Happy Camp the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office, with support of fire partners, is upgrading the following zones to a MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDER:

𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗜𝗦-𝟭𝟭𝟭𝟭

• NORTH OF Gordons Ferry Road, Highway 96
• SOUTH OF Forest Route 19n01
• EAST OF Forest Route 19n01, Highway 96
• WEST OF Highway 96

𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗜𝗦-𝟭𝟮𝟮𝟳

• NORTH OF Forest Route 45n85
• SOUTH OF California Highway 96, China Grade Road
• EAST OF Elk Creek Road
• WEST OF Forest Route 45n85, China Grade Road

There is a Verizon outage impacting the area. As standard protocol, deputies are going door-to-door to evacuate residents. If you are a Verizon customer, you can still call 9-1-1 if you have an emergency.

9-1-1 continues to work even when your cell phone does not have reception. You can also turn on Wi-Fi calling if you have access to Wi-Fi. Please only call 9-1-1 if you have a true emergency.

Additionally, Zone SIS-1224 is now under Evacuation Warning.

Residents in the following zones, PLEASE use this time to get prepared to evacuate should the need arise: NEW EVACUATION WARNING:

𝗭𝗼𝗻𝗲 𝗦𝗜𝗦-𝟭𝟮𝟮𝟰

• NORTH OF California Highway 96
• SOUTH OF California Highway 96
• EAST OF Indian Creek Road
• WEST OF California Highway 96

We want to ensure the public of our commitment to provide adequate time for safe evacuation should fire behavior intensify to the point of issuing an Evacuation Order.

INTERACTIVE EVACUATION MAP: https://community.zonehaven.com/?fbclid=IwAR1w6Oqw7q5nTZzzjiXo5OOpZBq52SU-J__iau62zTl_S9nH-IPN88JuEzU&latlon=41.82027714650667,-123.32278509323226&z=12.569819086507144

**The WARNING zones are west of where the Yeti and Alex Fire Complex is burning. This is on the southwest end of the #McKinneyFire evacuation zone. **

#McKinneyFire #yeti

Source: Siskiyou County OES