A wildfire burning above the Klamath River has prompted evacuation orders in Humboldt and Siskiyou counties.
The Boise Fire started on Friday, Aug. 9, in Six Rivers National Forest above the community of Orleans, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said. The first evacuation orders were called in Humboldt County that evening.
On Tuesday, Aug. 13, the fire grew from 3,600 acres to 7,223 acres (11.3 square miles), said fire managers for the U.S. Forest Service.
Around sunrise Wednesday, an evacuation was ordered in Siskiyou County in the mountains west of Forks of Salmon, and at 9 a.m., another Humboldt County zone came under the order.
Amid higher humidity Wednesday, fire activity decreased. At 5:30 p.m., Boise was mapped at 8,617 acres (13½ square miles) with 0% containment.
The map above shows the approximate fire perimeter as a black line and the evacuation area in red.
Details of the evacuations, including warning zones, can be found on the Genasys Protect map. An information site has been set up here, and a non-emergency phone line at (707) 572-4860.
The fire, named for Boise Creek, is just south of an area burned in last year’s SRF Lightning Complex.
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