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Gov. Brown declares state of emergency as fire that closed I-5 tops 8,000 acres

July 6, 2018
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A fast-moving fire in Siskiyou County that closed Interstate 5 from Yreka to Ashland, Oregon, and forced evacuations on Thursday afternoon has grown to 8,000 acres and reached only 5 percent containment as of 6 a.m. Friday. The explosive growth in its first few hours, coupled with the risk to people and property prompted Gov. Jerry Brown to declare a state of emergency on Thursday.

The Klamathon Fire has destroyed several structures and is threatening more in Hornbrook, Cal Fire said. About 250 people live in the unincorporated town, 15 miles north of Yreka. The fire started around noon southeast of the town, according to the Mail Tribune of Medford, Oregon, and exploded from 1,000 acres around 5 p.m Thursday.

An evacuation order is in effect for Klamathon Road from I-5 to Ager, and all of Hornbrook, including Hilt/Colestein Valley.

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Photos on social media, retweeted by Caltrans and other agencies, showed flames along I-5 in several places, including the fire jumping Cottonwood Creek, which crosses the freeway a mile north of Hornbrook.An evacuation shelter has been set up at the Jackson Street School in Yreka, Cal Fire said, and a large animal shelter was being set up at the Siskiyou County Fairgrounds. Across the border, Red Cross officials have set up a shelter at Ashland High School.

#KlamathonFire burning at Cottonwood Creek along Interstate 5. Photo courtesy Roger Matthews, @CaltransD2 pic.twitter.com/yqLOop0dLo

— Caltrans District 2 (@CaltransD2) July 6, 2018

State resources, including employees, provisions and facilities, will be devoted to battling the fire, according to the governor’s announcement. The California Office of Emergency Services will provide assistance to Siskiyou County officials as needed. Already, according to a retweet by CalOES, two officials from the Los Angeles Fire Department have been sent to help map the fire area.

The declaration cited the circumstances of the fire – including high heat, wind and lack of humidity – to be “beyond the control of the services, personnel, equipment and facilities of any single local government and require the combined forces of a mutual aid or regions to combat.”

Brown’s declaration also said that the fire had “destroyed structures and continues to threaten additional homes and livestock” and continues to threaten the “critical infrastructure” of I-5, the largest north-south transportation artery for the West Coast.

Additionally, a Fire Management Assistance Grant from FEMA has been secured to assist in firefighting and relief efforts, according to a tweet from the California Office of Emergency Services. According to FEMA, the request for a grant is fulfilled when a “threat of major disaster” exists.

#Klamathon fire burning both sides of I-5 south of Hilt interchange. No ETA on when I-5 will reopen. I-5 closed SB at #Ashland. NB at #Yreka. pic.twitter.com/xSb1gG6vNc

— Oregon DOT (@OregonDOT) July 6, 2018

The California Highway Patrol has halted all northbound traffic at the North Yreka exit while the Oregon Department of Transportation has stopped all traffic from entering California from South Ashland, Caltrans tweeted. There is no estimated time for the reopening of the freeway, the agency said, and crews were unable Thursday night to access the damaged portions of the roadway.

Interstate 5 is currently CLOSED northbound at North Yreka (Exit 776) and southbound at Ashland (Exit 14) due to the #KlamathonFire. Crews are diverting traffic near Hilt Road and Bailey Hill Road. THERE IS CURRENTLY NO ESTIMATED TIME FOR REOPENING INTERSTATE 5.

— Caltrans District 2 (@CaltransD2) July 6, 2018

Northbound travelers through the area are utilizing U.S. Highway 97 near Weed to Oregon Highway 140 in Klamath Falls or farther north to Oregon Highway 58 north of Chemult, according to officials from both state transportation agencies.

Spokesman Gary Leaming told the Mail Tribune, that ODOT also has closed Old Highway 99, which runs south from the Emigrant Lake area, to stem the flow of traffic trying to bypass the closure.

Smoke from the Klamathon Fire near Hornbrook in Siskiyou County can be seen from Interstate 5 on Thursday, July 5, 2018. Later in the afternoon, firefighters had closed the freeway near the California-Oregon border.
Smoke from the Klamathon Fire near Hornbrook in Siskiyou County can be seen from Interstate 5 on Thursday, July 5, 2018. Later in the afternoon, firefighters had closed the freeway near the California-Oregon border. Anna Buchmann [email protected]
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