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Mill Fire recovery dragging on for many survivors in Weed and Lake Shastina
Recovery has been slow for survivors of the Mill Fire, which took two lives and injured three others when it burned through a portion of the town of Weed in Siskiyou County nearly two years ago. The fire destroyed 82 homes. Flames inside a shed at the Roseburg Forest Products mill escaped and moved quickly through Weed's Lincoln Heights neighborhood on September 2, 2022. Driven by strong winds, it then raced north through the Hoy Road corridor...
Cod Fire at 75% containment, caused by improper use of weed eater
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – The Cod Fire burning in Siskiyou County is now 75% contained. According to Cal Fire Siskiyou Unit, the fire that sparked Monday night was caused by improper use of a weed eater. It has burned 28 acres near Cod Drive in Hornbrook. Cal Fire says...
CAL FIRE gains overnight containment of Siskiyou County fire
(FOX40.COM) — CAL FIRE and multiple local fire departments are responding to a wildfire in Siskiyou County. Around 6:45 p.m. on Monday, Cal Fire said a 15-acre fire was burning near Cod Drive in Hornbrook. An evacuation order was put in place for zone SIS-3315, which means people in the area should leave immediately. The […]
Cod Fire causes evacuation orders & warnings in Siskiyou Co.
HORNBROOK, Cal. —9:30 Update: The Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office evacuation zone orders and warnings have been downgraded. The following zones have been downgraded to evacuation warning:. Zone SIS 3315. The following zones have been downgraded to normal:. Zone SIS 3208. ZONE SIS 3107. ZONE SIS 3211. ZONE SIS...
Cod Fire now 50% contained, evacuations lifted
SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. – The Cod Fire burning in Hornbrook is now 50% contained. That’s according to a Tuesday morning update from Cal Fire. The fire, which broke out Monday evening off Cod Drive, has burned through 28 acres in Siskiyou County. Cal Fire says significant progress was...
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