Heat Wave Expected To Hamper Firefighting Efforts

More than 100,000 acres of forest is burning in the rugged Klamath and Six Rivers National Forests. Hotter and drier weather expected over the next few days will combine with wind to make conditions even worse. Three lightning fires west of Happy Camp being managed together as the Eclipse Complex are now at around 68,400 acres, with 25% overall containment. The six fires of the Salmon Complex in the Marble Mountains west of Etna have swelled to more than 21,600 acres with overall containment of 19%. Growth of the Orleans Complex of 19 fires in the Six Rivers National Forest has slowed considerably. It’s more than 13,800 acres with overall containment of 51%.

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