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Incident Update Blue Fire

Date:: 09/08/2025
Time:: 9:50 AM

Incident Facts

Name: Blue Fire
Start Date/Time: 2025-08-26
Incident Status: Active
Location: Blue Mountain, 9 Miles East of Happy Camp
Type: Wildfire
Cause: Lightning
Counties: Siskiyou
Administration Unit: Klamath National Forest
Unified Command Agency(s)
Size: 3,543
Containment: 13%
Structures Threatened
Structures Destroyed
Structures Damaged
Civilian Injuries
Firefighter Injuries
Civilian Fatalities
Firefighter Fatalities

Current Situation

Situation Summary

For more information, please visit Blue Fire InciWeb

Evacuation Zones

Evacuation Information:

Evacuation Orders

Evacuation Orders issued for the following zones:

SIS-1007-A
SIS-1117
SIS-1118-B

Evacuation Warnings

Evacuation Warnings issued for the following zones:

SIS-1007-B
SIS-1118-A
SIS-1118-C
SIS-1233-A