Residents in the area of Siskiyou County’s Butler Fire were told to prepare to evacuate because of an ominous weather forecast.
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“Exceedingly dangerous conditions could result in multidirectional fire spread and spotting up to a mile,” said a warning late Tuesday from the county sheriff, adding: “If you are in an evacuation warning zone, gather your loved ones, pets, supplies and be fully ready to evacuate.”
The Klamath Mountains are under a fire weather watch from 9 a.m. to 11 p.m. Thursday, with dry thunderstorms and downforce winds expected, the National Weather Service said.
The wildfire, sparked by lightning on July 3, was mapped at 18,474 acres (29 square miles) with 9% containment, the National Forest Service’s fire managers said on Wednesday, July 23.
Most of the growth this week has been to the south, and one evacuation zone at the fire’s north edge was downgraded to a warning on Wednesday.
The map above shows the evacuation area in red and the approximate fire perimeter as a black line. For updates and details of the evacuation, including warning areas, see the Genasys Protect map or the Siskiyou County emergency website.
Butler is California’s fourth-biggest wildfire of the year, after Madre (San Luis Obispo County, 80,799 acres), Palisades (Los Angeles County, 23,448) and Green (Shasta County, 19,022). Green was 60% contained as of Wednesday, and its evacuation order, in effect since July 11, was downgraded to a warning.
