{"id":2003176,"date":"2023-08-16T23:09:01","date_gmt":"2023-08-17T03:09:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evacuations-ordered-after-winds-whip-northern-california-wildfire-near-site-of-2022-deadly-blaze\/"},"modified":"2023-08-16T23:11:55","modified_gmt":"2023-08-17T03:11:55","slug":"evacuations-ordered-after-winds-whip-northern-california-wildfire-near-site-of-2022-deadly-blaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evacuations-ordered-after-winds-whip-northern-california-wildfire-near-site-of-2022-deadly-blaze\/","title":{"rendered":"Evacuations ordered as winds fuel wildfire near 2022 deadly blaze site in Northern California."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">28<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fevacuations-ordered-after-winds-whip-northern-california-wildfire-near-site-of-2022-deadly-blaze%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2003176&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Wildfire Threatens Rural Areas Near California-Oregon Border<\/h2>\n<p>HAMBURG, Calif.\u2014Rural\u200d areas near California&#8217;s border with Oregon were under evacuation\u200b orders Wednesday after gusty winds from a thunderstorm sent a \u2063<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/evacuations-ordered-after-winds-whip-northern-california-wildfire-near-site-of-2022-deadly-blaze\/\" title=\"Evacuations ordered as winds fuel wildfire near 2022 deadly blaze site in Northern California.\">lightning-sparked\u2063 wildfire racing<\/a> through <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/feds-admit-starting-two-fires-now-merged-into-largest-in-states-history\/\" title=\"Feds Admit Starting Two Fires Now Merged Into Largest In State\u2019s History\">national forest lands<\/a>, authorities said.<\/p>\n<p>The blaze in Siskiyou County, dubbed the Head Fire, \u200bwas one of at least\u2062 20 fires\u2014most of them tiny\u2014that erupted in \u2063the Klamath National Forest \u200das thunderstorms \u200bbrought lightning and downdrafts that \u200bdrove the flames through timber\u200b and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/war-on-single-family-home-neighborhoods-surfaces-in-maryland-more-density-diversity\/\" title=\"War on Single Family Home Neighborhoods Surfaces in Maryland: More Density, Diversity\">rural lands<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;This has \u2062been a fire that has moved extremely quickly,&#8221; Forest Supervisor Rachel Smith told The Associated Press. &#8220;Just in a matter of a couple of minutes\u2063 yesterday afternoon \u200cthe \u2063fire grew from just 50 acres to nearly 1,500 acres. This \u2063is the kind of growth that historically we have \u2063not experienced on our forest prior to \u2063the last couple of years.&#8221;<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Evacuation Orders and Firefighting\u2063 Efforts<\/h3>\n<p>An overflight late Tuesday measured \u2063the \u200cfire at 4.2 square miles, slightly smaller than initial estimates after it grew rapidly in just a few \u2064hours. A forest\u200b statement said fire \u200dbehavior also decreased during the night.<\/p>\n<p>Firefighters were working to protect \u200dhomes \u200cnear \u2064the confluence of the Scott \u200cand Klamath rivers, a \u2063very lightly populated area about \u200b20 miles from the California\u2013Oregon\u2062 state\u2064 line\u2064 and about 50 miles northwest \u200dof Mt. Shasta.<\/p>\n<p>There weren&#8217;t\u2064 any immediate reports of\u2062 injuries or\u2062 homes burned Tuesday\u200d night. \u2064However, the Siskiyou County Sheriff\u2019s Office issued <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/hawaii-residents-on-maui-ordered-to-evacuate-after-dam-floods-area\/\" title=\"Hawaii: Residents on Maui ordered to evacuate after dam floods area\">evacuation orders<\/a>\u200d for several areas, including\u200b one south of\u2063 Hamburg, a riverside community of around 100 people. Additional areas\u200d were warned to\u200d be ready to evacuate.<\/p>\n<p>State\u2063 Route 96\u200b was also closed, along with a section\u2063 of the \u200bPacific Crest Trail north \u200bto \u200dthe Oregon border. Smith said there were \u2063dozens and possibly hundreds of \u2064hikers on the\u2063 trail.<\/p>\n<blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re asking those folks to leave it as quickly as they\u2062 can and we&#8217;re providing resources to \u200dget them off the trail,&#8221; Ms. Smith said.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>Past Tragedy and Current Weather Conditions<\/h3>\n<p>The Head Fire was \u200dburning\u2063 near the \u2062site of the McKinney \u2063Fire, which began on\u200c July\u200b 29\u2063 of last year. That fire started in the Klamath National Forest\u200d and\u2064 exploded in size\u2064 when a thunderstorm created winds up\u2064 to 50 mph. It\u200b reduced much of Klamath River, a \u2062scenic community of about 200 people, to ash and killed\u200d four people, including two \u2064who may have been trying to flee the flames. Their bodies were found inside a charred vehicle \u2063in the driveway of a \u200dhome.<\/p>\n<p>Forecasters\u200b said weather would continue \u200dto be hot and dry but with instability caused by moist\u2063 air \u2064being pulled into the region, bringing the threat of afternoon\u2062 and evening dry thunderstorms with strong winds.<\/p>\n<div class=\"shortcode\">\n<div class=\"mb-4 mr-4 w-full max-w-[500px] border border-[#D3D3D3] px-5 py-4 text-[16px] leading-[20px] text-[#262626] md:float-left\">\n<div class=\"mb-3 font-sans text-[16px] font-semibold uppercase leading-[19px] text-[#2F2F2F]\">Related Stories<\/div>\n<ul>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/us\/urgent-level-3-go-now-evacuation-order-issued-in-oregon-amid-fires-5463641\"><strong>Urgent Level 3 \u2062\u2018GO \u200dNOW\u2019 Evacuation Order Issued in Oregon Amid Fires<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">8\/14\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<li>\n        <a href=\"http:\/\/www.theepochtimes.com\/world\/dam-in-norway-partially-bursts-after-days-of-heavy-rain-flooding-and-evacuations-5454487\"><strong>Dam in Norway Partially Bursts After\u2064 Days of Heavy Rain, Flooding, and \u2064Evacuations<\/strong><\/a><br \/>\n        <br \/>\n        <span class=\"text-[14px] leading-[18px] text-[#737373]\">8\/9\/2023<\/span>\n      <\/li>\n<\/ul><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Evacuation orders were issued in rural areas near California&#8217;s Oregon border as a lightning-caused wildfire, known as the Head Fire, rapidly spread through national forest lands due to strong winds from a thunderstorm. 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