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- I’ve added 8/12 Incident maps to the maps section below. These are the last maps I will upload directly to this page for this incident. Going forward, current maps can be found on the fire’s Inciweb page.
| Fire Updates | CALFire SKU Facebook page |
| Emergency Alerts  | Sign up for Siskiyou CodeRED Alerts – OR – Text your zip code to 888777 |
| Evacuation Resources | Siskiyou County Evacuation Map Evacuation Checklist |
| Shelter Information | Human Shelter: Weed Community Center 161 E. Lincoln Ave Weed, CA 96094 Phone: 530-938-9914 Red Cross Gold Country Twitter If you require transportation assistance in order to leave an Evacuation Order area, call 2-1-1 and bus transportation may be arranged. This is only for those with access/functional needs or who have no mode of transportation. Animal Shelters: Dog Shelter: Rescue Ranch 2216 E Oberlin Rd, Yreka, CA 96097 Rescue Ranch FB page Cat Shelter: Siskiyou Humane Society 109 N Broadway Street, Yreka, CA 96097 (the parking lot is next to the building, to the right of the front door) Livestock Shelter: 1712 Fairlane Road, Yreka, CA 96097 (access from Sharps Road at horse barns) 530-340-1038 All animals (with no known owner) found within the evacuation area will be posted to this website. |
| Incident Sites | InciWeb McKinney Fire Page Watch Duty McKinney Fire Page Siskiyou County OES: Facebook | Twitter |
| Fire Information | Phone: 530-643-0279 Hours: Daily 8:00 AM – 10:00 PM |
| Maps | Incident Maps Operations Map (McKinney + Alex) – 8/12 Operations Map (Yeti) – 8/12 PIO Map – 8/12 IR Ortho Map – 8/8 (no update since 8/8) IR Topo Map – 8/12 CalTopo Street Map + Fire Activity + Wind Plot Global Imagery Map + Fire Activity + Wind Plot Topo Map + Fire Activity + Wind Plot Forest Service Map + Fire Activity + Wind Plot Learn how to use CalTopo.com by watching my 12min CalTopo Quick Start Video (I speak specifically about the 2020 Creek Fire but it is applicable to any fire you are tracking). #FireMappers Current Wildfires + Cameras + Satellite Data + Weather Air Attack FlightRadar24 |
| Scanner Channels | Siskiyou Co Sheriff & Fire Channel on Broadcastify |
| Webcams | Alert Wildfire Cameras – Tile View of nearby cameras (note: as of 7/31 thick smoke is obstructing the view of many AW cameras close to the fire) Traffic Cameras: I-5 South Yreka I-5 Central Yreka I-5 Anderson Grade I-5 Collier |
| Weather & Smoke | Purpleair Air Quality Map AirNow Fire Map: This hybrid map shows both official EPA sensors (more accurate) and low-cost and temporary sensors (more localized and more current) GOES WEST- Pacific Coast Viewer (satellite smoke conditions) National Weather Service – Medford NWS Current Forecast Discussion |
| Official Social Media | CALFire Siskiyou Unit: Facebook | Twitter Siskiyou County OES: Facebook | Twitter Siskiyou County Sheriff: Facebook | Twitter Klamath National Forest: Facebook | Twitter CHP Yreka: Facebook |
| Independent Social Media | Facebook NorCal Fire Weather @FIRIS posts official intel flight videos @CAFireScanner (reports on fires throughout CA) Zeke Lunder – The Lookout @Barkflight Web Wildfire Today |
| Social Media Search Links | #McKinney Fire on Facebook #McKinney Fire on Twitter |
| Local News | News Media KRCR-TV NBC-5 Medford Siskiyou Daily News Individual Reporters Mike Kreuger |