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USFS: Shelly Fire continues to expand rapidly, now more than 6,200 acres

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CURRENT SITUATION: Yesterday, the Shelly Fire continued to rapidly expand in extremely hot and dry conditions. The most significant growth was observed along the Kidder Creek drainage area, moving north and east. Yesterday, extending into the evening, crews effectively constructed a dozer line stretching from Shackelford to the Quartz Valley area. A smoke inversion from sunrise to early afternoon moderated the fire activity on the east side. Minimal growth was reported on the south side of the fire. Today, both air and ground resources will be prioritizing the containment lines on the north and east sides of the fire. Concurrently, they will intensify efforts to implement structure defense plans, focusing particularly around Etna, Fort Jones, Greenview, Kidder Creek, and Quartz Valley areas. Crews have been tirelessly working around the clock, utilizing both aerial and ground resources to contain the fire. Additional personnel and equipment have been deployed to enhance efforts aimed at safeguarding at-risk communities. As of now, evacuation orders or warnings have been issued for over 1,200 residential and commercial properties, affecting nearly 3,000 people in the area. WEATHER: Hot, dry, and unstable conditions persist, with an excessive heat warning in effect through Wednesday evening. Temperatures will cool slightly through the week but remain well above normal with minimum relative humidity in the mid to upper teens and overnight recoveries slowly increasing to 30-40%. Enhanced terrain-driven up-canyon winds will continue each afternoon, with westerly down-canyon late afternoon to evening winds strengthening substantially Wednesday and continuing through the end of the week. EVACUATIONS: Multiple evacuation orders and warnings remain in effect. For current updates on evacuations, visit www.facebook.com/SiskiyouCountySheriff and www.facebook.com/SiskiyouCountyOES Additional evacuation information including a map can be found on the Genasys site at https://protect.genasys.com/search?z=14&latlon=41.550694%2C-122.905589 ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—˜๐—”๐—ฆ๐—˜ ๐—š๐—ข ๐—ง๐—ข ๐—ž๐—”๐—›๐—ง๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—›๐—ฅ๐—”๐—”๐—  ๐—ช๐—˜๐—Ÿ๐—Ÿ๐—ก๐—˜๐—ฆ๐—ฆ ๐—–๐—˜๐—ก๐—ง๐—˜๐—ฅ ๐—œ๐—™ ๐—ฌ๐—ข๐—จ ๐—”๐—ฅ๐—˜ ๐——๐—œ๐—ฆ๐—ฃ๐—Ÿ๐—”๐—–๐—˜๐——. Kahtishraam Wellness Center 1403 Kahtishraam, Yreka, CA 96097 Tel: 530-340-3539 Showers and cots are available.

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