YREKA, Calif, April 2, 2025—Klamath National Forest is planning prescribed fire operations to continue throughout the spring as weather conditions allow. These prescribed fires help reduce overgrown vegetation and protect local communities, infrastructure and natural resources from wildfires.
Prescribed fires planned for the area include:
Salmon-Scott River Ranger District
- Scott Bar Mountain prescribed burn near Jones Beach (200 acres): Aims reduce the potential for wildfire impacting homes in the area and connects to a larger network of fuel breaks extending eastward toward Yreka.
- Hayden Ridge Project (320 acres), 2.5 miles north of Callahan: Aims to reduce fuel loading and improve forest health and wildfire resilience on a small parcel of National Forest System lands surrounded by private property.
- East Fork Scott Project, 2.5 miles north of Callahan. East Fork Scott includes 320 acres at Hayden Ridge and 187 acres near Masterson Loop.
Goosenest District
- Van Bremmer (160 acres) and Tamarack (370 acres) of underburn projects, about three miles northeast of Tennant: Designed to improve the health of forested stands and make them more resilient to wildfire, insects and disease.
- Cedar Mountain underburn (800 acres, broken up into multiple units); 10 miles southeast of Macdoel, just north of Antelope Sink: Aims to reduce fuels and create space for firefighters to defend Bray, Tennant, Mt. Hebron, Red Rock Valley and outlying residences; reducing the number of juniper trees, encouraging aspen regeneration, and improving stand resilience and forage for big game.
“I am very proud of the long-standing prescribed burning program and the talented practitioners we have here on the Klamath,” said Klamath National Forest Supervisor Chris Christofferson. “I appreciate the support from the public for our efforts – it contributes so much to our success.”
Prescribed fire areas may close to the public for several days for public safety.
- Watch for warning signs along roads near prescribed fire areas before and during burns.
- Residents may experience smoke during the prescribed burns. Go to fire.airnow.gov for more about air quality.
- When driving, slow down and turn on headlights when you seeing smoke on the road.
We will evaluate weather conditions in the hours before a burn begins. If conditions warrant, scheduled prescribed fire activities may be canceled.
Stay informed about the scheduled prescribed fires through the forest website, social media channels, and InciWeb, the interagency incident information system. We will notify county emergency management officials when burning begins.
