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Press release from the Six Rivers National Forest:

Butler Fire: 18,474 acres; 9% containment

Red Fire: 116 acres; 80% containment Personnel: 1,646

Operational Updates:

Butler Fire: Crews have been successful with line construction and keeping the fire within containment lines along the Salmon River Road. More containment is expected to be added to the map soon from drop point 3 to Nordheimer Creek.

In Division Alpha, crews were able to tie indirect lines into the existing burn. A significant number of hazardous snags were encountered by crews, and sawyers were brought in to mitigate the problem, allowing crews to continue line construction in this area.

From Hog Ridge up to drop point 9, crews constructed additional line. In the Murderers Gulch area, crews worked from Yellow Jacket Ridge toward Sawyers Bar Road and expect to complete this line tonight.

A dozer was able to work a ridge off 10N10 Road toward Dougherty Bluff. The rest of the line will be completed using hand crews. Overnight crews were able to pick up a slop-over and spot fires with direct line construction. Crews were also able to work from Hotelling Ridge down to Cecilville Road, completing handline construction.

Today crews will actively reinforce and strengthen containment lines.

Weather will continue to be dry and warm with temperatures in the 90s. Relative humidity will remain in the upper teens.

Thunderstorms continue to be a possibility, and wind gusts near 40 mph are possible. A fire weather watch has been issued for July 24 by the National Weather Service.

Evacuations: Below are the current evacuation order and warning zones for the Orleans Complex.

Evacuation ORDERS: SIS-1802 and SIS-1903, FRK-1709 (Forks of Salmon), SIS-1703, SIS-1704 (Butler Creek, Lewis Creek, Bloomer Mine residents and Nordheimer Campground), SIS-1707-A, SIS-1707-B, SIS-1708, SIS-1710, SIS-1803-A, SIS-1804, SIS-1805 and SIS-1808.

Evacuation WARNINGS: SAW-1713, SIS-1705, SIS-1712, SIS-1803-B, SIS-1811, SIS-1906 and SIS-1907.

The latest evacuation information can be found at https://protect.genasys.com.

Siskiyou County Office of Emergency Services for fire-related resources and general safety information:

If you are in an Evacuation Order Zone, LEAVE IMMEDIATELY. This lawful order is not only to protect your life, but the lives of firefighters, law enforcement, and emergency medical personnel.

For shelter information and resources related to the fire evacuations, please call (530) 340–3539.