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Press release from Six Rivers National Forest:

Dillon Fire: 9,375 acres; 21% containment

Email: 2025.Dillon@firenet.gov

Personnel: 1,558

Online Fire Information: www.linktr.ee/srffirepio

The Dillon Fire grew moderately to the west Wednesday, while firefighters held the eastern line, keeping fire from advancing into residences and structures along the Highway 96 corridor.

The Dillon Fire grew to 9,100 acres, but containment also climbed to 21 percent containment. The fire continued its methodical downslope progression into the drainages around Dillon Mountain. Firefighters are assembling a network of forest roads and previous fire lines to halt the fire’s advance toward the Siskiyou Wilderness.

The spot fires north of Dillon Creek put up some smoke, but had limited vegetation to feed and grow off of inside the footprint of the 2023 Elliot Fire. Across the Klamath River, firefighters conducted a small burnout operation to remove vegetation and halt the spread of the spot fire east of Dillon Creek Campground. Handline and hose lays reinforced containment efforts along the spot fire’s eastern flank.

Firefighters installed pumps, hoses and sprinkler kits around homes along the Highway 96 corridor, as well as added depth to firelines up to 250 feet.

Crews continued to go direct where possible along the fire’s southern perimeter, which reached the bottom of the Rock Creek drainage. Contingency lines along Beans Ridge down to the Klamath River were widened and reinforced with hose lays in the event the fire makes an upslope run over Rock Creek.

Clearer skies and temperatures near 100 could produce smoke columns and wind gusts, which could fuel active fire behavior throughout today. Air quality can change quickly during a wildfire. Health and safety information from wildfire smoke can be found at www.airnow.gov/wildfires.

Evacuations and Closures:

Intermittent closures of Highway 96 are possible, particularly near Seiad Valley. Road updates can be found on the Caltrans’ website at https://dot.ca.gov/travel.

The Six Rivers National Forest has issued a forest closure order in the vicinity of the Dillon Fire. More information can be found at www.linktr.ee/srffirepio.

The Ti Bar area have been placed in a level 3-GO status. Dillon Fire evacuations and warnings can be found at https://protect.genasys.com:

• Evacuation Orders: SIS-1402-A, SIS-1405, SIS-1503-A, SIS-1506, SIS-1509-A and SIS-1509-B.
• Evacuation Warnings: SIS-1300, SIS-1301, SIS-1402-B, SIS-1408, SIS-1503-B, 1509-C and SIS- 1509-D.

Shelter information and evacuation resources are available through the Siskiyou County Office of Emergency Services at (530) 340–3539.

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