U.S. Forest Service

Hand pile burning planned for today (December 10) on the U.S. Forest Service - Six Rivers National Forest includes: Gasquet District: 10 acres in French Hill area. Orleans/Ukonom District: 14 acres in the Somes Bar Project area (Patterson #2216, 2243 and 2244); smoke may be visible to nearby residents and from Highway 96.

Before the predicted weekend rains set in too much, U.S. Forest Service - Six Rivers National Forest plans to burn 10 acres of handpiles today (12/9) in the Wagon Wheel area on the Gasquet District. Smoke may be visible to nearby Gasquet residents and from Highway 199.

Are you interested in becoming a firefighter? U.S. Forest Service - Six Rivers National Forest will be filling permanent positions during the Spring 2021 Permanent Fire Hire. For more info, visit https://go.usa.gov/x7Skx. Apply at www.USAJOBS.gov between December 7 and December 15, 2020. #workforus

#SlaterFire and #DevilFire update for October 28. More info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7173/ BAER info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7237/... #KlamathNF #RRSNF #SixRiversNF

#RedSalmonComplex #ShastaTrinityNF #KlamathNF #SixRiversNF

Red Salmon Fire Update: The arrival of cool moist weather has enabled fire officials to call the #RedSalmonComplex 100% contained. The forest closure orders for... the Red Salmon on the Klamath and Six Rivers National Forests have expired, but a closure remains in place on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. Details can be found at www.fs.usda.gov/goto/stnf/forestorders #14-20-11. Please be advised that hazards from the fire exist throughout the burn area. See the attached graphic for more information. The Red and Salmon fires started on July 27 after thunderstorms swept through the area. The two fires eventually merged into one, burning on the #KlamathNF, #ShastaTrinityNF and #SixRiversNF. The final size of this fire is 144,698 acres. Burned area emergency rehabilitation (BAER) is ongoing. The Klamath, Shasta-Trinity and Six Rivers National Forests would like to thank the local communities for their support during this incident.

#RedSalmonComplex update for October 27. More info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6891/ BAER info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7253/... #ShastaTrinityNF #KlamathNF #SixRiversNF

U.S. Forest Service - Six Rivers National Forest plans on burning hand piles in the following location today, December 3: Orleans/Ukonom District: 12 acres in the Somes Bar Project area (Patterson #2284, 2211 and 2207), smoke may be visible to nearby residents and from Highway 96. The district already burned 16 acres of hand piles earlier in the week, and with help from the Karuk Tribe, have been prepping for potential understory burning next week by flagging fire line.

#SlaterFire and #DevilFire update for October 27. More info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7173/ BAER info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7237/... #KlamathNF #RRSNF #SixRiversNF

There’s still time to get that perfect #ChristmasTree from the U.S. Forest Service - Six Rivers National Forest, but first, you’ll need a #ChristmasTreePermit from www.Recreation.gov/tree-permits/srnf! For more information, visit www.fs.usda.gov/main/srnf/passes-permits/forestproducts and look for Christmas Trees 2020.

News Release: Six Rivers’ Christmas tree permits available online beginning November 1 U.S. Forest Service - Six Rivers National Forest Supervisor Ted McArthur has announced that Christmas tree permits will only be available for purchase online from Recreation.gov this holiday season. This opportunity to purchase Six Rivers Christmas tree permits online this year through Recreation.gov replaces in-person transactions at offices that remain closed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.... Online sale of Six Rivers’ Christmas tree permits begins on November 1. More info: https://go.usa.gov/x72ZS and www.fs.usda.gov/main/srnf/passes-permits/forestproducts. To purchase online permit: www.recreation.gov/tree-permits/srnf.

News Release: BAER teams begin post-fire assessment of #RedSalmonComplex A Forest Service Burned Area Emergency Response (BAER) team has been established to assess the burned area of the Red Salmon Complex. They will be coordinating with the U.S. Forest Service - Six Rivers National Forest, U.S. Forest Service - Klamath National Forest, and U.S. Forest Service - Shasta-Trinity National Forest as well as the Bureau of Land Management, USDA Natural Resources Conservation Service, National Weather Service, US Geological Survey, Hoopa Valley Tribe, Karuk Tribe, Yurok Tribe, Siskiyou County, Humboldt County, Trinity County, and other federal, state and local agencies as they assess potential post-fire impacts to the burned watersheds. More info: https://go.usa.gov/x72Z9 and https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7253/.

#SlaterFire and #DevilFire update for October 26. More info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7173/ BAER info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7237/... #KlamathNF #RRSNF #SixRiversNF

#RedSalmonComplex operations update for October 26. More info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6891/ BAER info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7253/... #ShastaTrinityNF #KlamathNF #SixRiversNF

#RedSalmonComplex update for October 26. More info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6891/ #ShastaTrinityNF #KlamathNF #SixRiversNF

Great Basin National Incident Management Team #1 would like to express our gratitude for your cooperation and assistance during our time on the #AugustComplex - #NWZone and #NEZone!

#RedSalmonComplex update for October 25. More info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6891/ #ShastaTrinityNF #KlamathNF #SixRiversNF

#SlaterFire and #DevilFire update for October 25 More info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7173/ BAER info: inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/7237/... #KlamathNF #RRSNF #SixRiversNF

Emily Spates is the pilot for a Bell 407 firefighting helicopter. She is one of an elite group of firefighting pilots and part of an even smaller group of women firefighting pilots working on the August Complex Fire in California. For the historic August Complex fire, Emily is flying reconnaissance, which helps firefighters to see the more than 1 million-acre fire from the air. She is also providing critical Medivac flights, if needed. In addition, she may drop loads of water to cool hot spots or fly firefighters into otherwise inaccessible areas. Weather, rugged terrain, and density altitude create some of the most challenging flight conditions for this her.

Part of the logistical challenge of wildland firefighting is setting up operations in remote locations. Some of this wizardry is having a mobile retardant base near the wildfire to minimize the distance helicopters have to fly to deliver the retardant to areas to where it is needed on the fire.