This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. On Aug. 28, 1976, sometime between 7:30 and 8 p.m., a 6-year-old boy named Willie Cook disappeared from the bed of his father’s pickup in Happy Camp, a secluded logging community in Northern California’s Klamath National Forest. Willie’s father, Bill Cook, had been […]
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UPDATE: SR 96 Remains Closed Near Happy Camp as Another Slide Hits 101 at Last Chance, Lines Down on SR169 (with Video)
UPDATE: Caltrans is cautioning that U.S. Highway 101 at Last Chance Grade may not open until the weekend due to inclement weather and continued slide activity, cutting off a main route connecting the northern most reaches of the state to points south just below Crescent City. PREVIOUS: State Route 96 remains closed about 4 miles […]
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UPDATE: Traffic Alert: 101 at Last Chance Grade Closed Again, 96 Hit by Slide West of Happy Camp
UPDATE: U.S. Highway 101 reopened at Last Chance Grade with one-hour delays but the situation could change if more slide activity occurs, Caltrans reports. PREVIOUS: U.S. Highway 101 at Last Chance Grade is closed again after another slide hit the stretch located in Del Norte County south of Crescent City and a slide on State […]
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Slide Shuts SR 96 Near Happy Camp
Slide activity has prompted the closure of State Route 96 about 8 miles west of Happy Camp. “Due to the speed at which the debris is entering the roadway and inclement weather possible for the area, the highway is anticipated to remain closed through today (February 1) and will be reassessed Tuesday morning (February 2) […]
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UPDATE: Slide Shuts Down 96 Near Happy Camp (With Video)
UPDATE: Caltrans has released a video showing the slide coming down on Highway 96, which the agency reported Wednesday was open to one-way controlled traffic. CHECK THIS OUT: New video from our crew in the field shows the jaw dropping moment a slide on Highway 96, 4 miles west of Happy Camp, came down and […]
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Slater Fire: Pressed Containment Lines Held
Slater and Devil Fires: 156,618 acres Containment: 80 percent While pressed during the red flag conditions over the last two days, containment lines of the Slater Fire, which saw moderate activity, due in part to residual moisture from recent rains, held. “Aerial and ground observers reported little fire activity near the perimeter,” the latest update […]
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Slater-Devil Fires: Acreage Holding, Containment Up Slightly
Acreage is holding and containment is up slightly in fire crews’ battle with the Slater-Devil fires. The Slater Fire, burning on the Klamath, Six Rivers and Rogue-Siskiyou National Forests in Siskiyou and Del Norte Counties in California and Josephine County in Oregon, currently stands at 156,417 acres and 78 percent containment and the Devil Fire in the the […]
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Slater-Devil Fires: Mop ups, Patrols Continue
Slater Fire: 156,417 acres and 75 percent containment Removing hazardous trees between Takilma and Happy Camp remains a high priority, along with inhibiting the fire’s spread west by securing edge along the Knopki and Chicago Creek drainages near Sanger Peak. On the southern portion, patrols, mops up and work on containment lines near Happy Camp […]
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Updates on the Red Salmon, Slater-Devil Fires
Red Salmon Complex — 133,763 acres and 34 percent containment Smoky conditions are continuing to impact communities around the Red Salmon Complex. The fire is continuing as planned toward Knownothing Creek as it backs along the South Fork of the Salmon River to Cecilville Road, according to today’s update. Structure protection in the area is […]
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Slater-Devil Fire Update
Slater-Devil Fires: Combined 154,597 acres and 51 percent containment On the Slater Fire, which is 154,814 acres, air support is available for use as smoke conditions allow while ground crews continue maintaining and extending fire line, according to today’s update. Major developments on the fire includes: Work to continue to hold the fire near the […]
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Hazardous Air Near Red Salmon Complex; Progress on Slater-Devil Fires
Red Salmon Complex: 129,191 acres and 31 percent containment Smoke continues to be a major factor for communities near the Red Salmon Complex, which are also being hit by the August Fire Complex, with Weitchpec, Hoopa, and Willow Creek air quality expected to reach Hazardous levels. Today’s update urges motorists to use caution in the […]
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Recent Weather Helped but Fires Continue to Grow
Red Salmon Complex: Nearly 102,000 acres and 19 percent contained Recent rains helped damper fire activity on the Red Salmon Complex as warmer, drier days should allow for burn operations that include adding to the containment line at Tish Tang Ridge, according to today’s update. Meanwhile, firefighters will continue defensive firing to keep the complex […]