Deadly Slater Fire 100% contained, but not officially ‘out’ [Siskiyou Daily News, Yreka, Calif.]
Dec. 11 The deadly Slater Fire which devastated the town of Happy Camp has been declared 100% contained, as has the smaller Devil Fire, Klamath National Forest officials said today. The fires were officially declared contained on Nov. 16.
Sparked Sept. 8 near the Slater Butte Lookout, the Slater Fire destroyed 198 homes and killed two people. Together with the Devil Fire, more than 166,000 acres were burned on the Klamath, Rogue River-Siskiyou and Six Rivers national forests.
While the fires are completely contained, they haven’t yet been declared “out,” said KNF representative Jennifer Erickson. Fires are declared “out” when officials are confident there’s no more “heat” inside the fire’s footprint. Burned stumps, for example, can smolder for weeks or months after a fire, Erickson said.
Siskiyou Daily News
The deadly Slater Fire which devastated the town of Happy Camp has been declared 100% contained, as has the smaller Devil Fire, Klamath National Forest officials said today. The fires were officially declared contained on Nov. 16.
Sparked Sept. 8 near the Slater Butte Lookout, the Slater Fire destroyed 198 homes and killed two people. Together with the Devil Fire, more than 166,000 acres were burned on the Klamath, Rogue River-Siskiyou and Six Rivers national forests.
While the fires are completely contained, they haven t yet been declared out, said KNF representative Jennifer Erickson. Fires are declared out when officials are confident there s no more heat inside the fire s footprint. Burned stumps, for example, can smolder for weeks or months after a fire, Erickson said.