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2023 Happy Camp Complex Klamath NF

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Klamath National Forest 
1711 S. Main St 
Yreka, 
California 
96097 
Klamath National Forest 
1711 S. Main St 
Yreka, 
California 
96097 

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Photographs Gallery

Helicopter Filling Belly Tank
Red and White helicopter filling belly tank on river
Red and White helicopter filling belly tank on river
Helicopter Filling Belly Tank
California Conservation Corps talks with local students at Happy Camp
This photo shows members of the California Conservation Corps discussing employment opportunities with Happy Camp High School students on a fire camp tour.
This photo shows members of the California Conservation Corps discussing employment opportunities with Happy Camp High School students on a fire camp tour.
California Conservation Corps talks with local students at Happy Camp

California Conservation Corps members discussing employment opportunities with Happy Camp High School students on a fire camp tour.

Reforstation Chipping on the HeadFire Scott River RD 09-15-23
Reforstation Chipping on the HeadFire Scott River RD 09-15-23
Reforstation Chipping on the HeadFire Scott River RD 09-15-23
Reforstation Chipping on the HeadFire Scott River RD 09-15-23
Sierra HotShots Conducting Burning Operations on Elliot Fire
Sierra HotShots Conducting Burning Operations on Elliot Fire
Sierra HotShots Conducting Burning Operations on Elliot Fire
Sierra HotShots Conducting Burning Operations on Elliot Fire

Sierra HotShots Conducting Burning Operations on Elliot Fire

Photo taken 9-14-23

Ufish Fire, Happy Camp Complex 2023
This photo shows low-intensity fire on the Ufish Fire, along the Klamath River on September 11.
This photo shows low-intensity fire on the Ufish Fire, along the Klamath River on September 11.
Ufish Fire, Happy Camp Complex 2023

Low-intensity fire along Klamath River on Ufish Fire on Sept. 11 resulting from firing operations. Near Wingate Bar River Access off Hwy. 96.

Cleaning after Masticater has been through on Div Lima.
A woman wearing a red hardhat uses a chainsaw along a steep roadsides to clean up a spikey tree base on Div Lima.
A woman wearing a red hardhat uses a chainsaw along a steep roadsides to clean up a spikey tree base on Div Lima.
Cleaning after Masticater has been through on Div Lima.

Cleaning up steep roadsides after masticater has been through on Div Lima. 

Photo courtesy of  Kate Batten EMPF 

Crews wet mop the road side after a back burn.
A type 3 red and white fire truck with two firefighters dressed in Nomex wet mop along the road side after a back burn.
A type 3 red and white fire truck with two firefighters dressed in Nomex wet mop along the road side after a back burn.
Crews wet mop the road side after a back burn.

An engine from Indiana Dunes National Park  wet mop the road side after a back burn in Echo Division Elliot along road 15N19 road. 

 

 

Smoke Outlook for September 10
Smoke Outlook for NW California Sunday September 10, 2021
Smoke Outlook for NW California Sunday September 10, 2021
Smoke Outlook for September 10
Happy Camp Complex Smoke Update September 6, 2023
Image of the Smoke Update with QR code linking to the full Smoke Outlook report for September 6, 2023.
Image of the Smoke Update with QR code linking to the full Smoke Outlook report for September 6, 2023.
Happy Camp Complex Smoke Update September 6, 2023

Smoke Update with a QR code linked to the full Smoke Outlook report for September 6, 2023.

Happy Camp Complex - Unburned lightning-struck tree on the Elliot Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Garrett Hazelton
Image of an unburned lightning-struck tree with smoke above the mountains in the distance. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Garrett Hazelton
Image of an unburned lightning-struck tree with smoke above the mountains in the distance. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Garrett Hazelton
Happy Camp Complex - Unburned lightning-struck tree on the Elliot Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Garrett Hazelton

A view from Bear Peak near the Elliot fire. A tree struck by lightning is unburned while smoke is visible above Pony Peak in the distance. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Garrett Hazelton 

Happy Camp Complex Lassen NF Engine stops in Scott Bar south of the Head Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Katie Julian
Image of a Lassen National Forest fire engine stopped by a fire information board with mountains around and clear skies. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Katie Julian
Image of a Lassen National Forest fire engine stopped by a fire information board with mountains around and clear skies. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Katie Julian
Happy Camp Complex Lassen NF Engine stops in Scott Bar south of the Head Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Katie Julian

A Lassen National Forest engine assigned to the Happy Camp Complex stops by a fire information board in Scotts Bar, south of the Head Fire on Monday, September 4, 2023. The Head Fire was originally the largest fire in the complex and is now fully contained. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Katie Julian

Happy Camp Complex - Water tanks at Collins Creek Baldy Lookout on the Head Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Allen Wehmuier
Image of water tanks being set up by firefighters on top of a mountain. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Allen Wehmuier
Image of water tanks being set up by firefighters on top of a mountain. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Allen Wehmuier
Happy Camp Complex - Water tanks at Collins Creek Baldy Lookout on the Head Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Allen Wehmuier

Tanks are set up at the Collins Creek Baldy Lookout to supply water to hose lines on the Head Fire, part of the Happy Camp Complex. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Allen Wehmuier

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