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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

Happy Camp Complex-Pumpkin on the Ufish Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Molly Cropp
Image of a fire engine with an orange water tank on a dirt road next to a meadow in the forest. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Molly Cropp
Image of a fire engine with an orange water tank on a dirt road next to a meadow in the forest. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Molly Cropp
Happy Camp Complex-Pumpkin on the Ufish Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Molly Cropp

Portable water tanks, called pumpkins because of their color and shape, are often used in remote locations where there is no natural water source, to provide water for hose lays and fighting the fire. This pumpkin was spotted along the 48 Road on the Ufish Fire, part of the Happy Camp Complex. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Molly Cropp.

Happy Camp Complex-Ufish Fire tactical firing operations move through the trees. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Shane McCann
Image of the Klamath River with fire burning under the trees on the steep slopes across the river. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Shane McCann
Image of the Klamath River with fire burning under the trees on the steep slopes across the river. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Shane McCann
Happy Camp Complex-Ufish Fire tactical firing operations move through the trees. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Shane McCann

The UFish Fire tactical firing operation moves along under the trees on the steep slopes across the Klamath River.  Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Shane McCann.

Happy Camp Complex-Nevada County Strike Team on night shift August 18, 2023 7:30 pm. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Daniel Ramey
Image of a firefighter holding a hose and spraying water on flames on the Happy Camp Complex August 18, 2023 7:30 pm. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Daniel Ramey
Image of a firefighter holding a hose and spraying water on flames on the Happy Camp Complex August 18, 2023 7:30 pm. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Daniel Ramey
Happy Camp Complex-Nevada County Strike Team on night shift August 18, 2023 7:30 pm. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Daniel Ramey

Early in the evening shift on August 18, 2023, the Nevada County Strike Team working on the Elliot Fire, part of the Happy Camp Complex. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Daniel Ramey

Happy Camp Complex-Firefighters mop up on the Scott Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Martin Lopez.
Image of firefighters with a hose spraying water on a burned area to make sure the fire is completely out. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Martin Lopez
Image of firefighters with a hose spraying water on a burned area to make sure the fire is completely out. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Martin Lopez
Happy Camp Complex-Firefighters mop up on the Scott Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Martin Lopez.

Firefighters mop up on the northeast side of the Scott Fire on August 30, 2023. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Martin Lopez.

Happy Camp Complex-Ufish Fire burning at night. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Shane McCanncourtesy Shane
Image of a smoke plume at sunset over the Ufish Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Shane McCann
Image of a smoke plume at sunset over the Ufish Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Shane McCann
Happy Camp Complex-Ufish Fire burning at night. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Shane McCanncourtesy Shane

Smoke plume and fire across a canyon on the Ufish Fire, part of the Happy Camp Complex. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Shane McCann.

Happy Camp Complex-Steep terrain and rollout on west side of the Head Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Daniel Ramey
Image of firefighters working on a steep hillside with a smoldering log above them. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Daniel Ramey
Image of firefighters working on a steep hillside with a smoldering log above them. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Daniel Ramey
Happy Camp Complex-Steep terrain and rollout on west side of the Head Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Daniel Ramey

The Nevada County Strike Team working to gain containment on the west side of the Head Fire on the Happy Camp Complex. Very steep terrain with dead trees and the danger of burning logs rolling downhill. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Daniel Ramey

Happy Camp Complex-Montague Incident Command Post at Sunrise August 31, 2023. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Donavun Davis
Image of the sun rising behind the fire camp with tents, trailers, vehicles and people walking in the camp. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Donavun Davis
Image of the sun rising behind the fire camp with tents, trailers, vehicles and people walking in the camp. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Donavun Davis
Happy Camp Complex-Montague Incident Command Post at Sunrise August 31, 2023. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Donavun Davis

The sun rises over the Incident Command Post for the Happy Camp Complex in Montague, California. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Donavun Davis

Happy Camp Complex-Firefighters taking hose to the line on the Elliot Fire August 18, 2023. USDA Forest Service, courtesy Daniel Ramey
Image of firefighters carrying hose to the fire line, Elliot Fire part of the Happy Camp Complex, August 18, 2023. USDA Forest Service, courtesy Daniel Ramey
Image of firefighters carrying hose to the fire line, Elliot Fire part of the Happy Camp Complex, August 18, 2023. USDA Forest Service, courtesy Daniel Ramey
Happy Camp Complex-Firefighters taking hose to the line on the Elliot Fire August 18, 2023. USDA Forest Service, courtesy Daniel Ramey

Firefighters carrying hose to the line, Elliot Fire, part of the Happy Camp Complex on August 18, 2023. USDA Forest Service, courtesy Daniel Ramey

Happy Camp Complex-Lookout observes fire behavior on the Ufish Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Molly Cropp, Boulder Fire-Rescue
Image of fire trucks parked along a forest road with smoke from the fire behind them. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Molly Cropp, Boulder Fire-Rescue
Image of fire trucks parked along a forest road with smoke from the fire behind them. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Molly Cropp, Boulder Fire-Rescue
Happy Camp Complex-Lookout observes fire behavior on the Ufish Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Molly Cropp, Boulder Fire-Rescue

A lookout observes fire behavior on the northeast side of the Ufish Fire at the 48 Rd.  Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Molly Cropp Boulder Fire-Rescue

Happy Camp Complex-Firefighter tents at night in the Happy Camp Fire Camp. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Mike Spaulding
Image of tents at night with the lights shining through the trees in the Happy Camp Fire Camp. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Mike Spaulding
Image of tents at night with the lights shining through the trees in the Happy Camp Fire Camp. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Mike Spaulding
Happy Camp Complex-Firefighter tents at night in the Happy Camp Fire Camp. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Mike Spaulding

Firefighter tents at night in the Happy Camp Fire Camp. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Mike Spaulding

Happy Camp Complex-Engine crew cooling embers from burning trees. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Tyson Widegren
Image of firefighters using a hose from their engine to cool embers falling from burning trees, with fire burning across the ground below the road. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Tyson Widegren
Image of firefighters using a hose from their engine to cool embers falling from burning trees, with fire burning across the ground below the road. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Tyson Widegren
Happy Camp Complex-Engine crew cooling embers from burning trees. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Tyson Widegren

Firefighters use hose from their engine to cool embers falling from trees during night operations. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy Tyson Widegren

Happy Camp Complex-Firefighters conduct defensive firing operations on the Ufish Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy K. Julian
Image of smoke between the trees along a line with hose on a steep hillside. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy K. Julian
Image of smoke between the trees along a line with hose on a steep hillside. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy K. Julian
Happy Camp Complex-Firefighters conduct defensive firing operations on the Ufish Fire. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy K. Julian

Firefighters conduct defensive firing operations along a long hoselay ahead of the Ufish Fire August 30, 2023. Photo USDA Forest Service courtesy K. Julian

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