Lightning Sparks 12 Wildfires In Rogue-Siskiyou National Forest
Weekend lighting resulted in six confirmed wildfires on the Rogue River-Siskiyou National Forest. Six more fires have been reported as of this morning but their locations have not confirmed.
Three new fires are in the High Cascades Ranger District and three on the Siskiyou Mountains Ranger District.
The largest fire is 3 acres and burning in the southeast side of the Red Buttes Wilderness. Redmond Smoke Jumpers are en route to this wilderness fire. The rest of the wildfires are staffed with firefighters and are about 1/10th of an acre in size.
Fire managers will continue to patrol and monitor for new fire starts as firefighters complete mop up activities and resume initial attack status.
The weather forecast still calls for drier conditions in the next couple of days across the forest. More thunderstorms also are predicted into late this week.
