Map: Butler Fireplace crosses Salmon River, extra evacuations ordered

After the Butler Fireplace crossed the Salmon River, extra evacuations had been ordered Thursday evening within the mountains of Siskiyou County.

The wildfire, sparked by lightning on July 3, had burned 11,641 acres (18 sq. miles) and was 2% contained, the California Division of Forestry and Fireplace Safety stated. It’s the bigger hearth within the Orleans Complicated.

On Thursday, July 17, a spot hearth ignited on the east facet of the river, and a number of other hours later the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Workplace issued evacuation orders for 2 extra zones. The evacuation space now covers 100 sq. miles, together with the group of Forks of Salmon.

The map above reveals the evacuation space in purple and the approximate hearth perimeter as a black line.

For updates and particulars of the evacuation, together with warning areas, see the Genasys Defend map or the Siskiyou County emergency web site.

Evacuation orders have additionally been issued for the Inexperienced Fireplace, burning since July 1 close to Shasta Lake. On Thursday it was estimated at 17,606 acres (27½ sq. miles), California’s third largest wildfire of the yr.

Initially Revealed: July 18, 2025 at 8:15 AM PDT