Siskiyou County’s emergency proclamation described evacuations reaching Yreka and affecting local government functions while the fire was being reported above 52,000 acres. The incident summary later recorded 60,138 acres.
Incident record
| Reported start | 29 July 2022 |
|---|---|
| Location in the incident record | Hwy 96 and McKinney Creed Road, southwest of Klamath River |
| County listing | Siskiyou |
| Reported footprint | 60,138 acres |
| Recorded containment | 100% |
How evacuations reached the county seat during the McKinney Fire
The proclamation captures a consequence that final acreage cannot recover: emergency operations were affecting the seat of county government itself. A handover to an interagency management team was another change in responsibility, not the date when the disruption necessarily ended.