Chiloquin, OR – The Copperfield Fire is now completely lined. Additional crews that arrived overnight and today bolstered efforts to surround the fire and will now work to strengthen the perimeter to prevent future escape. Total personnel on the fire has now reached 534 working both on the day and night shift crews. Overnight, crews will identify hot spots around the fire and continue the work the day crews started.
The Klamath County Sheriff’s Office updated their evacuation levels earlier today. Current evacuation areas and levels can be found at https://www.klamathcounty.org/300/Emergency-Management.
Work to clear hazardous trees along the Sprague River Highway is now complete. The highway will open to the public at a reduced speed at 5:00 a.m. Wednesday morning, September 4th. Motorists are advised to continue to exercise caution when driving through the area due to increased fire traffic in the area.
This will be the final evening update for the Copperfield Fire.