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The Happy Camp Complex in the Klamath National Forest has scorched at least 11,616 acres and was 4% contained as of Wednesday morning.

The U. S. Forest Service has provided the following information concerning the Six Rivers Complex Fires.

MEDFORD, Ore. -- As wildfires advance in Northern California and Southern Oregon, evacuation warnings and orders are actively in effect for some areas. NewsWatch 12 is fielding questions about evacuation

There are now level 3 evacuations in place on Low Divide Road, from milepost 1 to milepost 13, which is the intersection of Low Divide Road and Rowdy Creek

The Happy Camp Complex in the Klamath National Forest has scorched at least 11,616 acres and was 4% contained as of Wednesday morning.

Fire danger is expected to increase across western Oregon this week and the Smith Complex has continued to grow on the Oregon-California state line.

Weekend lightning strikes have ignited new wildfires near a complex of blazes burning since last week through the Klamath National Forest near California’s border with Oregon. The Forest Service says

Dozens of fires across Northern California continue to burn, sparked by periods of dry lightning that hit the ground starting early last week. The wildfires are burning across counties with many rural communities threatened or under evacuation orders. The largest of the nearby blazes is the Smith River complex, at an estimated 28,700 acres as of press time.

Dozens of wildfires have erupted in recent days.

A week after lightning storms sparked dozens of wildfires, evacuation orders and warnings remain in place in four counties in California's northwestern corner.