Q&A: Red Cross speaks on McKinney Fire shelter operations in Weed

SISKIYOU COUNTY, Calif. — Multiple Evacuation orders and warnings remain in effect for the McKinney Fire burning in Siskiyou County. As of Wednesday morning, the fire had burned57,519 acres with no containment.

Thousands of residents have been forced out of their homes. A shelter has been established for those evacuees at the Weed Community Center, located at 161 E Lincoln Ave., Weed, CA 96094.

Steve Walsh, regional director of communications and marketing with the American Red Cross Gold Country Region, spoke withKRCR Daybreak Anchor Nazy Javid Wednesday about current shelter operations and ways the public can help.

For more information on fires within the Klamath National Forest, call 530-289-8920 or email 2022.mckinney@firenet.gov.

Stay with krcrtv.com for updates on evacuations, or visit the Facebook pages of the Siskiyou County Sheriff’s Office and Siskiyou County Office of Emergency Services.

The Klamath National Forest provided an update on the McKinney Fire Wednesday morning.

Evacuation information and mapping may be found on the Zonehaven website.