BakersRelayFrom Siskiyou County Office of Emergency Sevices on FB: “SHELTER IN PLACE - YREKA - DOWNGRADED TO NORMAL STATUS
*AS OF 8/5/25 AT 9:15 AM* - The Shelter-in-Place has been lifted for all impacted areas from the airborne hazard caused by cement particles impacting portions of the City of Yreka. All affected zones have been downgraded to NORMAL STATUS.”
From KRCR 7 Yreka: Yreka residents urged to shelter in place due to airborne cement particle hazard
@disaster_bot Promoting to #Yreka #CAwx
Shelter in Place
Date
08-05-2025
Time 15:16:44 UTC
Zone ID: YRE-3644
REASON
READYSISKIYOU ALERT: Due to an airborne hazard caused by cement particles impacting portions of the City of Yreka. Residents are asked to shelter in place. Turn off AC units, keep doors and windows closed. Limit outdoor activities. Additional information will be issued as it becomes available. Use 911 for emergencies only.
DESCRIPTION
Go indoors. Shut and lock doors and windows. Prepare to self-sustain until further notice and/or contacted by emergency personnel for additional direction.
Rebecca Wallace
Jason Jokerst
NaugaLet's kick this off with a colorful hotel room still life from my recent road trip down the west coast to Palm Springs.
#Hotel #Motel #StillLife #Turquoise #Yreka #California
#Hotel #Motel #StillLife #Turquoise #Yreka #California
AI6YR BenWatch Duty: "Air Attack reporting the fire is running up to the ridge w/extreme fire behavior and no current opportunities to catch it. He concurs that evacuation orders are urgent & priority should be getting people out of there. He is also seeing additional spot fires down river."" That means: evacuate, safely, and get out of the way. #HeadFire #SiskiyouCounty #Siskiyou #Yreka
AllQuakes - EMSC#Earthquake (#sismo) M2.2 strikes 19 km SE of #Yreka (#California) 2 min ago. More info: https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=1231654
OutOfExile_IDR § Unseen®™️Dec. 8, 1941: On this in day infamy, there was no secession, or formation of “The State of Jefferson”. The State of Jefferson?
In the 1940s, several counties in northern #California and southern #Oregon, decided to succeed from thier respective States rule. Some call it a publicity stunt, prompted by the unhappiness of residents of the area. Feeling ignored by #Sacramento and Salem in regard to policy and funding, a new “State of Jefferson” was born, almost.
Gilbert Gable, former Mayor Port Oxford OR, was one of the leaders of the movement. He argued that: Jackson, Curry, Josephine and Klamath counties, should unite with counties in California, and #succeed from Oregon. The northern California counties were Siskiyou, Modoc and Del Norte. There was even a torchlit parade in #Yreka, and an inauguration for the first “Governor of The State of Jefferson”, John Leon Childs. When ever there’s a parade, you know it’s got to be official.
On November 27, 1941, a number of residents made headlines after setting up armed road blocks on US99, near Yreka, CA. They Stopped drivers giving them a “Proclamation of Independence” stating that, “Jefferson” was in “patriotic rebellion against” the two states. They also advised that the “rebellion” would continue with succession, “every Thursday until further notice”
The #succession effort ended quickly with the Dec. 2. death of Mayor Gable and the attack on Pearl Harbor, 71 years ago, yesterday.
In 1971, there was a short-lived resurgence of support for the movement and in 1989, “Jefferson Public Radio” was named in commemoration of the “rebellion”. The “State of Jefferson” is still a part of the culture and #folklore of the region. So, Happy Birthday to the “State of Jefferson”, kind of.
Images show the official flag created for the new state, and some other historic images.
https://www.oregonhistoryproject.org/articles/historical-records/state-of-jefferson-brochure/
https://www.oregonencyclopedia.org/articles/state_of_jefferson/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jefferson_%28proposed_Pacific_state%29