MIDPINES: Near a devastating wildfire Yosemite The national park spiraled out of control on Sunday and has grown into a californiaThe biggest fire of the year, forcing thousands of residents to flee remote mountain communities.
According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, some 2,000 firefighters, along with aircraft and bulldozers, were facing rough conditions, including difficult terrain and spiking temperatures, or cal fire,
“The weather is expected to remain warm today and the minimum humidity will be between 5 and 10%, hampering the firefighting efforts,” the incident report on Sunday morning said.
The fire broke out Friday southwest of the park near the town of Midpines in Mariposa County. Officials on Saturday described “explosive fire behavior” as flames propelled through bone-dry vegetation leading to the worst drought in decades.
Cal Fire said as of Sunday the fire had consumed more than 22 square miles (56 sq km) of forest land, with no control. The cause was being investigated.
Evacuation orders were in place for more than 6,000 people living within several miles of a sparsely populated area in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
governor Gavin Newsom Declared a state of emergency for Mariposa County due to the effects of the fire.
Cal Fire said the flames destroyed 10 residential and commercial structures and damaged five others. Several roads were closed, including State Route 140 between Carstens Road and Alled Road – one of the main routes in Yosemite.
California has experienced increasingly large and deadly wildfires in recent years as climate change has made the West much hotter and drier over the past 30 years. Scientists have said that the weather will continue to be more extreme and wildfires more frequent, destructive and unpredictable.
Pacific Gas & Electric said on its website that as of Sunday more than 3,100 homes and businesses in the area had power outages and there was no indication when it would be restored. Amid the flames on Friday, the utility said, “PG&E is unable to reach the affected equipment.”
Oak fires were smothered as firefighters progressed against earlier fires, washburn The fire, which burned to the edge of a grove of giant sequoia in the southern part of Yosemite National Park. About 80% was brought under control after the 7.5-square-mile (19-sq-km) fire burned for two weeks and moved into the Sierra National Forest.
According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, some 2,000 firefighters, along with aircraft and bulldozers, were facing rough conditions, including difficult terrain and spiking temperatures, or cal fire,
“The weather is expected to remain warm today and the minimum humidity will be between 5 and 10%, hampering the firefighting efforts,” the incident report on Sunday morning said.
The fire broke out Friday southwest of the park near the town of Midpines in Mariposa County. Officials on Saturday described “explosive fire behavior” as flames propelled through bone-dry vegetation leading to the worst drought in decades.
Cal Fire said as of Sunday the fire had consumed more than 22 square miles (56 sq km) of forest land, with no control. The cause was being investigated.
Evacuation orders were in place for more than 6,000 people living within several miles of a sparsely populated area in the Sierra Nevada foothills.
governor Gavin Newsom Declared a state of emergency for Mariposa County due to the effects of the fire.
Cal Fire said the flames destroyed 10 residential and commercial structures and damaged five others. Several roads were closed, including State Route 140 between Carstens Road and Alled Road – one of the main routes in Yosemite.
California has experienced increasingly large and deadly wildfires in recent years as climate change has made the West much hotter and drier over the past 30 years. Scientists have said that the weather will continue to be more extreme and wildfires more frequent, destructive and unpredictable.
Pacific Gas & Electric said on its website that as of Sunday more than 3,100 homes and businesses in the area had power outages and there was no indication when it would be restored. Amid the flames on Friday, the utility said, “PG&E is unable to reach the affected equipment.”
Oak fires were smothered as firefighters progressed against earlier fires, washburn The fire, which burned to the edge of a grove of giant sequoia in the southern part of Yosemite National Park. About 80% was brought under control after the 7.5-square-mile (19-sq-km) fire burned for two weeks and moved into the Sierra National Forest.