California Gov. Jerry Brown has declared states of emergency in Riverside and Shasta counties as fires burn on both ends of the state.
The declarations issued Thursday state that hot temperatures, erratic wind and low humidity have increased the spread of both fires.
Shasta County’s fire erupted on July 23 in the Whiskeytown, California, area.
The declarations issued Thursday state that hot temperatures, erratic wind and low humidity have increased the spread of both fires
The declarations order the state’s Office of Emergency Services to provide aid to the counties
The wildfire in rural Shasta County in Northern California tripled in size overnight with evacuations ordered for the area.
By Thursday, the fire was contained approximately 10 percent.
In Southern California, thousands remained evacuated as a suspected arson wildfire burned in the San Jacinto Mountains east of Los Angeles.
Shasta County’s fire erupted on July 23 in the Whiskeytown, California, area
The wildfire in rural Shasta County in Northern California tripled in size overnight with evacuations ordered for the area
Brandon N. McGlover, 32, was detained on suspicion of five counts of arson, according to NBC Los Angeles.
It is currently unknown whether he had a lawyer.
The declarations order the state’s Office of Emergency Services to provide aid to the counties.
The hamlet of French Gulch that dates to the Gold Rush era was evacuated after a vehicle problem ignited the blaze on Monday.
Brandon N. McGlover, 32, was detained on suspicion of five counts of arson in relation to the fire
In the Sierra Nevada, famed Yosemite National Park closed Wednesday as smoke from a fire to the west cast a pall on the region
Helicopters and planes dumped water and fire retardant on the are
The weather was calm Thursday morning in the San Jacinto Mountains where the fire broke out but forecasters stated that temperatures will stay above normal in the 90s to 100 with low relative humidity and that there could be gusty afternoon and evening winds.
Helicopters and planes dumped water and fire retardant on the area. Homes were painted pink from the retardant.
The fire erupted Wednesday and rapidly spread over 7½ square miles (19 square kilometers), forcing the evacuation of the entire town of Idyllwild, other communities and youth summer camps.
To the north, at least one home burned in another fast-moving blaze in the San Francisco Bay Area.
But officials with the park said that Yosemite wasn’t in imminent danger
In the Sierra Nevada, famed Yosemite National Park closed Wednesday as smoke from a fire to the west cast a pall on the region.
But officials with the park said that Yosemite wasn’t in imminent danger.
The San Bernardino National Forest had clouds that reached up to 50,000 feet, creating its own lightning storm as a result.
There have been 3,4000 wildfires in California in the last year, burning 99,000 acres, according to Cal Fire.
Homes were painted pink from the retardant
An air tanker drops retardant while fighting to stop the Ferguson Fire from reaching homes in the Darrah community
The same agency reported 3,200 wildfires in 2017 that burned 216,000 acres for the first seven months of the year.
46 people died in the fire and over 11,000 homes were destroyed, last year.
There were 1.2million acres that were destroyed across the state.
There have been 3,4000 wildfires in California in the last year, burning 99,000 acres, according to Cal Fire