The good news: The fire is 25% contained. The bad news: It has now burned more than 36,000 acres and is moving east toward Yosemite.
Parts of Yosemite are closed as raging Ferguson fire moves closer
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...724-story.html
I've been to Idyllwild many times. It's a rural community in the mountains southwest of Palm Springs and gets lots of snow every winter. This latest fire is threatening hundreds of homes -- and it was deliberately set. A man has been arrested for arson. What possesses someone to commit such a destructive act?
Fast-moving fire burns 3,000 acres and several homes near Idyllwild
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...725-story.html
The Cranston fire near Idyllwild -- it began east of the Cranston Fire Station -- has now burned 4,700 acres and is only 5% contained. The 32-year-old man arrested yesterday was busier than we initially thought. He's been charged with setting five fires in southwest Riverside County.
Firefighters begin new attack on massive Cranston fire: 'We're throwing everything we can at it'
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...726-story.html
A fire near Whiskeytown Lake in northern California has destroyed dozens of homes and boats and burned more than 20,000 acres. The fire near Yosemite has burned 43,300 acres. The arson-caused fire near Idyllwild has burned more than 7,500 acres and is only 5% contained. Hundreds of firefighters are away from their families for several weeks at a time and they deserve our gratitude.
Raging Cranston fire cuts path of destruction in mountain communities
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...726-story.html
Talk about live drama! The staff of KRCR-Channel 7 had to evacuate the studio upon the approach of the fire they were covering. Meanwhile, the Yosemite fire has burned 45,900 acres and the Idyllwild fire has burned 11,500 acres. Continuously updated information is available at https://inciweb.nwcg.gov
Redding TV station reports devastating fire, then evacuates live on air as flames approach
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/re...7zgA?ocid=AMZN
The fire near Redding has killed two firefighters, destroyed 65 structures and burned 28,800 acres.....so far.
Northern California wildfire turns deadly, forces mass evacuations
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/carr-fi...s-evacuations/
We thought the arsonist had set only one fire.....then we learned he had set five fires.....and today we learn he set nine fires. I wonder what his explanation will be.
Man charged with intentionally starting nine Southern California fires
CBS News, Jul 27 2018 3:12 PM
A 32-year-old man has been charged with intentionally starting nine Southern California fires, including one that has chased thousands of residents from mountain communities. Brandon McGlover of Temecula will be arraigned today on 15 felony counts that carry a potential sentence of life in prison. All nine fires were set Wednesday in the Idyllwild, Anza and Sage areas about 100 miles east of Los Angeles. McGlover was arrested the same day in Hemet after arson investigators linked him to the blazes. One blaze became the Cranston Fire that has grown to 18 square miles in the Idyllwild area of the San Jacinto Mountains and is only about 3% contained.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/brandon...es-2018-07-27/
CNN is reporting that 89 "active large fires" are burning throughout the United States. Six are in California. The fire near Idyllwild is up to 11,500 acres and the fire near Redding has burned 45,000 acres and is out of control. New fires are now burning near Porterville and Potter Valley.
Sixteen fires are burning in California today. Here are the latest updates on the three largest:
Carr fire reaches 80,000 acres, threatens rural homes outside Redding
https://www.sacbee.com/latest-news/a...215696770.html
Ferguson fire burns 49,600 acres; Yosemite National Park closure extended to August 3
https://www.abc10.com/article/news/l.../103-578052940
Cranston fire forces evacuations, burns 13,100 acres
https://www.accuweather.com/en/weath...ornia/70005606
Dry brush, steep terrain, temperatures approaching 110° -- this fire could rage for several weeks.....or months.
16 people reported missing, 500 structures destroyed as deadly Redding fire rages on
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...728-story.html
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