California fire maps show where wildfires are burning across the state

Firefighters across California are working to put out multiple wildfires, including several Fires over the weekend and more that emerged earlier this week — as the state grapples with a mix of hot, dry weather and strong, gusty winds.

At least eleven active wildfires of at least 10 acres or more are burning in California, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire. Officials have released a series of wildfire maps showing the extent of the fire.

The Post fireLying northwest of Los Angeles near Gorman, it spread over an area of ​​more than 15,600 acres. point fireAbout 1,200 acres were covered in Sonoma on Tuesday. Another fire known as sites fireIn Colusa County, it was first reported on Monday and doubled to 10,000 acres on Tuesday. The Aero fireIn Calveras County, more than 5,400 acres also grew overnight, fanned by winds of up to 60 mph.

Windy conditions and an overall decrease in humidity across parts of California have combined to create arid and hazy conditions that are allowing fires to spread quickly, the National Weather Service’s Hurricane Prediction Center warned. Fire weather forecast. Meteorologists predict fires in the Sacramento Valley, the San Joaquin Valley, the Western Transverse Range and the southern Sierra Nevada mountain range — areas of concern that collectively cover a massive swath of California.

The interactive map below shows recently updated data on wildfires in California and other states, including New Mexico — where the fast-moving South Fork Fire broke out Monday. This fire pushed him Evacuation in RuidosoAbout 150 miles southeast of Albuquerque.

A red flag warning was in effect Monday and part of Tuesday for much of California, covering hundreds of square miles from the Sacramento Valley in northern California to Santa Barbara County and the Antelope Valley south near Los Angeles.

National Weather Service issues Red flag warnings When the combined presence of warm temperatures, low humidity and strong winds increases the danger of fire.

Another CalFire map shows smoke and haze forecast for much of California and other western states, stretching into southern Nevada and large areas of Arizona, New Mexico, Utah and Colorado.

Cal Fire has logged a total of 2,103 wildfires this year, burning more than 66,000 acres and destroying at least 13 structures. No deaths were reported in connection with the forest fires.

Post fire

Of the largest active wildfires reported by Cal Fire on Tuesday, Post Fire was the most massive, although the size of the Sites Fire was not far behind after its rapid expansion overnight.

A post-fire blaze broke out Saturday and prompted an evacuation in Gorman, a rural community in northwest Los Angeles County. By Tuesday morning, officials said the Post Fire had burned more than 15,600 acres in both Los Angeles County and neighboring Ventura as it crossed the grassy hills of Hungry Valley State Park and moved southeast toward Pyramid Lake.

According to Cal Fire, crews are 24% contained to the fire so far.

Officials have significantly stepped up their response to the post-fire outbreak. On Tuesday, more than 1,600 personnel from 43 different crews were assigned to the response, along with 26 water tankers, 13 bulldozers, 24 helicopters and hundreds of additional vehicles.

Cal Fire said air tankers dispatched from California were flying over the area to drop firefighting supplies as conditions permitted, but the extent of the fire limited overhead visibility.

“The fire is burning southeast toward Pyramid Lake and in steep, hard-to-reach areas,” Cal Fire wrote in an update Tuesday. “Fire weather conditions make fire control difficult. Critical structures such as power lines, dams and oil pipelines are at risk.”

Fire crews were building and securing containment lines around the fire’s perimeter in hopes of slowing its spread, but the agency said strong winds are expected to continue pushing the fire south.

Cal Fire said Monday that 1,200 people were evacuated from Hungry Valley Park because of the wildfire and Pyramid Lake was closed as the fire approached it. An evacuation alert was in place for people south of the lake, who were advised to be prepared to leave if the fire spread further. Cal Fire reiterated the National Weather Service’s warning of upcoming winds even stronger than those already seen in the region, with forecasters predicting gusts up to 40 mph after midnight and potentially 55 mph Wednesday.

Los Angeles County Fire Department spokesman Craig Little said. CBS Los Angeles that wind “was a major factor” in the fire’s rapid spread “along with terrain” that is already dry.

“All of this is a recipe for a very fast-moving fire,” he said.

Fire officials said some buildings in the vicinity of the Post Fire were threatened Monday and two were damaged but none were destroyed, CBS Los Angeles reported.

sites fire

The fire in Colusa County’s north Sacramento Valley had grown to more than 10,000 acres and was 15% contained by Tuesday afternoon, a day after it was first reported. CBS Sacramento reports An evacuation was ordered Monday night.

CalFire says a red flag warning was in effect for the area with northerly winds of 10 to 20 mph and low relative humidity.

Aero fire

The Rapidly spreading Aero Fire The blaze started Monday, June 17, in Calveras County, east of Stockton, and had grown to 5,400 acres by Tuesday morning, according to CalFire. The fire was 20% contained at that time and several evacuations were ordered.

The fire is burning in the area of ​​grass and oak trees Has not experienced a big fire Since 2003, CalFire said.

CalFire said 370 personnel with 43 engines and other equipment were involved in fighting the Aero Fire as of Tuesday morning and that air tankers are flying firefighting missions as conditions allow.

point fire

The point fireThe Sonoma wine region north of San Francisco was 40 percent contained Tuesday, according to Cal Fire. At the time, the fire was 1,207 acres, spreading southeast from the bottom of Lake Sonoma. Twelve crews, including 400 firefighters, were responding to the blaze on Monday, with 10 water tankers and four helicopters, as well as air tankers, fighting the blaze as visibility permitted.

Favorable weather conditions overnight Tuesday allowed crews to build and strengthen wildfire control lines around the fire’s perimeter, Cal Fire said, as containment doubled from Monday.

Hundreds of people were evacuated on Sunday as the fire quickly grew, and another 4,000 residents were put under evacuation warnings. CBS San Francisco according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. An evacuation center was set up at Forestville High School, about 15 miles from Sonoma, the station said.

At least two residential buildings were destroyed as of Monday night, Cal Fire said.

At least one firefighter was injured while battling the Point fire, Cal Fire said in an incident update released at 6 a.m. local time Monday. The update did not provide details on the nature of the damage or the circumstances surrounding it.