He returned Monday night delighted to find the house and everything around it had been saved, and could see a line of red fire retardant nearby where a helicopter had stopped the fire’s approach. “These precautions are especially important for people with existing respiratory illness and heart conditions, as they are particularly vulnerable to the health effects of declining air quality”.
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The Los Angeles County coroner’s office identifies him Tuesday as 67-year-old Robert Bresnick.
Officials say you may want to modify any exercise outdoors today.
They say some residents who fled canyons near Santa Clarita where the homes burned will be allowed to return Sunday afternoon.
Erratic winds are fanning a huge wildfire in the San Gabriel Mountains just north of Los Angeles.
“We’re expecting to have a lot of smoldering today”, said U.S. Forest Service spokesman Justin Correll.
At least 18 homes have been destroyed, including the homes of three firefighters.
Officials on Tuesday closed the signature state parks of California’s grand Big Sur coast as one of the state’s two major wildfires grew in size nearby.
It has destroyed 20 homes.
An evacuation warning has been issued for people at Carmel Highlands, Rancho San Carlos, White Rock and Old Coast Road from Bixby Creek Road to Little Sur River, according to Cal Fire. An evacuation center is open at a school in Carmel-By-The-Sea.
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) – A wildfire was fouling the summer season on a beloved and scenic stretch of the California coast, where smoke and the threat of flames forced the closure of state parks near Big Sur. Authorities said the blaze had grown to about 10,000 acres as of Sunday evening and was threatening 1,650 structures.
More than 1,300 personnel are battling the 23-square-mile fire, which is burning mostly out of control in hard-to-reach terrain.
The fire is 5% contained with no estimate of full containment. Fish did not have further details about the incident but said 60 bulldozers were being used in the fight against the fire.
The Community Foundation for Monterey County has created a fund in which contributions will be formed into grants for agencies to help residents affected by the fire.
The fire in rugged wilderness between the northern edge of Los Angeles and the suburban city of Santa Clarita has burned 58 1/2 square miles (152 square kilometers) and at its peak forced about 20,000 people to evacuate, though most have now returned.
Meanwhile, a second massive blaze is raging in southern California; the Sand fire has covered 38,000 acres in the Los Angeles area and is 40 percent contained.
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The Los Angeles County Fire Department didn’t say whether the buildings that burned were homes.
