Yellowstone national park officials tell us fire crews are on alert looking out for fire dangers, to keep tourists safe while visiting the park.
Advertisement
About 50 people have been evacuated from campgrounds and a lodge that rents cabins in the area.
All other park entrances and roads are open.
The road was expected to remain closed Tuesday as firefighters cleared debris and burned trees that might pose a hazard, he said.
In Grand Teton, firefighters are having a tough time trying to douse a fire that has closed the road leading to Yellowstone’s South Entrance. A team of fire managers was being brought in to help, although the fire was not yet being actively suppressed. (AP) Popular tourist areas in Yellowstone and Grand Teton national parks will be open for the 100th anniversary of the National Park Service on Thursday, but a wildfire is forcing some visitors to drive a little farther than they expected to get to the celebration. The fire was less than three miles from Madison Junction, an area that includes a campground, visitor facilities and staff housing. Lightning ignited it August 8.
Authorities say more than 1,800 homes are threatened by a destructive wildfire that continues to grow on California’s central coast.
Almost 1,900 structures were threatened by a blaze in coastal San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties, where more than 2,400 people were under evacuation orders.
Wildfire in California: Authorities said on Monday that, due to limited resources, they had to enlist the help of local farmers to help battle flames that had destroyed more than a dozen buildings in the area.
Wildfire in California: A fire truck moves along Hwy 125 past a blazing stack of hay bales north of Walla Walla, Wash., during a large wildfire Sunday night, August 21, 2016.
The Maple Fire, along with two other fires burning in more remote areas of Yellowstone, were all caused by lightning, and are burning in timber and undergrowth primed by a dry spring and summer. Investigators were seeking the cause of the blaze that broke out a week ago.
A fire burning for a month north of Big Sur grew again to 135 square miles.
More than 400 homes remained threatened by the fire.
Inslee noted that hot and windy weather conditions are forecast for the next seven days.
Wildfire in California: A firetruck passes scorched cars and trailers burned by the Blue Cut fire in Phelan, Calif.
About 75 homes and other structures are within a half-mile of the fire’s perimeter.
Authorities ordered evacuations east of Thompson Falls after a fire doubled in size to almost 11 square miles.
The flames expanded by almost 10 square miles Sunday.
Despite its being well over a week old, the fire surged with new activity on Monday and threatened to jump the lines that were containing it, though by day’s end containment remained at 35 percent.
The almost 50-square-mile fire in eastern OR near the Idaho state line is now threatening Succor Creek State Park.
Advertisement
A week-old, 50-square-mile blaze north of Santa Barbara is still growing as it feeds on extremely dry fuels in Los Padres National Forest.
