The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Tuesday that the blaze has charred almost 58 square miles of brush in San Luis Obispo and Monterey counties. An infrared mapping flight was conducted last night and the majority of the new growth was on the northern flanks of the fire.
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The fire in San Luis Obispo County has burned 43 square miles of timber and dry brush since it began August 13.
Inslee issued the declaration Tuesday after touring fire scenes in the Spokane region, where evacuations were called and more than a dozen homes have burned.
Meanwhile, a 58-square-mile fire that destroyed 105 homes in Southern California was nearly entirely contained and all evacuation orders were lifted.
Crews on Tuesday partially contained a small blaze in north Spokane, which has burned several homes.
The Lincoln County Sheriff’s Office says a total of 11 structures have been destroyed, a figure that includes homes, garages and outbuildings. More than 4,000 vehicles a day normally pass through the south entrance this time of year.
A third blaze was burning on the northeast side of the city.
The West Entrance road remains open.
The blaze in Grand Teton park made a 5-mile run on Monday, forcing closure of a 10-mile stretch of US 89-191-287 that leads into Yellowstone’s South Entrance. It’s between West Yellowstone, Montana, a town just outside the park’s western boundary, and Madison Junction within the park.
The flames expanded by almost 10 square miles Sunday.
Warm, windy weather has led the biggest wildfire in Yellowstone National Park in northwest Wyoming to grow significantly.
The small town remained without power, phone service or cellphone services.
The Colorado Gulch fire outside of Missoula is now 50 percent contained.
Some 20 homes and other buildings were threatened, and other residents were told that the evacuation area may spread.
The blaze has burned about 35 square miles of a mostly remote forest.
A wildfire spotted Sunday afternoon in eastern OR has quickly become one of the state’s largest active blazes.
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Bureau of Land Management spokesman Larry Moore says the wildfire is burning two miles east of the Owyhee Reservoir, and it’s threatening Succor Creek State Park. The fire had blackened less than one square mile and the cause was unknown.
