A mandatory evacuation order is in place for the Jerusalem Valley.
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Crews made headway Tuesday against a small wildfire in rural Riverside County that chased people from their homes and left one person burned.
For the first time, the U.S. Forest Service says more than half its budget is being spent to prepare for and fight wildfires.
As Jason Thrasher lowered his helicopter to a park with seven firefighters aboard, he saw what he thought was another firefighting chopper battling a blaze that was threatening homes. King’s home was among eleven homes reported to have been destroyed in the Willow Fire. The state’s largest wildfire was burning in Lake, Yolo, and Colusa counties, and has prompted the evacuations of hundreds of residents and destroyed 43 residences, 53 outbuildings, and eight other structures.
The cause of the fire is still being investigated.
The US Forest Service has tallied 13 wildfires in which suspected drones interfered with firefighting aircraft this year, up from four last year.
– Fire crews are working to control a blaze that has spread across almost 2 square miles on Oahu, Hawaii, and led to evacuations.
The fire broke out Saturday morning in the Havasu National Wildlife Refuge. Authorities say it has burned 11 houses nevertheless it was not recognized in the event that they have been broken or destroyed. The cause of the fire, which began July 29, has not been determined.
Mohave Valley is more than 3.5 hours northwest of Phoenix, just east of the Arizona-California border and north of I-40.
Though the flames were contained, firefighters were monitoring the burning train trestle for additional collapse, which could ignite another fire in the surrounding brush, the statement said. A second firefighter was also injured in the incident, but treated and released at a local hospital.
The fire closed Highway 74 from Palm Desert city limits to its junction with Highway 371.
More than 1,100 firefighters have been battling the blaze.
Michael Hallenbeck, 21, of Shingle Springs, California, was hit Saturday during the initial attack on a fire that broke out south of the Echo Summit mountain pass. “Today’s fearless Florida Forest Service wildland firefighters are proud to return the favor to help protect life, property and natural resources in California”.
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Ruhl, was a former member of the Coast Guard who became a Forest Service Firefighter in the Black Hills. All evacuation orders in the area have been lifted.
