Fire crews have made some gains against a massive wildfire burning in rugge. “On the Sand fire, an FAA temporary flight restriction (TFR) is in effect, and any private aircraft or drone that violates the TFR could face serious criminal charges”, according to a statement on the agency’s site.
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By comparison, the 2003 Cedar Fire ranks as the biggest on record in the state, burning more than 273,000 acres (110,480 hectares) and killing 15 people.
A fire fighter is sprayed with retardant as a helicopter makes a drop as emergency workers continue to battle fire in the Angeles National Forest near Los Angeles, California, July 25, 2016.
To the north, officials say some 2,000 homes remain threatened by a fire in the scenic Big Sur region that has charred almost 37 square miles of brush.
Area resident Lois Wash, 87, said she and her daughter and her dog evacuated, but her husband refused.
Residents have reported smoke-filled air and falling ash in many parts of the greater Los Angeles area as a result of the fires.
Torlakson, the state’s superintendent of public instruction, is acting as the state’s chief executive because Gov. Jerry Brown and several other top officials who would normally replace him are all at the Democratic National Convention in Philadelphia. “He was burned and found sitting in his vehicle”.
A body was discovered in a auto outside a home on Iron Canyon Road in Santa Clarita, Los Angeles County sheriff’s Lt. Rob Hahnlein told the Associated Press. Bresnick’s body was found in a vehicle in the driveway of a home while he was visiting a friend in the location. When authorities advised residents to leave, Bresnick’s friend left, but he did not. The body of Robert Bresnick, 67, was found around 7:20 p.m.in the 26700 block of Iron Canyon Road Saturday. It burned in inaccessible terrain 5 miles south of Garrapata State Park and forced the communities of Palo Colorado and Carmel Highlands to evacuate, California’s forestry department said.
The fire in the Shoshone National Forest west of Dubois has burned almost 11 square miles and is putting about 290 homes and guest ranches at risk in the remote area.
The biggest so far was last month’s Erskine Fire, which consumed 48,000 acres northeast of Bakersfield, killing two people and destroying about 250 structures.
BIG SUR, Calif. (AP) – California’s signature parks along the Big Sur coastline that draw thousands of daily visitors were closed Tuesday as one of the state’s two major wildfires threatened the scenic region at the height of the summer tourism season.
A wildfire burning near the scenic Big Sur region on the California coast has grown to 30 square miles. About 25 percent of the fire has been contained.
The Los Angeles-area fire has destroyed 18 homes since it started and authorities over the weekend discovered a burned body in a auto identified Tuesday as a man who refused to be evacuated.
The park shutdowns came as a fire that started Friday just north of Big Sur grew Tuesday to 36 square miles (93 square kilometers) but was just 10 percent contained.
Firefighters faced drier conditions and temperatures over 100 degrees Fahrenheit (37.8 degrees Celsius) again on Tuesday, but winds remained calmer, according to U.S. Forest Service spokesman Nathan Judy.
Most of the evacuation orders affecting 10,000 homes were lifted Monday night.
Almost 3,000 firefighters are working the blaze, along with 356 fire engines and 26 helicopters.
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Crews took advantage of calmer winds and cooler temperatures overnight as they set backfires to slow the spread of the fire.
