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Updated July 30 at 10:31 p.m
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Gov. Gavin Newsom has declared a state of emergency in Siskiyou County, where the McKinney fire has forced nearly 2,000 people from their homes, including the town of Yreka.
As of early Friday afternoon, the fire has grown to nearly 30,000 acres and is 1% contained as of Saturday evening. Two other fires – China 2 and Evans – have also forced the evacuation of more than 200 residents.
An evacuation map is available here and resources for evacuees are listed on the Sikiyou County Sheriff’s Facebook page.
Thunderstorms are forecast in the Sierra this weekend into early next week, with possible lighting and debris flow risk for the Sierra burn scars. A red flag warning is in place Sunday for parts of Northern California and South and Central Oregon.
In Mariposa County, firefighters continue to gain ground on the Oak Fire burning near Yosemite National Park, and officials continue to lift evacuations. About 3,000 people were evacuated on Sunday, but that number has fallen below 900.
Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese said at a community briefing Thursday night that some spots hit by the fire experienced “total destruction.” The fire destroyed 182 structures, including 116 homes. Another 200 structures are threatened, up from more than 2,000 before the fire.
Officials were able to reopen Highway 140 in Yosemite last week. Although many evacuation orders have been lifted, some remain in effect. An evacuation map is available here.
Miriam Allen was one of the evacuees. She was staying at Mariposa Elementary School with her husband and 10-year-old grandson, who is visiting from Oregon. Allen says she saw the fire before she left her home on Friday.
“It was interesting to see those big flames and trees exploding because you could hear them exploding, especially the pines, the cause of the liquids,” she said Tuesday. “So I saw a tree, literally the top of it came off and it was on fire.”
Firefighters maintained progress on the Washburn Park Fire, which was 97% contained as of Saturday morning.
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The McKinney Fire
Circles: Siskiyou
Where to get information
Surface and control
As of 20:14 on July 30, this fire was 1% contained and had burned 30,000 hectares.
Evacuations
You can find the latest information on evacuations here:
Oak fire
Circles: Mariposa
Where to get information
Surface and control
As of 7:00 PM on July 30, this fire was 59% contained and had burned 19,244 acres.
Evacuations
You can find the latest information on evacuations here:
Winding fire
Circles: Yuba
Where to get information
Surface and control
By 7pm on July 26, this fire was 100% contained and had burned 82 hectares.
Evacuations
You can find the latest information on evacuations here:
Washburn Fire
Circles: Mariposa (Yosemite National Park)
Where to get information
Surface and control
As of 7:35 a.m. on July 30, this fire was 97% contained and had burned 4,886 acres.
Evacuations
You can find the latest information on evacuations here:
Electra Fire
Circles: Amador, Kafka
Where to get information
Surface and control
As of 7 a.m. on July 28, this fire was 100% contained and had burned 4,478 acres.
Evacuations
You can find the latest information on evacuations here:
Fires fully controlled
Rice fire
- Dates: June 28 – July 11
- Total area: 904 hectares
Sandra Fire
- Dates: June 30 – July 3
- Total area: 34 hectares
Nelson Fire
- Dates: June 30 – July 1
- Total area: 250
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