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Shuteye Peak is known for its panoramic views of the San Joaquin Valley, Mammoth Mountain, Bass Lake, and North Fork areas and is home to one of the last active fire lookouts in California. Today, Shuteye Peak operates as one of a triangle of lookouts in the Sierra National Forest's Bass Lake Ranger District with Miami Mountain and Signal Peak. [3]
An interactive map of evacuation orders and warnings related to the Eaton Fire can be found on Cal Fire's website. The below map of evacuation zones is current as of Sunday at 7:30 p.m. ET.
The Department stated that high winds made it impossible to fight the fire from the air, putting inordinate pressure on the fire hydrant system. [256] Quiñones reported that the response to the fires caused "tremendous demand on our [water] system", with "the public water system faced four times its usual demand". [ 257 ]
Los Angeles and other areas in California are among the highest-risk areas for wildfires — but they're not the only ones. Many fires take place in areas where humans have overstepped into nature ...
The 2020 Creek Fire was a very large wildfire in central California's Sierra National Forest, in Fresno and Madera counties. One of the most significant fires of California's record-setting 2020 wildfire season, it began on September 4, 2020, and burned 379,895 acres (153,738 ha) over several months until it was declared 100% contained on December 24, 2020.
The fire started about 3:30 p.m. Wednesday near the junction of Road 222 and Road 200. It is one of about a dozen fires across California that have started since Sept. 1
The Bridge Fire was a destructive wildfire in the Angeles National Forest in Southern California's Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. The fire began on September 8 and burned a total of 56,030 acres (22,670 hectares) before being fully contained on November 26, 2024. [ 1 ]
A wildfire in Santa Barbara County, California, has burned more than 20,000 acres and is 8% contained, according to Cal Fire.. It has prompted evacuation orders along the area, threatening Michael ...