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A man accused of starting the Park Fire in California arrested. A raging wildfire in Northern California known as the Park fire has ballooned to more than 120,000 acres, quickly becoming the largest in the state so far this year, as scores more fires burning along the West Coast signaled an early start to what could be a devastating fire season.
The authorities said the fire, burning near the college town of Chico, north of Sacramento, is believed to have been sparked by a man accused of pushing a burning car into a gully Wednesday afternoon, sending it 60 feet down an embankment.
The man, Ronnie Dean Stout, a 42-year-old Chico resident, was arrested after witnesses said they saw him push the car down into the gully and then calmly leave the area, apparently trying to blend into a crowd of people fleeing the rapidly growing flames, according to the Butte County District Attorney’s Office.
The Park fire was one of scores burning in the western United States, creating smoky skies that reached all the way to the East Coast.
“Unfortunately, we’ve gotten off to a running start here in Northern California,” said Dan Collins, a fire captain and spokesman for the Cal Fire unit in Butte County. “We’re prepared to fight the fight.”
On Wednesday, after the Park fire began growing rapidly, local fire officials sent out a call for help. Mr. Collins said hundreds of firefighters were battling the blaze, with many more driving in from around the state. Aircraft were also being used to fight the fire.
As of Thursday afternoon, the fire was just 3 percent contained and had prompted evacuation orders in parts of Butte and Tehama Counties.
State fire officials said on Thursday morning that firefighters were focused on evacuations and protecting structures, while also using bulldozers and fire crews to build lines to contain the fire.
There were also 43 active wildfires in Oregon and Washington, covering more than one million acres, according to the National Interagency Fire Center. Many fires are exhibiting “extreme fire behavior,” the center said.
The Durkee fire in Oregon, near the border with Idaho, grew amid thunderstorms on Wednesday and is now the largest wildfire in the United States, covering more than 268,000 acres as of Thursday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
More than 4,000 people in Oregon were under evacuation orders as of Thursday afternoon, according to the Oregon Department of Emergency Management. Air quality warnings were issued in parts of Oregon, Washington and Idaho, with health officials cautioning that the wildfires and strong winds could combine to raise pollutants to unhealthy levels.
Fire investigators have said some among a series of fires in Oregon that began in the early morning hours of July 11 are human-caused and “suspicious,” and have asked for the public’s help to investigate.
Oregon’s governor, Tina Kotek, said in a statement on Wednesday that fires in the eastern part of the state had “scaled up quickly.”
In California, officials did not offer a motive in the Park fire arson case, though they said at a news conference Thursday afternoon that it was a car belonging to the mother of Mr. Stout, the man under arrest, that started the fire.
Mr. Stout had previous criminal convictions that required him to register as a sex offender and for robbery with great bodily injury, according to the district attorney’s office. He was sentenced to state prison for 20 years in the robbery case, but was out by 2020, when he was arrested for driving under the influence, authorities said.
Mr. Stout was being held in a local jail without bail on suspicion of intentional arson and was scheduled to be arraigned on Monday. The district attorney said what charges would ultimately be filed would hinge on whether anyone is injured or killed in the fire.
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The "Fork Fire" continued its rapid burn through the Angeles National Forest above Glendora this weekend, causing evacuations and road closures. The wildfire had consumed over 375 acres by Friday night, and as of Saturday morning, the burn area was sized at 330 acres with zero containment despite the efforts of firefighter crews. Two infants needed medical attention due to smoke inhalation as a fast-moving brush fire in Southern California spread 330 acres with 0% containment, officials said as of Saturday morning. The brush fire began in the San Gabriel Mountains in northern Los Angeles County near East Fork and Glendora Mountain roads after 3:00 p.m. local time, according to Angeles National Forest officials, who named the spreading blaze the Fork Fire. Evacuations have been ordered in the vicinity with a designated staging area provided in a parking lot with trail access to the Bridge to Nowhere. Additionally, a rescue by a Los Angeles County Sheriff’s Department helicopter was documented within the fire perimeter, though details on the operation have yet to be disclosed. Visibility of the fire's impact, including a significant smoke plume, was confirmed by an ALERT California fire-spotting camera on Pine Mountain. The South Coast Air Quality Management District responded by issuing an air quality advisory as the smoke billowed from the canyon. The cooperative efforts between the National Forest Service and local fire protection agencies, including CalFire, Los Angeles County Fire Department, and Ventura County Fire Department, are ongoing while the investigation into the fire’s origin continues.
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Southern California firefighters are trying to get a grip on raging wildfires, with the fast-moving Lake Fire near Santa Barbara exploding to more than 13,000 acres with zero percent containment.
Evacuation orders have been issued to residents near the fire, which is threatening homes, including Michael Jackson’s Neverland Ranch, officials said.
The Lake Fire began around 3:45 pm Saturday and charred more than 300 acres of land in the Los Padres National Forest in its first few hours.
The Santa Barbara County Sheriff's Office has issued evacuation orders for areas around Figueroa Mountain Road to the Forest Station to Chamberlin Ranch, as well as areas north of Zaca Lake Road, east of Foxen Canyon Road and south of the Sisquoc River, according to the Santa Barbara Independent.
Scott Safechuck, a Santa Barbara Fire Department spokesman, said temperatures had reached 90 degrees and relative humidity was nine percent in the fire area as of last night. Temps are expected to be high again today.
‘A large number of fire resources are on scene and responding to this rapidly developing wildfire. Firefighters are aggressively suppressing the fire. The communities and resources affected are a top priority,’ the federal government’s Incident Information System website read.
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$25 can provide a care package with essential supplies for a family in need.
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Evacuation orders have been issued due to a wildfire in central California, the latest among more than a dozen blazes burning in the state amid a scorching heat wave.
The French Fire near Yosemite National Park in Mariposa County has burned more than 900 acres since erupting Thursday and was 20% contained as of Friday evening, according to fire officials.
Residents of parts of Mariposa County have been ordered to evacuate due to the fire, impacting approximately 1,100 people, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office.
Fire crews worked to establish a fireline around the eastern side of the community of Mariposa overnight and are focusing firefighting efforts on that side, Cal Fire said.
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Debris removal and clean-up: Aiding communities in removing downed trees and other debris to clear roads and restore normalcy.
Every contribution, big or small, will bring much-needed assistance to families struggling in the aftermath of this disaster.
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$25 can provide a care package with essential supplies for a family in need.
$25 can provide shelter to displaced animals by the storm.
$50 can help ensure a family displaced by the storm has access to food and shelter.
$100 can contribute to debris removal efforts, making neighborhoods safe and accessible again.
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Two firefighters were injured, and more than 100 homes were evacuated as a wind-whipped wildfire spread Sunday to 14,000 acres of mostly dry grassland in Northern California, officials said.
The Corral Fire is burning in San Joaquin County, close to the Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory, which is about 50 miles outside San Francisco, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
"Areas west of the California Aqueduct, south of Corral Hollow Creek, west to Alameda County and south to Stanislaus County should leave now," San Joaquin emergency officials said late Saturday.
Two firefighters have been injured in the blaze, Cal Fire Battalion Chief Josh Silveira said in an interview with Sacramento ABC affiliate KXTV. One had minor injuries and the other had moderate injuries, he said, adding that both were expected to survive.
The fire ignited Saturday around 2:30 p.m. PT near Interstate 580 on the western edge of Tracy and quickly spread by midnight to about 11,047 acres, with about 13% contained, officials said.
Cal Fire officials increased that figure Sunday afternoon, saying the fire had grown to 14,000 acres and was 30% contained.
"This is a reminder fire season is year-round. Despite the wet winter, the fuels are now dry. Californians should know the fire threat," Silveira told ABC News on Sunday afternoon.
Silveira said the Corral Fire was burning in a rural area covered with thick, dry grass up to 4 feet tall in some parts.
"When everything lined up yesterday with the higher temperatures, strong winds and dry fuels, it became hard for firefighters to stop," Silveira said.
Silveira said winds, which fueled the fire Saturday night, substantially died down on Sunday, enabling fire crews to make progress on containing the blaze.
About 400 firefighters, with the help of Cal Fire air tankers, were battling the blaze on Sunday afternoon, according to Cal Fire.
The westbound lanes of Interstate 580, which was closed in both directions because of the fire, were reopened Sunday afternoon, but eastbound lanes remained closed, according to the California Highway Patrol.
Silveira said one structure was burned in the fire and about 100 homes were evacuated. He said some evacuation orders are expected to be lifted later Sunday. CAL Fire Santa Clara Unit
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