Evacuations in California

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Evacuations in California as huge wildfire rages through 1,000 acres
Evacuations in California as huge wildfire rages through 1,000 acres - Roads have been closed as crews battle the blaze
Growing wildfire in eastern California prompts evacuations, Cal Fire says
A rapidly growing wildfire in California's Eastern Sierra region burned through 1,000 acres and forced evacuations in multiple counties, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said on Sunday.
Silver Fire in California spreads to 1,000 acres, prompts evacuations
A vegetation fire in California rapidly spread to 1,000 acres on Sunday, prompting evacuations of parts of Inyo and Mono counties. The fire was first reported just after 2 p.m. PT near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road north of Bishop,

Silver Fire burns 1,000 acres in Inyo County

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Update: Silver Fire burns 1,000 acres in Inyo County
A new wildfire was reported today at 2:08 p.m. in Inyo County. Silver Fire has been burning on city land. Currently, there is no data on the containment status of the fire and the cause has yet to be determined.
1,000 acre Silver Fire burning near Bishop prompts evacuation orders, warnings in Inyo, Mono counties
The blaze, which is being called the Silver Fire, was reported at around 2:10 p.m. on Sunday near Highway 6 and Silver Canyon Road, just north of Bishop.
Winds hamper crews battling fast-moving Silver fire in Inyo, Mono counties
A vegetation fire was threatening structures in Inyo and Mono counties on Sunday evening, spurring mandatory evacuations in a portion of Mono County.
1 in 8 Californians now face extreme fire danger, Post analysis shows
One in 8 Californians now live in places at risk for the kinds of devastating wildfires that tore through Los Angeles this ...
Silver fire moves fast in Mono, Inyo counties as wind gusts keep firefighting aircraft grounded
A vegetation fire was threatening structures in Inyo and Mono counties on Sunday evening, spurring mandatory evacuations in a ...
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1 in 8 Californians live in the most dangerous wildfire zones
Cal Fire’s refreshed maps show a large increase in areas considered hazardous: “High” and “very high” hazard zones have grown ...
Cal Fire releases Southern California fire maps showing which areas are under a higher threat
More than 800,000 acres of land across these SoCal counties have been classified under the highest fire hazard severity zone ...
New fire hazard maps cover 6.8 million acres across California
See where your home falls in California's new fire hazard zones, the first update to the state's maps in 14 years.
Here’s how many acres most of Southern California’s cities changed on Cal Fire’s risk map
Some cities had fewer acres in the very high risk designation, but most of the region had more high risk acreage.
Southern California fire danger zones increase 76% in new maps
Cities with first-time fire zone designations include Santa Monica, La Cañada-Flintridge, South Pasadena, Alhambra, ...
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See How Drought Whiplash Led to California Wildfires
The devastating fires in California early this year came after a particularly unfortunate weather pattern—an exceptionally ...