The Tennant Fire destroyed five buildings, including two homes. The Lava Fire destroyed 20 structures, including 13 homes, and damaged two structures. The Salt Fire has burned 27 homes and 14 outbuildings north of Redding, which hit 100 degrees (37.7 Celsius) before 11 a.m. In the region between the Oregon border and the northern end of the Central Valley, the big Lava and Tennant fires were significantly contained, and progress was reported at the Salt Fire as containment improved to 45%. The fire was one of several burning in the West, including several that destroyed dozens of California homes in recent days. The air was so dry that some of the water dropped by aircraft evaporated before it reached the ground, she said. “We’re expecting more of the same the day after and the day after and the day after,” Cox said. Nearly 1,000 firefighters were aided by aircraft but the blaze was expected to continue leaping through trees and chaparral that already are bone-dry because of low humidity and a heat wave forecasted to continue through the weekend. The blaze, which was only 11% contained, officially had blackened more than 38 square miles (98 square kilometers) but that figure was expected to increase dramatically when fire officials were able to make better observations. “Evacuate now," a Sheriff's office tweet said.Īlthough there are no confirmed reports of building damage, the fire already prompted evacuation orders or warnings for hundreds of homes and several campgrounds in California along with the closure of nearly 200 square miles of Plumas National Forest. Although the flames hadn't crossed that divide, the Washoe County Sheriff’s Office told people to evacuate some areas in the rural communities of Ranch Haven and Flanagan Flats, north of Reno. 395, a main interstate in the northern Sierra Nevada not far from the border. Winds up to about 20 mph (32 kph) on ridgetops were funneling flames up draws and canyons full of dry fuel, where “it can actually pick up speed," Cox said.īy evening, the fire was approaching U.S. Spot fires caused by embers leapt up to a mile (1.6 kilometers) ahead of the northeastern flank - too far for firefighters to safely battle, Cox said. Hot rising air formed a gigantic, smoky pyrocumulus cloud that reached thousands of feet high and created its own lightning, Cox said. The Beckwourth Complex - which began as two lightning-caused fires in Plumas National Forest - showed “extreme behavior," fire information officer Lisa Cox said Friday evening. (AP) - A California wildfire that closed nearly 200 square miles of forest forced evacuations across state lines into Nevada on Friday as winds and scorching, dry weather drove flames forward through trees and brush.
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