Air tankers from throughout the state were flying over the Park fire Aug. 6 to help slow a rapidly burning section of California’s current largest fire near Lassen National Forest as temperatures in the region rose and humidity dropped.
“I ask each and every one of you to stay vigilant,” Incident Commander Chief Dusty Martin said during a press conference Monday afternoon. “This fire is still making a hard push to that east side.”
The fire, now determined to have been started by arson, scorched another 19 square miles across four counties overnight to 647 square miles by Tuesday afternoon, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) reported.
The fire continued to burn actively in some areas as overnight humidity level stayed low. The blaze was well-established in the Mill and Antelope Creek drainages, where it was expected to continue to build heat and burn out of control, fire officials reported Tuesday.
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Northern California’s Park Fire Expands as Temps Climb and Humidity Drops
- by: Jill McLaughlin
- 2024-08-06
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The Epoch Times
- 08/07/2024
We were on our way to a lookout to photograph activity on the Jones Fire as part of our work for the fire management team. We heard radio traffic about a spot fire that has jumped the road we were traveling on. We drove up to find controlled chaos and very active fire. I jumped out with fire gear on and started shooting. I like this shot because it tells the whole story in one frame. by Marcus Kauffman is licensed under unsplash.com
We were on our way to a lookout to photograph activity on the Jones Fire as part of our work for the fire management team. We heard radio traffic about a spot fire that has jumped the road we were traveling on. We drove up to find controlled chaos and very active fire. I jumped out with fire gear on and started shooting. I like this shot because it tells the whole story in one frame. by Marcus Kauffman is licensed under unsplash.com
