The largest fire was the Post Fire burning in Los Angeles and Ventura counties. More than 15,000 acres have burned.
A California fire map shows that 36,145 acres of land have been burned by ongoing wildfires as dry weather and hot temperatures spur flames statewide.As of Tuesday afternoon, there were at least 14 wildfires burning across California. Many of them were battled by the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection , the state agency responsible for fighting and preventing wildfires. Fires ranged from 15 acres in size to 15,611 acres, with evacuations ordered for susceptible areas.
There are no evacuation orders, although an evacuation warning is in place for Arrowhead Equestrian Estates.Junes Fire: The Junes Fire in Butte County is almost completely contained at 98 percent. Flames ignited on Saturday and have spread to 1,056 acres. CAL FIRE expects the fire to be completely contained by the end of the day, and there are no evacuation orders in place.Hernandez Fire: Flames from the Hernandez Fire in San Benito County have burned 642 acres after igniting on Saturday.
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