Several wildfires, including the 15,600-acres Post Fire in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, are burning in California ahead of a hot and dry summer. See where…
Today's breaking news on wildfires in California, SoCal and Los Angeles. Here is the latest on fires now, including breaking developments, public safety information, maps, video and longterm outlooks.Several wildfires, including two estimated at more than 10,000 acres, are burning in California ahead of a hot and dry summer in the fire-prone state.
As of Tuesday morning, six fires estimated at 1,000 acres or more were reported by Cal Fire, the state's firefighting agency. They included the 15,600, which started Saturday in the mountains of Los Angeles and Ventura counties, and the Sites Fire in the Sacramento Valley region.2,103 wildland fires that burned more than 66,000 acres. During the same period last year, the agency reported 1,866 fires that consumed 4,800 acres. The state's five-year average through June 17 is 2,557 fires and 14,460 acres.burning in two Southern California counties with improving weather conditions expected Tuesday. The Post Fire, which started Saturday in the northern Los Angeles County community of Gorman near the 5 Freeway, was 24-percent contained Tuesday morning.
The 5,425-acre Aero Fire started Monday in Calaveras County east of Stockton. Containment was at 20 percent. The area with grass and woodlands hasn't seen a large fire since 2003.in Sonoma County started Sunday near Geyserville and grew to more than 1,200 acres. Containment was at 40 percent. Crews are increasing containment lines with more favorable firefighting conditions in the forecast.
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