Firefighters are bracing for warmer conditions that could complicate their efforts to put out the Post Fire.
Firefighters are bracing for warmer conditions in the coming days as they continue battling the Post Fire, which has burned more than 15,000 acres in Los Angeles and Ventura counties, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said Thursday.The wildfire started at 1:47 p.m. Saturday near Gorman in northwestern LA County and exploded in size over the weekend. This week, firefighters managed keep the blaze from spreading after it grew to more than 15,000 acres Sunday.
More than 17,000 firefighters have been battling the wildfire that erupted by Gorman School Road and Ralph's Ranch Road, near the southbound I-5 Freeway, according to the Los Angeles County Fire Department. It quickly grew over the weekend as winds pushed it into Hungry Valley Park, triggering the evacuation of more than 1,200 people at a nearby recreation area and campground off the I-5 Freeway — the Hungry Valley State Vehicular Recreation Area.
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