People across the San Joaquin Valley have been rallying to assist evacuees from the Creek Fire. For one family, the gift of a tent led to a change in outlook. When Matthew Warner and his family were evacuated from their home in Tollhouse last week, they weren’t planning on camping, …
Read More »Ordered To Leave Their Homes, Creek Fire Evacuees Decide What Goes With Them
More than 30,000 people in Fresno County have had to leave their homes due to the Creek Fire. Sharon Souza is one of them. She left Tollhouse Tuesday morning, but spent the weekend deciding what items would stay and what would go. She says she tried to be practical rather …
Read More »‘I Want To Make Sure That My Community Is Informed’ – Serving Big Sandy Rancheria In A Fire
With the devastation caused by the Creek Fire, the chairperson of Big Sandy Rancheria calls herself a messenger for her community. So far, most of the 170-member tribe have evacuated. Elizabeth Kipp is the Auberry tribe’s chairperson. Since evacuating to Fresno, she’s made multiple trips back up Highway 168 to …
Read More »Sierra Unified Suspending Distance Learning Amidst Creek Fire
Sierra Unified School District in the Fresno County foothills is suspending online instruction for the week due to the Creek Fire burning in the Sierra National Forest. Superintendent Alan Harris estimates up to 75 percent of district staff and students are being evacuated or have already been displaced by the …
Read More »Rock Fire (Stanislaus County) Started 6/25/2019, updated 6/25/2019
Bridge Fire (Marin County) Started 8/08/2018, updated 6/25/2019
Scott Fire (Yuba County) Started 6/24/2019, updated 6/24/2019
Paskenta Fire (Tehama County) Started 6/22/2019, updated 6/22/2019
Mountain Fire (Alameda County) Started 6/21/2019, updated 6/21/2019
Jerry Fire (Riverside County) Started 6/21/2019, updated 6/21/2019
Weisgarber Fire (San Diego County) Started 6/20/2019, updated 6/20/2019
Firefighters continue to engage the fire directly as well as construct and improve containment lines. Fire conditions are likely to improve as humidities increase and temperatures decrease as we move further into the evening.
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