According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Prevention, California’s biggest wildfires this year grew to 70,800 acres in San Luis Obispo County, poses an immediate threat to life.
The Madre Fire sparked sparks in rural areas of the county around 1pm on Wednesday. The fire burned one structure and contained 10%, Cal Fire spokesman Toni Davis said late Friday afternoon.
The hot and windy conditions along the central coast have encouraged the spread of the fire, but the cause of the flames is under investigation. Davis said more than 200 people have been evacuated and 50 structures are threatened by the flames.
The helicopter will drop water into the Madre Fire as it burns along Highway 166 on Thursday in San Luis Obispo County.
(Noah Burger/AP)
The Madre Fire is more than three times more than the Palisade fire that burned 23,000 acres in coastal Los Angeles County in January, killing 12 people and destroying nearly 7,000 structures. The fatal Eaton fire in Altadena torched 14,000 acres and killed 18 people before it went out.
According to Cal fire, fire tankers from all over the state are fire control missions that are flying as conditions allow. Over 600 people and 46 fire engines are available for fire.
The Los Padres National Forest, Cal Fire San Luis Obispo and the Bureau of Land Management share the jurisdiction of Madre Fire.
Source link
