According to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, around 2,000 firefighters, along with planes and bulldozers, were battling the Oak Fire in difficult circumstances that included steep terrain and soaring temperatures.
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It is the most recent wildfire to occur in one of the largest US states.
The place of the fire.
According to Cal Fire, the official government website, it is in Mariposa County.
As of the most recent update, the fire has consumed 14,281 acres and is not even half controlled.
On Friday, July 22, it erupted south-west of the park, close to the community of Midpines in Mariposa County.
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How has Cal Fire responded?
According to a Sunday morning incident report, “the weather is forecast to stay hot with minimum humidity between 5% and 10%, which will hinder firefighting activities.”
On Saturday, July 23, as flames made passes through skeletal vegetation produced by the greatest drought in decades, officials reported “explosive fire behavior.”
According to Cal Fire, the fire had burned through more than 22 square miles of woodland by Sunday.
The reason was being looked into.
What has California’s state government said?
More than 6,000 residents in the sparsely populated region in the Sierra Nevada foothills who were spread out across a few miles had been given evacuation orders.
Due to the consequences of the fire, Governor Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency for Mariposa County.
According to Cal Fire, 10 residential and business buildings were destroyed by flames, while five more were damaged.
One of the primary entrances to Yosemite, State Route 140 between Carstens Road and Allred Road, was among the several roadways that were shut down.
As a result of climate change making the western United States significantly warmer and drier over the past 30 years, California has recently witnessed an increase in the size and fatality of wildfires.
Are there any other wildfires in California?
The Washburn Fire, which in the southernmost region of Yosemite National Park burnt to the edge of a grove of gigantic sequoia trees, was extinguished by firefighters as they made headway against it when the Oak Fire started.
After consuming 7.5 square miles of land and spreading into the Sierra National Forest for two weeks, the fire was almost entirely extinguished.
What have experts on the fire said?
According to scientists, extreme weather conditions will persist, and wildfires will continue to be more frequent, destructive, and unpredictable.
Have any residences had power outages?
In certain areas of California, the Oak Fire has led to power outages.
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