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Crews are working to control two fires in the park, one on each end, that are burning up dry fuel amid gusty winds and temperatures in the 90s
The White Sage Fire was burning in Arizona bout 15 miles southeast of Fredonia in Coconino County and north of the Grand Canyon State Park.
Air quality is unhealthier-than-average for some people Thursday as winds are blowing wildfire smoke across the Northern California region.
The Madre Fire was reported shortly after noon Wednesday, July 2, along Highway 166 about 25 miles east of Santa Maria.
A California wildfire that started on Wednesday afternoon continues to burn, having destroyed over 35,000 acres as of Thursday afternoon, with only a tiny portion contained.
Cooler temperatures and humidity are helping firefighters fight the fire, which nearly doubled in size since Monday afternoon.
Mainly clear skies for Saturday night with temperatures dropping into teh 50s and 60s. Wildfire smoke will settle in overnight and stick around through Monday. An air quality alert is in place until Monday afternoon.
SAN FRANCISCO — The Bay Area Air District on Thursday issued an air quality advisory due to smoke from wildfires burning in the northern Sacramento Valley area. The advisory runs through Friday.
California's Madre Fire sparked in the late evening of July 3 but has since grown to the largest in the state this year by the Fourth.
On Thursday afternoon, a fast-moving wildfire erupted near the 57 Freeway and Timber Canyon in Brea. Now named the Tonner Fire, the blaze quickly grew in size, fueled by light vegetation and steep terrain, as emergency crews rushed to prevent it from reaching homes and nearby critical infrastructure.
Two Maili homes were burned in the wildfire that broke out today, burning 95 acres and leading to an evacuation of residents of area neighborhoods. “Two homes were damaged by fire, but many others were saved thanks to the quick and tireless efforts of the HFD and the Federal Fire Department,