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10 hours ago · By Friday morning, the fire had charred 842 acres and moved southeast toward Mariposa, shutting down one of the main highways into Yosemite National Park, State Route 140 that turns into El Portal ...
1 day ago · Residents of parts of Mariposa County have been ordered to evacuate due to the fire, impacting approximately 1,100 people, according to the Mariposa County Sheriff's Office. Fire crews worked to ...
2 days ago · MARIPOSA — A raging wildfire forced evacuation in parts of Mariposa County on the Fourth of July. The blaze broke out around 6:30 p.m. in the area of French Road and Highway 49 in Mariposa.
1 day ago · Update: July 5, 2024 at 11:30 AM Governor Gavin Newsom announced today that California has secured a Fire Management Assistance Grant from FEMA to aid in containing the French Fire in Mariposa County, which has rapidly spread across 843 acres since igniting yesterday evening, prompting the evacuation of 1,100 residents. This grant follows a recent FMAG secured for the Thompson Fire and a state ...
14 hours ago · The French fire, in Mariposa County, California, began Thursday. It was 15% contained by Friday evening, having burned through 908 acres, the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection ...
1 day ago · Mariposa County faces the French Fire amid a heatwave, prompting mandatory evacuations and a fight against a blaze that has grown to 791 acres with 0% containment.
7 hours ago · As of 6 a.m. local time on Friday, the fire had spread to 843 acres and was 5 percent contained, according to Cal Fire’s Madera-Mariposa-Merced unit. Some of the town’s 17,000 residents were ...
Jul 23, 2022 · A wildfire raging for a third day Sunday in central California’s Mariposa County outside Yosemite National Park has burned more than 14,000 acres and forced thousands to evacuate from rural ...
Jul 26, 2022 · Newsom declared a state of emergency for Mariposa County Saturday, citing the thousands of displaced residents, destroyed homes and threatened critical infrastructure.
Jul 24, 2022 · Gov. Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency for Mariposa County on Saturday due to the effects of the Oak Fire. More than 400 firefighters were battling the blaze, along with helicopters, other aircraft and bulldozers, facing tough conditions that included hot weather, low humidity and bone-dry vegetation caused by the worst drought in ...
