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Klamath National Forest lightning fires update https://t.co/V9g6uZ6qzc @Klamath_NF https://t.co/Qb9FGUHkZn
RT @FireScienceGOV: Smoke makes things difficult. Science can help. Join our June Smoke Science Webinar Series to learn more! https://t.co/…
Firefighters contained a 28 acre fire in Tolowa Dunes State Park, 3 miles west of Smith River (Del Norte County).… https://t.co/kmhPXSy0bz
#PineFire [update] south of Woodacre (Marin County) per @marincountyfire is now 15 acres and 50% contained.… https://t.co/8dKsU5MEhI
CAL FIRE is assisting @marincountyfire with a wildfire off San Geronimo Ridge Rd & Pine Mountain Fire Rd, S of Wood… https://t.co/ez6GffwHf0
#ManzanitaFire [update] Evacuation Warnings are still in place. For details visit: https://t.co/DX6RyqHkw3
Help firefighters from departments large & small prevent human-caused wildfires this season! #OneLessSpark https://t.co/xj2uT9NVeL
#SloaneFire [update] off Sloane Canyon Road at Dehesa Road, east of El Cajon (San Diego County) is now 20 acres and… https://t.co/AUrYWLxmDc
#ManzanitaFire [update] south of Beaumont (Riverside Co) is now 5,800 acres and 20% contained. Evacs still in place… https://t.co/UJCSy8bPz4
RT @NationalForests: Women Forged by Fire: Sara Knapp https://t.co/NfZrZUsopv #ForceofNature https://t.co/wsADznsWsV
@SJFD crews get a quick "knockdown" on a structure fire located in the 400 block of TUSCARORA DR, San Jose, CA #SJFD https://t.co/r9cTEFxzIe
Firefighters are battling a 20 acre fire off Sloane Canyon Rd at Dehesa Rd, east of El Cajon (San Diego County).… https://t.co/BG9UzU2Ets
California large wildfire activity for June 27 #cawildfires https://t.co/rsNQqXDoFG
#ManzanitaFire [update] south of Beaumont (Riverside Co) is now 5,000 acres and 20% contained. Evacs still in place… https://t.co/PqILGAILVn
RT @LosPadresNF: @LosPadresNF fire resources supporting @CALFIRE_SLO again today. https://t.co/YyDkv8ThhQ
#HillFire [update] east of Santa Margarita (San Luis Obispo County) is 1,200 acres and 40% contained.… https://t.co/1opoNfZIcv
Firefighters are battling a 20 acre fire off Hwy 16 & Latrobe Rd, east of White Rock (Sacramento County).… https://t.co/qwtSQY6q1t
#CreekFire [update] off Los Gatos Creek Rd, west of Derrick (Fresno County) is now 357 acres & 80% contained. https://t.co/ewxHvfs83w
#KingFire [update] off Campus Dr and Moonlit Oaks Ave in Yreka (Siskiyou Co) is now 19 acres and 85% contained.… https://t.co/uWrBF1cwTC
#ManzanitaFire [update] south of Beaumont (Riverside Co.) is now 5000 acres and 10% contained.… https://t.co/o0LwcCNOyB
Just in: #ManzanitaFire (Riverside Co.) Is now 5,000 acres and 10% contained. https://t.co/y46IiiIZdI
Smokejumpers assisting w/ containment of 15 small fires across the Klamath, Modoc, Six Rivers & Tahoe Nat'l Forests… https://t.co/CIgae3uX3f
#HillFire [update] east of Santa Margarita (San Luis Obispo Co) is now 900 acres. Continued structure threat.… https://t.co/YxsDT6hfNq
Wishing you a SAFE and happy 4th of July! Remember, even 'safe and sane' fireworks are dangerous and illegal in San… https://t.co/qPbT30i6zP
#HillFire [update] east of Santa Margarita (San Luis Obispo Co) is now 500 acres. Evacuations in progress.… https://t.co/KeUdh6UvyB
#KingFire [update] off Campus Dr and Moonlit Oaks Ave in Yreka (Siskiyou Co) is 19 acres and 50% contained. All eva… https://t.co/oRTzipoXgY
#HillFire [update] off Park Hill Road and La Entrada, east of Santa Margarita (San Luis Obispo County) is now 500 a… https://t.co/Ujou2zwoA6
#BlackFire [final] IC has declared the fire 100% contained and controlled at 36 ac. All @ClevelandNF and… https://t.co/doai9oHeRW
#CreekFire [update] off Los Gatos Creek Rd, west of Derrick (Fresno County) is now 357 acres & 75% contained. https://t.co/FvPS3FHhFF
@SJFD Chief Jacobson delivering a fireworks safety message today @ Vasona Park press conference, thanks to… https://t.co/sdSnNrT2EE
#ManzanitaFire [update] at Hwy 79 N, Lambs Canyon S of Dump Rd, S of Beaumont (Riverside Co.) is now 250 acres.… https://t.co/JMiYgFIkuW
Increased fire activity across Central & Southern California due to high temps, strong winds & low relative humidit… https://t.co/EveXr5DuP1
Providing ground & aerial firefighting resources on several new wildfires this afternoon https://t.co/27L7YYVgr7
#HillFire [update] off Park Hill Road and La Entrada, east of Santa Margarita (San Luis Obispo County) is now 100 a… https://t.co/BoLIgposOC
Firefighters are battling a 10 acre fire off Park Hill Road and La Entrada, east of Santa Margarita (San Luis Obisp… https://t.co/Wf8no3SJUq
Firefighters are battling a 125 acre fire at Hwy 79 N, Lambs Canyon south of Dump Road, south of Beaumont (Riversid… https://t.co/VLox27tw3A
Watch the Fire Situation Report for Monday, June 26, 2017. https://t.co/YBKhs9YuiK
Firefighters battling a 10 acre fire off Campus Dr & Moonlit Oaks Ave, Yreka (SiskiyouCo) #KingFire is 15% containe… https://t.co/bXy6GytDvg
#RedFlagWarning in effect for many parts of southern CA. Winds + low humidity will elevate fire danger. More:… https://t.co/Yx5LHbWLHN
@SCCoSheriff @SanJosePD @SJFD @SCCgov Thanks to all the agencies who joined us today to help promote #fireworks awa… https://t.co/DlJkZvREzU
Check out today's National Incident Mgmt Situation Report (pdf) for all the latest on wildfires across the Southwest https://t.co/1e0twUoOuS
Fire Adapted: Firefighters have completed 239 prescribed fire projects, treating 13,900 acres of Nat'l Forest lands… https://t.co/xfPWd0qTyu
Roots and Shoots project (6/21) @SixRiversNF firefighters & Karuk 1 handcrew #rxfire #goodfire 🌲🔥 https://t.co/pys58PCzTV
@JosephSerna @CAL_FIRE To clarify, the Highway Fire photo was taken on June 18. These fire statistics are current as of this morning. Thx
@JosephSerna @sequoiaforest Atypical in that it was the 6th year of a drought. No problem.
@JosephSerna @sequoiaforest Both of these are near long-term averages. OTD in 2016 (an atypical year), 260 fires ha… https://t.co/StFFOZ71dC
Since January 1st, 203 wildfires have burned 5,565 acres of National Forest lands in California. #HighwayFire photo… https://t.co/4arIpXZAfO
RT @Cal_OES: Statewide wildland fire map for Monday, June 26th. #PlaceritaFire is 57% contained. Also monitoring #DiazFire #CreekFire & #Ho…
RT @fireadaptednet: How art brought one community together #afterthefire https://t.co/xbB5PskGXx @GetZilient @CaFireScience #resilience htt…
#BlackFire [update] off Black Canyon Rd & Mesa Grande Rd, Ramona (San Diego County) is now 46 acres & 60% contained.
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