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High winds cause tree canopies to flare up at the Oak Fire as it burns east of Midpines Friday night, July 22, 2022 near Mariposa. Natural barriers in the area hadn’t yet helped slow the fire ...
The Oak Fire was a destructive wildfire in Mariposa County and the Sierra National Forest in Central California during the 2022 California wildfire season. [2] The fire was reported on July 22, 2022, and burned 19,244 acres (7,788 ha) before being fully contained on September 2, 2022. [ 1 ]
The Oak Fire ignited about 2:10 p.m. Friday in rural Midpines, near Highway 140 and Carstens Road. It’s about a 20-minute drive from Mariposa and an hour from Yosemite National Park . The cause ...
The 71-year-old is from Mariposa, officials said in an update Friday.
Oak Fire burns east of Midpines Friday, July 22, 2022 near Mariposa. Like 61-year-old Sabrina Geforos, whose home on 14 acres of land suddenly was threatened as the Oak Fire spread southward late ...
However, while the number of fires to date in 2022 was only slightly below the 5-year average (7,641 fires versus 8,049 fires), the total acreage burned was well below the 5-year average; 363,939 acres burned in 2022 thus far versus the 5-year average of 2,324,096 acres (though that average includes several of California's most significant fire ...
Dry conditions, steep terrain remain among top challenges for firefighters.
FILE - An air tanker flies past flames while battling the Oak Fire in Mariposa County, Calif., Sunday, July 24, 2022. Wildfires, floods and soaring temperatures have made climate change real to ...