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The Thompson Fire, which has been burning in Butte County near Lake Oroville since 11 a.m. Tuesday, was 3,568 acres (5.5 square miles) as of noon Wednesday, according to the Cal Fire website.
The Thompson fire has burned 3,500 acres and resulted in evacuation orders for more than 28,000 people in Butte County. Oroville residents are reminded of the deadly Camp fire, which destroyed the ...
Oroville Dam, an important part of the California State Water Project, is an earthen embankment dam on the Feather River, east of the city of Oroville in Northern California. The dam is used for flood control, water storage, hydroelectric power generation, and water quality improvement in the Sacramento–San Joaquin River Delta. [1]:
Within six hours, the fire grew from 15 acres (6.1 ha) to over 2,100 acres (850 ha), causing Gavin Newsom, the Governor of California, declared a state of emergency in Butte County. [8] [9] 13 thousand residents of Oroville were evacuated from the area. [9] On Wednesday, the fire had scorched more than 3,000 acres (1,200 ha). [10]
Flames are seen on the shores of Lake Oroville from the Thompson Fire on Tuesday, June 2, 2024. The 3,000-acre wildfire has prompted evacuations of roughly 13,000 residents in Butte County.
Oroville Dam is an earthfill embankment dam on the Feather River east of the city of Oroville, California, in the Sierra Nevada foothills east of the Sacramento Valley. At 770 feet (235 m) high, it is the tallest dam in the U.S. [ 8 ] and serves mainly for water supply, hydroelectricity generation, and flood control.
The city of Oroville declared a state of emergency as state and federal resources pour in to fight the place. Four homes destroyed, 13k remain evacuated as Thompson Fire burns 3,000 acres in Butte ...
Fire burns to Oroville Dam’s spillway At 4:30 p.m., the California Department of Water Resources announced that it is closely monitoring the fire, which started just north of its Oroville Field ...