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Wildfires in California and Nevada are driving thousands from their homes as firefighters in the air and on the ground work to contain them, amid daytime temperatures nearing 100 degrees.
Travel could be difficult through Friday with feet of snow and gusty winds up to 60 mph. Chain controls are in effect for most of the mountain passes, including I-80 to the Nevada state line.
A massive fire burning across both California and Nevada is generating extreme fire behavior, spawning “fire whirls” and creating dangerous conditions for firefighters, authorities said.
California's other big fire of the year — the Bonny fire, which has charred 2,300 acres in Riverside County — is also burning across some arid landscapes as well as through the mountains.
In the Sierra Nevada mountains, some areas could see up to 6 feet of snow, leading authorities to urge people to stay off mountain passes. Powerful wind gusts of 60 mph also posed a threat at high ...
The Caldor Fire's footprint spanned the Sierra Nevada, largely between Highways 50 and 88 The general location of the fire in Northern California The Caldor Fire was a large wildfire that burned 221,835 acres (89,773 hectares) in the Eldorado National Forest and other areas of the Sierra Nevada in El Dorado , Amador , and Alpine County ...
U.S. Route 50 (US 50) is a transcontinental highway in the United States, stretching from West Sacramento, California, in the west to Ocean City, Maryland, on the east coast. The Nevada portion crosses the center of the state and was named " The Loneliest Road in America " by Life magazine in July 1986.
The Bridge Fire, which sparked in Angeles National Forest, east of Los Angeles on Sunday, stands at nearly 3,000 acres with 0% containment, according to forest officials.An evacuation order is in ...