Conditions threaten to stoke already vast wildfires in Northern California
by Jaclyn Cosgrove and Sonali Kohli, Los Angeles Times
Aug 03, 2018
3 minutes
YOSEMITE NATIONAL PARK, Calif. - Firefighters throughout the state were bracing for strengthening winds forecast this weekend that threaten to fan the flames of multiple Northern California wildfires, including the deadly Carr fire.
As of Thursday, there were 18 wildfires burning across the state. Although a number of them had scorched fewer than 100 acres, those smaller fires are contributing to the drain on critical resources, especially as firefighters from around the state and nation are being called to battle the big blazes.
A red flag warning was issued Thursday for parts of
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