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Firefighters in the San Bernardino County Fire Department badess damage to a neighborhood after a forest fire on Sunday, July 29, 2018, in Keswick, California (AP Photo / Marcio Jose Sanchez) [19659060FirefightersbadessdamagetoneighborhoodafterforestfireSundayJuly292018inKeswickCA(PhotoAP/MarcioJoseSanchez)
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A member of San Diego's Cal Fire team puts hot spots among the homes destroyed on Menlo Way following the Carr Fire in Redding, California on Sunday, July 29, 2018.
A Cal Fire crew member San Diego puts hot spots between the homes destroyed on Menlo Way following the Carr Fire in Redding, California on Sunday, July 29, 2018.
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From left to right: James Nash, his daughter Kailyn Nash, 16, and Anna Noland examine the damage done to Anna's house at 16925 Cape Cod Drive in the Lake Keswick Estates area on Sunday, July 29, 2018 in Redding, California. Sunday morning, more than 5,000 structures were destroyed and five people died in the Carr Fire. The fire burned 90,000 acres and 5% were contained. From left to right: James Nash, his daughter Kailyn Nash, age 16, and Anna Noland examine the damage done to Anna's house at 16925 Cape Cod Drive in the Lake Keswick Estates neighborhood on Sunday, July 29, 2018 in Redding, California. … more
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Thor Johnson observes that firefighters are cleaning the destroyed homes of Sunkist Court from his unbroken house following the Carr Fire in Redding, California, on Sunday, July 29, 2018.
Thor Johnson observes firefighters clean up Sunday July 29, 2018, work was conducted on homes destroyed at Sunkist Court, following the Carr fire in Redding, California.
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A firefighter cleans a house on Sunflower Drive following the Carr fire in Redding, California on Sunday, July 29, 2018.
A firefighter cleans a house on Sunflower Drive in the aftermath of Carr fire in Redding, California on Sunday, July 29, 2018.
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The remains of a destroyed house at Sunkist Court following the Carr fire in Redding, California on Sunday, July 29, 2018.
The remains of a destroyed house at Sunkist Court following the Carr Fires at Redding, California, Sunday, July 29, 2018.
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A burnt fence on Puffin Way following the Carr fire in Redding, California on Sunday, July 29, 2018.
A burnt fence on Puffin Way following the fire from Carr to Redding, California. Sunday, July 29, 2018.
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A burnt tree is found in the backyard of a destroyed house along Sunflower Drive as a result of the Carr Fire in Redding, California on Sunday, July 29, 2018.
A Burnt tree stands in the yard of a destroyed house along Sunflower Drive following the Carr Fire in Redding, California on Sunday, July 29, 2018.
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(from left to right) Redding residents Julie Reaves, Aiden Bunas, 11, and Naomi Yamamoto installed signs along Eureka Way following the Carr Fire in Redding, California on Sunday July 29, 2018. [19659061] (from left to right) Redding residents, Julie Reaves, 11-year-old Aiden Bunas, and Naomi Yamamoto installed signs along Eureka Way following the Carr Fire in Redding , California, Sunday, July 29, 2018.
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Smoke covers CA 299 during the Carr Fire in Redding, California on Saturday, July 28, 2018.
Smoke covers CA 299 during the Carr Fire in Redding, California on Saturday, July 28, 2018. [19659062] Photo: Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle
The half-ruined brick buildings of Shasta State Historic Park, Saturday, July 28, 2018, in Shasta, California. The structure survived the fire of Carr.
The half-ruined brick buildings of the Shasta State Historic Park, Saturday, July 28, 2018, in Shasta, California. The structure survived the fire of Carr.
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Shorty's Eatery, Bakery and General Merchandise at Shasta State Historic Park, Saturday, July 28, 2018, in Shasta, California
Shorty's Eatery, Bakery and General Merchandise at Historic Park. Shasta State, Saturday, July 28, 2018, in Shasta, California.
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The Courthouse Museum on Saturday, July 28, 2018, Shasta, California. The structure survived the fire of Carr.
The courthouse museum on Saturday, July 28, 2018, Shasta, California. Fire.
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A police officer investigates a house on Quartz Hill Road after the Carr Fire destroyed the Redding, California area on Saturday, July 28, 2018
A police officer investigates a house on Quartz Hill Road after the destruction of Carr Fire Redding area, California, Saturday, July 28, 2018
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A destroyed property at Lake Keswick Estates is seen after Carr's fire in Redding, California on Saturday, July 28, 2018.
A property destroyed at Lake Keswick Estates is seen after the fire of Carr in Redding, California on Saturday, July 28, 2018.
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Firefighters gather on Menlo Way and Keswick Dam after Carr's fire destroyed the Redding, California area on Saturday, July 28, 2018.
Firefighters gather on Menlo Way and Keswick Road Dam. Redding, California, Saturday, July 28, 2018.
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The destroyed properties are visible on Menlo Way and Keswick Dam Road after the Carr Fire destroyed the area at Redding, California on Saturday, July 28, 2018.
The destroyed properties are visible on Menlo Way and Keswick Dam Road after Carr Fire destroyed the Redding area, California on Saturday, July 28, 2018.
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Deadly fires continued to tear California from the northern border to mountain ranges in the south of the state as furious flames were burning all the time and tens of thousands of people were still fleeing.
A firefighter from Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks died after being struck by a falling tree on Sunday. The firefighter, whose name was not disclosed, was a member of a tactical firefighting operation that fought the Ferguson fire in Mariposa County. Fire was the eighth person killed in the recent outbreak of flames
Seventeen large forest fires in California continued to upset the summer for residents and visitors, closing the famous Yosemite National Park to be extended until Friday. ordered evacuated from Riverside County to the border of Oregon.
State counts released on Sunday show that forest fires burned more than 200,000 acres and destroyed more than 500 structures in the Redding area alone. Nearly 20,000 homes are still under threat as evacuees are sent to a safe place in Red Cross centers, colleges and public schools. More than 12,000 firefighters are working to contain the dozen fires that the authorities describe as "significant".
The fires took the lives of eight people, including a great-grandmother and her siblings aged 4 and 5, firefighters and "We are well ahead of the fire activity that we We saw last year, "said Lynne Tolmachoff, spokeswoman for the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. "We're only in July, we're not even in the worst part of the fire season."
Hot, dry weather and wind gusts in some affected areas did not promise rapid extinction fires . They continue to rage in the southern San Jacinto Mountains, in Mendocino, Lake and Napa Counties, and as far north as the California-Oregon border.
Recent fires have caused more than half a dozen injured firefighters. caused the death of Jeremy Stoke, a fire inspector at the Redding Fire Department; Don Ray Smith, 81, a private bulldozer operator; and Braden Varney, 36, Cal Fire heavy fire equipment operator and unidentified firefighter in Ferguson Fire. Other victims include the three members of Redding's family and another person from the Redding area whose name was not disclosed.
The largest forest fire to date remains the Carr Fire in Shasta County. 19659136] Since Wednesday, all visitors have been excluded from the greatest wonder of California, the Yosemite Valley. Authorities have extended the closure of the valley until Friday because of the Ferguson fire, which burns in the Sierra National Forest. Ferguson's fire broke out 25 miles west of the park on July 13th.
And in an increasingly grim routine, residents of Mariposa County faced a similar forest fire threat a year ago.
The annoying air quality affected the areas surrounding the fires and even further afield, with unhealthy conditions reported up northwestern Nevada. The spread of fine particles has prompted health officials in Washoe County to issue smokescreen warnings to people with lung disease, the elderly and children.
A chalky haze nestled in the Lakeport area on Sunday and visibility became more difficult. afternoon. From time to time the wind threatened Kelseyville, and some evacuees chatted wearing surgical masks.
The Sutter Lakeside Hospital evacuated patients from all departments, except the emergency room and the family birth center. The evacuation was lifted on Sunday morning
. Until now, air quality in the Bay Area has not been significantly affected by fires, said Ralph Borrmann, spokesman for the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. After consulting observers on Sunday afternoon, Borrmann said the counties remained in the "right" range, including Napa and Sonoma counties, where the impacts would be most likely
. Redding a few days, so that did not have an impact on what we breathe at ground level, "Borrmann said. Despite a little haze in the beginning, "he did not reach the breathing zone."
The writer of the Chronicle Megan Cbadidy and the Associated Press contributed to this report.
Karen de Sá is a San Francisco Chronicle writer. Email: [email protected] Twitter: @ KedeSa1