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A map of the US Forest Service shows the location where the Ferguason fire burns in the west of Yosemite National Park
A map of the US Forest Service shows the location where the fire from Ferguason burns to the west of Yosemite National Park. : US Forest Service /
Mendocino's Hot Shot Teams use flashbacks to help contain the county's fire along Route 129 near Lake Berryessa in Yolo County, California, Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Mendocino's Hot Shot Teams Use Flarebacks to Help Contain the County Fire along Route 129 Near Lake Berryessa in the County of Yolo, California, Tuesday, July 3, 2018.
Firefighters battling a forest fire in Guinda, California, on Sunday, July 1, 2018. Evacuations were ordered as hot, dry winds fueled an uncontrolled fire on Sunday in the rural north of Guinda, California. California. about 120 kilometers south of San Francisco Bay.
lessFirefighters fight a forest fire in Guinda, California on Sunday, July 1, 2018. The evacuations were ordered because the hot, dry winds fueled an uncontrolled wildfire on Sunday. rural areas of northern California. a
… moreCache Creek Casino Resort patrons observe a forest fire along a ridge at Capay (Yolo County).
Cache Creek Casino Resort patrons observe a forest fire along a ridge at Capay (Yolo County). ] Photo: Noah Berger / Associated Press
The County Fire Flames burn over Cache Creek Casino Resort on Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Capay, California.
The County Flames burn Creek Casino Resort on Saturday, June 30, 2018, in Capay, California.
A fire burns the slopes as the county fire continues along Route 129 near Lake Berryessa in Yolo County, California on Tuesday, July 3, 2018.
[19659034]County Fire continues along Route 129 near Lake Berryessa, Yolo County, California on Tuesday, July 3, 2018.
Hot Shot teams in Mendocino, California, use backfires to help contain county fire along Route 129 near Lake Berryessa in Yolo County, California on Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Hot Shot teams from Mendocino, California, use backfires to help contain the County Fire along Route 129 near Lake Berryessa in Yolo County, California on Tuesday July 3, 2018.
Photo: Randall Benton / TNSLocal resident leaves Corner Store while county fire burns west of Guinda, California on Monday, July 2, 2018.
Local resident leaves Corner Store as county burns down West of Guinda, California on Monday. , July 2, 2018.
Photo: Scott Strazzante / The ChronicleThe fire burns down a hill as the county fire burns along Route 129 near Lake Berryessa in Yolo County, California on Tuesday, July 3, 2018.
Fire Consumes a Hill County Fire is burning along Route 129 near Lake Berryessa in Yolo County, California on Tuesday, July 3, 2018.
The Golden Gate Bridge was almost hidden in the fog and smoke of the Yolo County fires. The San Francisco Emergency Management Department has issued an opinion on air quality for people with respiratory problems
The Golden Gate Bridge was almost hidden in fog and county fire smoke from Yolo. The San Francisco Emergency Management Department has issued a notice on air quality for people with respiratory problems.
Photo: Liz Moughon / The ChronicleA fire started by embers grows before crossing a property while County Fire burns in Guinda, California, on July 1, 2018. California authorities issued red weather warnings and orders for fire. mandatory evacuation after a series of forest fires. the strong winds and warm temperatures tore thousands of acres. The last fire, County Fire, erupted in Yolo County on June 30th. According to Cal Fire, the afternoon of July 1 extended over 9,000 hectares with zero percent containment.
lessA fire started by embers develops before crossing a property as the county fire burns in Guinda, California on July 1, 2018. California authorities issued warnings
… moreA wildfire burns herbs at a farm in Guinda, California, on Sunday, July 1, 2018. Evacuations were ordered as hot, dry winds fueled an uncontrolled wildfire on Sunday. Northern California. of fumes about 120 kilometers south of San Francisco Bay
lessA wildfire burns herbs at a farm in Guinda, California, on Sunday, July 1, 2018. Evacuations were Warm, dry winds fueled an uncontrolled fire Sunday in rural northern California,
… moreCounty fire burns west of Brooks, California on Monday, July 2, 2018.
County fire burns west of Brooks, California on Monday, July 2 2018.
Photo: Scott Strazzante / The chronicleMendocino's Hot Shot teams use backfires to help contain the county's fire along Route 129 near Lake Berryessa in Yolo County, California on Tuesday, July 3, 2018
Mendocino use counter fires to help contain the county fire along Route 129 near Lake Berryessa in Yolo County, California, Tuesday, July 3, 2018.
The fireman, identified as heavy equipment operator Calfire Braden Varney, died fighting the fire in circumstances that were not immediately known, said a spokesman. word of Calfire. Highway 140 near Post 37 on the west side of Yosemite
Visitors should take other routes into the park, said the National Park Service.
The fire was contained at 5%. Evacuations were in effect for the Savage Trading Post, Cedar Lodge and the Red Bud Inn, officials at the US Forest Service said.
The fire began around 9:30 pm Friday in the canyon of the Merced River. The cause of the fire is under investigation
Calfire, in a brief announcement on Varney's death, said that he was a member of the Madera-Mariposa-Merced unit and was married , with two young children.
Evan Sernoffsky and Steve Rubenstein are writers of the San Francisco Chronicle staff. Email: [email protected] and [email protected] Twitter: @EvanSernoffsky @SteveRubeSF
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