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Sequoia fires shifts evacuation orders, sends smoke billowing
The pair of firefighting theaters in the Sequoias have driven up air quality warnings along the San Joaquin Valley floor and dry conditions in the foothills prompted fresh evacuation orders.
Containment of Windy Fire soars amid cooler temps
Cooler temperatures are aiding firefighters to combat two major fire complexes within the Sequoia region of the southern Sierra Nevadas.
Warnings continue as Windy Fire surges in Sequoia National Forest
The two major blazes encroaching Sequoia and Kings Canyon National Parks and Sequoia National Forest now sit at a combined 132,359 acres consumed, the U.S. Forest Service announced on Monday.
Newsom signs climate bill while visiting KNP Complex Fire damage
California Gov. Gavin Newsom swung through Three Rivers on Thursday to sign a $15 billion budget bill focused on the climate as two massive wildfires burned nearby.
Kings Canyon Nat’l Park shuttered as Sequoia-based fires continue to grow
Two sets of fires in the southern Sierra Nevadas near Sequoia National Park and Forest continue to burn as firefighters attempt to divert them away from damaging ancient Giant Sequoia trees and the Giant Forest.
Calif. Democrats reject measures to bolster wildfire prevention, firefighting efforts
Firefighters are tackling California's largest-ever wildfire near Lake Tahoe and fresh blazes in Sequoia National Park. Hope for relief moving forward, however, was extinguished on Capitol Hill.
KNP Complex, Windy Fire boom – force closure of Kings Canyon Nat’l Park
Kings Canyon National Park joined its neighbor, Sequoia National Park, in being almost entirely closed by U.S. National Park Service officials amid wildfire threat.
Evacuation warnings issued for Tulare Co. residents near Windy Fire
Tulare County Sheriff Mike Boudreaux issued an evacuation warning for communities near the Windy Fire in the Sequoia National Forest.
KNP Complex swells, expanding evacuation orders into Three Rivers
A set of wildfires in the Sierra Nevada foothills near Sequoia National Park and Forest have prompted a wave of evacuation orders from fire and Sheriff's officials.
Forest Service orders closure of all Calif. national forests amid overwhelming blazes
Nearly every California national forest is set to temporarily close effective Monday at midnight through Sept. 17, the Forest Service announced.
