Here’s the latest on fires burning on the west coast:
The biggest fire in eastern Washington, the Cold Springs Fire burning in Omak, has now burned nearly 300 square miles. Officials said the fire is now 85% contained.
According to officials, most of the resources fighting the fire will be demobilized over the next few as their work is completed.
Oregon officials are temporarily suspended recovery work in the area of one of the state’s biggest fires east of Eugene due to heavy rain and isolated thunderstorms.
Officials are urging residents who have not already evacuated to do so now or remain inside their homes during the storm, as a flash flood warning was issued for large parts of Oregon. Areas that have recently burned are at a higher-than-usual risk for flooding and mudslides because the trees and vegetation that normally absorb the water and hold the soil in place are gone.
In California, a stubborn, growing wildfire in mountains northeast of Los Angeles is moving toward homes, and evacuation warnings were issued for the small forest town of Wrightwood. The fire is threatening Mount Wilson, site of a historic observatory and an array of broadcast antennas.
Yosemite National Park is closed to all visitors due to the unsafe level of smoke, and Sequoia National Park closed earlier this week due to a growing wildfire in the adjacent Sequoia National Forest.