Crews battling wildfires in California on Tuesday, including the Post Fire in Los Angeles County, face another day of warm summer heat and gusty winds that will push flames into dry fuel, fire officials warned. meteorologists.
“Critical fire weather conditions are expected through today for northwest Los Angeles County and the mountains of Ventura County,” the National Weather Service said in a morning forecast.
The Post Fire, which started Saturday afternoon in Gorman, burned 15,611 acres and was 24% contained, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.
Strong winds continue to push the fire southward and with it columns of smoke that are harmful to health. Fed by dry brush and grass, red-hot blights have sparked spot fires more than a half-mile ahead of the main fire front, Cal Fire said.
The Post fire is the largest of more than a dozen wildfires that have started in California since Saturday.
Alert conditions – a combination of warm temperatures, low humidity and gusty winds – have fueled fire growth across the state.
The Sites Fire in Colusa County, which started Monday afternoon, grew to 10,000 acres Tuesday morning and the Aero Fire in Calaveras County was 5,425 acres Tuesday morning and contained to a twenty%.
