Cedar Fire burning in Kern County, California
8/31/2016 12:00:00 AM
CATEGORIES:
Fire
Relief, Response & Restrictions
AFFECTED AREAS:
Kern County, CA
Alta Sierra, CA
Tulare County, CA
Balance Rock, CA
Idlewild, CA
Panorama Heights, CA
Posey, CA
Poso Park, CA
Sugarloaf Mountain Park, CA
Sugarloaf Saw Mill, CA
Sugarloaf Village, CA
White River Summer Home Tract, CA
Start Date: 8/16/2016
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The Cedar fire scorched 29,322 acres in Tulare and Kern counties and has cost $39 million to fight since it began more than two weeks ago. Some evacuations orders had been downgraded from mandatory to voluntary.
The Fresno Bee (Calif.), Aug. 31, 2016
The Cedar Fire began on Aug. 16 and burned about 2,000 acres in the first few days. Over the next week, flames consumed more than 26,000 acres, feeding on dead trees and being pushed by winds. Residents of several communities were recommended to evacuate, while some parts of Kernville were under precautionary evacuations.
Ridgecrest News Review (Calif.), Aug. 26, 2016
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