California firefighters make progress on Yosemite wildfire threatening sequoias


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California firefighters have reportedly made improvements to the Washington fire.

The wildfire spread over 2,340 acres and contained 25 percent.

There are 545 people assigned to the fire.

The blaze killed more than 500 mature people in the park’s Mariposa Grove.

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In this image, released by the National Park Service, the smoke from the Washington fire near Yophamite National Park, California, Friday, July 8, 2022, at the bottom of Mariposa Grove.

In this image, released by the National Park Service, the smoke from the Washington fire near Yophamite National Park, California, Friday, July 8, 2022, at the bottom of Mariposa Grove.
(National Park Service by AP)

The Wave and the large, medium-sized basin have been abandoned, and the south is closed to visitors.

There are no reports of serious damage to trees in Mariposa Grove.

On Friday, July 8, 2022, a fire extinguisher in the Yosemite National Park, California, was set ablaze by a firefighter guarding a Sekoya tree.

On Friday, July 8, 2022, a fire extinguisher in the Yosemite National Park, California, was set ablaze by a firefighter guarding a Sekoya tree.
(AP Photo / Noah Burger)

The bush is protected by a spraying system and has a long history of burning.

In addition, according to Yosemite Fire and Aviation, Washington firefighters used a barrage of firearms to create a control line.

The Washington fire will burn on Yosemite National Park, California, Saturday, July 9, 2022.

The Washington fire will burn on Yosemite National Park, California, Saturday, July 9, 2022.
(Stephen Lam / San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

The control line is an all-encompassing term for built-in or natural barriers and treated fire edges used to control fires.

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The Washington fire will burn Friday, July 8, 2022 at Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California.

The Washington fire will burn Friday, July 8, 2022 at Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, California.
(AP Photo / Noah Burger)

According to the National Park Service, the recurrence of wildfires in most Sequoia shrubs, combined with the climate, has made wildfires even more deadly.

The largest Sekoya Grove acre in Sierra Nevada burned between 2015 and 2021, compared to a quarter of the previous century.

From Oakrst, Madera County, California, Friday, July 8, 2022 A fire broke out in Yosemite National Park.

From Oakrst, Madera County, California, Friday, July 8, 2022 A fire broke out in Yosemite National Park.
(AP Photo / Noah Burger)

There was no clear flash of lightning for Thursday’s fire near the park’s Washington Road.

Temperature alert issued in Central Valley, below Sierra Nevada.

In this photo provided by the National Park Service, the Washington fire broke out at Yosemite National Park, California, on the road north of the Waona Hotel on Monday, July 11, 2022.

In this photo provided by the National Park Service, the Washington fire broke out at Yosemite National Park, California, on the road north of the Waona Hotel on Monday, July 11, 2022.
(National Park Service by AP)

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The National Agency for Fire (NIFC) reports that there are more than 6,000 wildfires and paramedics across the country.

According to the NIFC, the United States has seen 35,711 wildfires burn 4,845,026 hectares this year. Alaska has 2.6 million hectares of land burned this year and more than one million hectares of southern land.

The Associated Press reports.

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