Unfortunately, that number will probably go up,
This fire is surprising a lot of people with its explosive growth,
We are using every available tool to protect lives and property as our fire and emergency response teams work around the clock to combat these challenging fires,
It can be very challenging for the crews to fight fire in areas like this, very steep terrain, inaccessible, very few roads, so all of those things can cause challenges just for getting the crews in and working,
The fuel that's burning with the brush and the large timber can throw those embers out a great distance ahead of the main fire, and that can make controlling the fire more difficult,
We're experiencing some pretty strong winds and as we get into these upper elevations, that can actually intensify those winds, channeling and funneling them up different canyons; and things like that can cause some challenges and increased fire behavior,
The fuel conditions we have up here, large timber, lots of available fuel to burn,
I don't want anyone else to experience this. It's the most traumatizing, terrifying, and saddening thing to have a whole community go up in flames,
The Park Fire continued to burn aggressively due to steep terrain and winds. Extreme fire behavior has occurred due to the slope and winds aligning, causing significant growth,
This is what's left of my house,
Everything else we had burned up, but getting them out, getting us out, was my priority,
Lower temperatures and higher humidity have reduced fire activity,
The potential for explosive fire growth during fire weather conditions should not be underestimated,
Extreme fire conditions continue to challenge firefighters as the blaze has now grown to over 345,000 acres (1,396.2 square kilometers),
Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the State are flying fire suppression missions as conditions allow,
We’ve got to have a place to land and stop doing this, because this is what’s stressing me out,
I’ve lost everything and I don’t care to stay and watch my town burn again,
My five-year-old wants to move away. My wife basically hyperventilates and can’t breathe because she’s afraid she’s gonna burn up,
It’s got us all riled up,
It’s hard. It’s hard to not know. Is this the end of it? We just need to be done with the fires,