Jerry Brown is requesting a "major disaster declaration" from the president for the wildfires burning at both ends of the state. Governor requests federal disaster declarationĬalifornia Gov. A firefighter works on putting out hotspots in West Hills, Sunday, Nov 11, 2018. Huge plumes of smoke are rising again in the fire area, which stretches miles from the northwest corner of Los Angeles' San Fernando Valley to the Malibu coast. Los Angeles County Fire Chief Daryl Osby said that means 90 percent of the fire lines are uncontained and there are numerous hotspots and plenty of fuel that has not burned. A one-day lull in the dry, northeasterly winds ended Sunday morning and authorities warn that the gusts will continue through Tuesday.įire officials said the lull allowed firefighters to gain 10 percent control of the "Woolsey Fire," which has burned more than 80,000 acres in western Los Angeles County and southeastern Ventura County since Thursday. Strong Santa Ana winds have returned to Southern California, fanning a huge wildfire that has scorched a string of communities west of Los Angeles.
"I hope they and all the other missing people are safe, hunkered down somewhere." Strong winds fanning Woolsey Fire "Our missing employees aren't more important than anyone else's - but they're ours, so I'm trying," he tweeted. Little said friends of a second press operator told the publisher he was safe. The Honey Run Covered Bridge was listed on the Register of Historic Places and even had its own association to look after it. It was the backdrop for countless wedding and other celebration photos over the years and in recent years had been used for movie nights. The newspaper reports it is the only three-span truss bridge of its kind in the United States. All that's left are charred wooden beams, rippled sheet metal and red steel beams protruding from concrete. The San Francisco Chronicle reports that the 238-foot Honey Run Covered Bridge near Chico was leveled in the in the fire that ripped through the area late Thursday. "Sad we lost our home but grateful that my family is safe." Gold Rush-era bridge destroyed by flamesĪ celebrated 132-year-old Gold Rush-era wooden footbridge in Butte County is among the losses from a devastating Northern California wildfire. The courageous firefighters were able to save my cars and personal items recovered from my home," she wrote on Instagram.