Wildfires fueled by strong winds and an extended heat wave have led to the first death in California of the 2024 season.
A firefighter runs while battling the Thompson Fire burning in Oroville, Calif., on Tuesday, July 2, 2024. An extended heat wave blanketing Northern California resulted in red flag fire warnings and power shutoffs.
California's first death of the fire season was reported after Mendocino County officials said they found human remains in a home that burned in a fire that started Monday. The coroner’s office was working to identify the body, but it may be that of a 66-year-old woman whose family reported her missing.
No injuries or deaths have been reported. But the tribe's chairman, Terry Rambler, called it the “most serious structural fire” on the reservation in decades. “We are not just in a fire season, but we are in a fire year,” Joe Tyler, director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said. “Our winds and the recent heat wave have exacerbated the issue, consuming thousands of acres. So we need to be extra cautious.”
The deadly Mina Fire in Mendocino County, about 180 miles north of San Francisco, started Monday afternoon, likely from a burn pile on a property that had escaped and spread. The deceased 66-year-old woman was last seen on the property trying to protect her home with a garden hose, county officials said.Officials across the West — including in Oregon, Nevada and Washington state — have imposed burn bans and other restrictions to avoid sparks.
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