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March 28, 2024 |
California’s biggest wildfire of 2019 defies control TAYLORSVILLE - The Walker Fire burning in Plumas National Forest has surpassed 50,000 acres becoming California’s largest of the year, according to the U.S. Forest Service.
Mandatory evacuation orders are still in effect for the Murdock Crossing and Stony Ridge areas, but warnings have been reduced to evacuation advisories in all other affected areas by the Plumas County Sheriff’s Office. Some roadways remain closed, but Highway 395 is fully open to traffic. The Walker Fire is burning in the Genesee Valley about 11 miles east of Taylorsville. With 1,891 personnel assigned to the fire, the Forest Service advises that increased vehicle and equipment traffic may cause delays in eastern Plumas County. Story Date: September 18, 2019
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