Wildfires spark evacuations in 3 U.S. states and Canada amid heat wave

The extreme heat wave gripping the Western United States and Canada is spurring wildfires in several U.S. states and British Columbia.

Driving the news: Evacuations orders were issued in California, Oregon, Idaho, and B.C., while two Arizona firefighters died when their aircraft crashed while a responding to a wildfire in Mohave County in the state’s north, per a Bureau of Land Management statement.

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#BeckworthComplexFire has jumped US 395. Evacuation orders reinstated for Rancho Haven and Flanigan Flats communities. Take immediate steps to protect large animals and livestock. Details forthcoming. @washoecounty @WashoeSheriff @blmnv @USFSPlumas pic.twitter.com/J490FKZsBz

— Truckee Meadows Fire & Rescue (@TMFPD) July 11, 2021

• Oregon’s Bootleg fire was threatening transmission lines that supply California with power after doubling in size to 120 square miles on Saturday.
• A huge wildfire in Northern California’s Plumas National Forest “generated its own lightning,” the Los Angeles Times reports.
• In Canada, a new wildfire near Vernon, British Columbia, the Becker Lake fire, on Saturday triggered evacuations as it burned across some 25 acres of land, according to local news outlet Castanet.

Evacuation orders: The Northern California blaze, the combination of two fires in the Plumas National Forest known as the Beckwourth Complex, saw the evacuation of 2,800 people and the closure of the forest as it burned across some 55 acres in total, per AP.

• The southern Oregon wildfire triggered mandatory evacuations as it threatened some 3,000 homes, CBS News notes.
• A brush fire in Southern California’s eastern San Diego County saw two Native American reservations evacuated on Saturday.
• There were also evacuations in the small, remote community of Dixie in north-central Idaho, according to AP.

Of note: California Gov. Gavin Newsom on Saturday built on his emergency proclamation made a day earlier to free up additional energy capacity.

• Idaho Gov. Brad Little (R) issued an emergency declaration for wildfire on Friday that mobilized National Guard firefighters and aircraft to assist in firefighting efforts.

Editor’s note: This article has been updated with new details throughout.

Source: https://www.axios.com/wildfires-evacuations-california-oregon-idaho-9f792bee-bc91-4a8b-b201-bdbfdce92cae.html
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