Update: Click here for a more recent article including these maps. Now a week old, the Washburn Fire is growing beyond Yosemite’s eastern boundary, with fire managers describing a “perfect ...

The fire continues to burn near Yosemite National Park and appears to be moving northwards towards Jerseydale. Western Fire Chiefs screenshot of the Oak Fire in Mariposa County, California.

WAWONA, Calif. — A fast-moving brush fire near Yosemite National Park exploded in size Saturday into one of California's largest wildfires of the year, prompting evacuation orders for thousands ...

Maps published Friday, July 15, 2022, by the National Interagency Fire enter show the perimeter of the Washburn Fire burning in Yosemite National Park and the Sierra National Forest.

The Washburn fire began Thursday afternoon near the Mariposa Grove of giant sequoias in Yosemite National. The fire grew in size by almost 50% overnight Saturday night.

The Washburn fire exploded over the weekend at Yosemite National Park.