Firefighters contain 558-acre James Fire near San Joaquin
Crews stopped the James Fire after 558 acres burned near Manning Avenue and James Road, a rural corridor watched closely for threats to homes, farms and traffic.
The James Fire burned 558 acres near S. James Rd and W. Manning Ave in Tranquility, west of San Joaquin, before firefighters stopped its forward progress. CAL FIRE's 8:25 a.m. June 28 update put the blaze at 75% contained, with the cause still under investigation. A PG&E webcam captured the fire earlier in the day, showing how fast it moved through dry vegetation before crews gained control.
The fire burned in a stretch of western Fresno County where open ground, farm operations and rural travel routes sit close together. Manning Avenue and James Road are familiar names for drivers in the San Joaquin area, and the incident put another large grass fire on a corridor that can turn hazardous quickly when flames push toward roads and nearby property. Numerous firefighting air tankers from throughout the state flew suppression missions as conditions allowed, helping crews keep the fire from advancing farther.
The Fresno County Sheriff's Office public evacuation map lets people enter an address and see whether a zone is marked green for no evacuation, yellow for evacuation warning or red for evacuation order. CAL FIRE's public incident pages track fires once they exceed 10 acres.
Less than two weeks earlier, another James Fire burned in Tranquility on June 15 at S. James Road and S. Denver Ave. CAL FIRE later listed that earlier fire at 56 acres and 100% contained.
Statewide, California had already logged 2,584 wildland fires and 79,691 acres burned year to date as of June 22, according to CAL FIRE.
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