flames on Santa Rosa Island within Channel Islands scorched tens of thousands of acres, becoming California's largest wildfire of the year. Containment progress continue through late May, multi-agency teams working to suppress the fire, while structures including two historic buildings were destroyed. Visitors faced closures as crews fought the fire to protect unique ecosystems. The fire began with a mariner’s distress flare from a boat crash, as reported by Coast Guard and NPS. Containment has progressed through coordinated efforts among agencies. There have been no reported civilian or firefighter casualties. Efforts to suppress and repair continue with emphasis on the island’s unique ecosystems.
A wildfire sparked by the flare of a shipwrecked mariner has burned around one-fourth of Santa Rosa Island and marks what officials called the largest blaze recorded on the island in modern history.
www.latimes.comUpdated: 6:05 p.m. May 26
www.sanluisobispo.comA large wildfire has burned nearly a third of Santa Rosa Island in California's Channel Islands National Park — an area home to dozens of rare plants and animals, including some found nowhere else in…
www.cnn.comTrack the Santa Rosa Island Fire fire in California. 18,379 acres burned, 97% contained.
fires.cornea.isThe satellite visuals reveal vast burn scars after blaze tore through rare ecosystems on Santa Rosa Island
www.theguardian.comFire on Santa Rosa Island in Channel Islands national park becomes state's largest this year and threatens rare plants
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