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Showers convey aid to fire-ravaged Oregon as loss of life toll rises in California

Daily SF News — Fri, 18 Aug 2023 22:55:07 +0000

GATES, Ore. (Reuters) – Intermittently heavy showers brought some relief to flame-stricken western Oregon on Friday, helping firefighters to further subdue deadly blazes that have ravaged much of the state and choked its air with smoke for the better part of two weeks.

Smoke rises from the Brattain Fire in the Fremont National Forest in Paisley, Oregon, U.S., September 18, 2020. REUTERS/Adrees Latif

Oregon was especially hard hit by scores of wind-driven wildfires that erupted all at once across the western United States earlier this month in the midst of catastrophic lightning storms, record-breaking heat and howling winds.

“We lost everything, but we will start all over again,” said Bill Kesselring, 73, pointing to the spot where the log cabin he shared with his wife had stood on the outskirts of Gates, Oregon, a Cascade Mountain village 80 miles south of Portland.

The cabin and a garage housing a beloved antique car Kesselring had just finished restoring were both reduced to charred rubble. Only the fireplace and chimney remained of the home.

“It breaks my heart. You work hard all your life and then get hit with a disaster like this,” he told Reuters.

Unaccustomed to the sheer scope and magnitude of the conflagrations, Oregon’s ill-equipped firefighters initially struggled for days to even keep pace with the blazes, before cooler, moister and less windy weather settled over the region, and reinforcements could arrive.

ANOTHER LIFE LOST IN CALIFORNIA

By Thursday, officials in Oregon, Washington state and California said they were making steady progress suppressing the fires. Brightening the outlook further, much-welcomed rains doused Oregon on Friday, even as the tri-state death toll from the fires rose to 35.

The U.S. Forest Service in California reported that a firefighter had perished on Thursday in a blaze still burning nearly two weeks after it was ignited by pyrotechnics at an outdoor gender-reveal party east of Los Angeles.

Authorities withheld the identify of the fallen firefighter pending notification of family members, and no details of the circumstances were released.

The death in the San Bernardino National Forest became the 26th fire-related fatality in California over the past month. That tally includes two other firefighters – a Forest Service contractor killed in a lightning-sparked fire in the Mendocino National Forest, and a private helicopter pilot whose chopper crashed on a water-dropping mission in Fresno County last month.

Wildfires have claimed at least eight other lives in Oregon and one in Washington state, all civilians.

Flames have blackened a record 3.2 million acres (1.3 million hectares) in California alone since mid-August. Another 1.7 million acres (650,000 hectares) have burned in Oregon and Washington state since Labor Day.

The blazes, described by scientists and officials as unprecedented in scope and ferocity, have largely incinerated several small towns, along with thousands of dwellings.

‘BEAUTY SCAR’

Thousands of evacuees, particularly in Oregon, remained huddled in emergency shelters, mobile trailers and hotel rooms. And Oregon emergency management officials have warned the death toll there could climb as search teams scour the ruins of homes engulfed in flames during chaotic evacuations early in the disaster.

Justin Gaskill, 28, a U.S. Army veteran leading a community watch organization that was also organizing food relief efforts, said residents in the fire-ravaged town of Estacada, Oregon, where he was born and raised, were still in a state of shock but resolved to rebuild.

“I like to say that this event is going to leave our community with a beauty scar,” he said. “We’ve been wounded but so many beautiful opportunities to share and show our strength as a town are coming out of this.”

Thundershowers brought drenching rains to the western slopes of the Cascade Mountains late Thursday and through Friday, helping a force of more than 6,000 firefighters make further headway against 10 major blazes still burning in Oregon.

The heavy rains also prompted flood and landslide warnings in areas where fire has stripped hillsides and canyons of vegetation.

Cooler, more favorable weather in the region since last week has already dispelled some of the smoky, polluted air and tempered the flames, enabling ground teams with axes and bulldozers to take the offensive while also allowing greater use of water-dropping helicopters and airplane tankers.

Higher humidity levels were likewise bolstering hopes for subduing blazes in the greater San Francisco Bay area.

“Milder weather is helping the fire fight as crews continue to gain ground on many of the major incidents,” the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection said on Friday.

Reporting by Brad Brooks in Gates, Oregon; Additional reporting by Steve Gorman, Maria Caspani and Gabriella Borter; Writing by Will Dunham and Steve Gorman; Editing by Timothy Gardner, David Gregorio, Aurora Ellis and Daniel Wallis

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San Francisco Lawmakers Derail Assist for Bridge Toll Hikes

Daily SF News — Thu, 20 Jul 2023 02:25:50 +0000

Tuesday’s San Francisco Board of Supervisors meeting ended with a surprise twist when a resolution supporting Senate Bill 532, which would increase bridge tolls in the Bay Area by $1.50 over the next five years, was ratified to help finance troubled transport companies was referred back to committee.

Supervisor Shamann Walton, who represents Bayview and other southeastern boroughs, moved the motion to refer the resolution back to the board’s Land Use and Transportation Committee. Supervisor Connie Chan, representing Richmond County, also supported the move.

Supervisor Shaman Walton | Michaela Vatcheva for The Standard

The resolution is non-binding, but Tuesday’s action nonetheless signals opposition to the toll increase bill introduced by Senator Scott Wiener and public transit advocates to save local transit companies like BART and Muni from a post-Covid “fiscal cliff”.

Walton pointed to the potential negative impact of a toll increase on low-income people who depend on the bridges to get to work or otherwise.

“I support this bill, but it definitely deserves discussion in committee because of the negative impact it will have on low-income communities, communities of color, and people who are struggling,” Walton said Tuesday. “I think the community should have the opportunity to learn more about the impact.”

Ironically, the bill had already garnered the support of the San Francisco County Transportation Authority’s board of directors, whose members are identical to the board of directors.

The board of directors of the Transportation Authority voted 7-1 in support of SB 532 at its July 11 meeting, with Chan opposed and members Rafael Mandelman, Hillary Ronen and Ahsha Safaí absent.

Returning the resolution to committee means the full board likely won’t be able to comment on the bill until it returns from recess in September. By that time, the Senate vote may have already taken place, as Mandelman pointed out on Tuesday.

“I guess I’d be curious what the expectations would be for what might be presented at a committee hearing on this issue, assuming it’s still active when we come back in September,” Mandelman said.

Meanwhile, Chan reiterated her opposition.

Supervisor Connie Chan | Juliana Yamada/The Standard

“I continue to not support the increase in bridge tolls… Many essential workers come to San Francisco not only by public transportation but also by car. [and the] The bridge toll will be a financial burden for many.”

Chan also referenced comments by San Francisco chief economist Ted Egan in a July 6 interview with the San Francisco Chronicle, in which he said that increasing bridge tolls “could exacerbate the problem downtown.”

The opposition of Chan and Walton, or at least his constituents, also reflects their boroughs’ historical transportation patterns: Richmond residents continue to prefer driving, and Bayview residents claim their community is still underserved by public transportation.

Both Walton and Chan also took opposing sides on another contentious issue involving the dispute between public transit drivers and motorists. That was last year’s successful campaign to permanently close John F. Kennedy Drive in Golden Gate Park to traffic.

SB 532 would increase tolls on most regional bridges by $1.50 over five years, raising up to $900 million in rescue funds for regional transit companies facing a post-Covid “death spiral.” Returns in which service cuts further depress ridership and revenue in a cycle of decline.

Jeffrey Tumlin, director of the San Francisco Municipal Transportation Agency, said the fiscal cliff his agency faces in 2025 would require cutting as many as 20 Muni bus lines as early as this summer.

California State Senator Scott Wiener speaks during the official opening of the new Bus Rapid Transit corridor on Van Ness Avenue in San Francisco April 1, 2022. | Nick Otto

SB 532 sponsor Wiener responded to Tuesday’s events to The Standard that his office is “already working to include equitable tolling measures in the bill and we intend to include more.” I’m confident we’ll address the concerns we’ve raised can [Chan and Walton].”

He added, “We all agree that the true justice disaster would be to collapse public transit in the Bay Area, and that’s exactly what we wanted to prevent with SB 532.”

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Northern California earthquake leaves city grappling with toll

Daily SF News — Sat, 15 Apr 2023 05:13:07 +0000

RIO DELL, Calif. (AP) – Outside Dollar General, the store manager ticked off items to share with families trying to kickstart their lives after an earthquake dragged them from their beds and cut off the city’s water and electricity had.

“Batteries or candles?” a worker asked a woman carrying a toddler on her hip, handing the child a plastic candy cane filled with candy.

Just days before Christmas in Rio Dell, the former logging town was grappling with the aftermath of the 6.4-magnitude earthquake early Tuesday that injured at least 17 people, shook homes from foundations, damaged water systems and left tens of thousands without power, some for more than a year day.

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Power was restored to the homes of tens of thousands of residents on Wednesday afternoon, and Christmas lights wrapped around trees on the community’s main street came on again. However, most of the city’s 3,500 residents lacked clean drinking water, according to local officials.

Twenty-six homes were deemed unsafe, displacing an estimated 65 people, most of whom were expected to stay with family and friends, said Rio Dell city manager Kyle Knopp. Another 37 homes were damaged, and even those that showed no physical cracks required intensive cleaning inside, where the floors were littered with fallen shelves and broken crockery.

On Wednesday night, Pacific Gas & Electric said it had restored power to essentially all of its approximately 70,000 customers with earthquake-related outages.

Earthquakes are common along this stretch of coast in Northern California, and people talk about them in much the same way they talk about the weather. But the one who roused people from their homes was unlike many who were violently thrown from their beds and stumbled about in the dark of night seeking safety.

As his house began to shake, Chad Sovereign ran into his 10-year-old son Jaxon’s room, grabbed him and ducked under a door frame. The brick chimney collapsed, taking the wall with it, leaving a gaping hole in their home.

“It felt like the end of the world,” Sovereign said. “I told him I love him. I didn’t say goodbye to him, (but) in my head I did. I kept telling him, ‘I love you, I love you, I love you’.”

Sovereign said the family lost water and electricity after the quake, but thankfully they were able to stay in their home. They filled their bathtub with the water left over from before the shutdown and used it to flush the toilets.

The quake was concentrated in nearby Ferndale, about 210 miles (345 kilometers) northwest of San Francisco and near the Pacific coast. The area is known for its redwood forests, scenic mountains, and legendary marijuana crop of the three-county Emerald Triangle — as well as the Mendocino Triple Junction, a geological region where three tectonic plates meet.

On Wednesday, the community fire station was converted into a transit hub. Residents pulled up in their cars and had water loaded in their suitcases, while a local food truck, courtesy of World Central Kitchen, gave out tacos and burritos. Other volunteers set up folding tables and handed out apples, peaches, bagels and canned goods.

What was once a bustling logging town of shops in the 1970s is now a small, unassuming community of retirees, commuters, and renters. When a nearby mill went bankrupt and a major thoroughfare was laid, Rio Dell became a shadow of its former self, local residents said. But it remains a place where people know each other and when disaster strikes they can go to City Hall for advice on who can replace their broken windows – and get them.

Outside of Dollar General, store manager Cassondra Stoner said she was told she could distribute water, batteries and candles but withheld other items until they could be inspected — something she can’t always do.

“I couldn’t help but give someone some ibuprofen and some baby diapers because I’m not going to let a child go without diapers,” she said.

The Dollar General is Rio Dell’s premier grocery store, replacing an Old West-style miniature golf course. There’s also a hardware store and pizzeria in a town that used to have earthquakes that ripped things off shelves and damaged stores’ inventory, locals said, but rarely did so much to people’s homes and souls.

“If you’re complaining about a point less than 4 points, you’re a moron,” said Sharon Wolff, editor of the local news website, the Rio Dell Times. “We see news reports that this place has a 3.6, and it’s like, ‘Oh please.'”

Nearby Ferndale, which draws tourists to its quaint Victorian village, also lost power and a major bridge to the community was closed, but shopkeepers were hoping to bounce back quickly once the lights came back on, said Marc Daniels, Owner of Mind’s Eye Manufactory and coffee lounge.

“We know how bad it could have been,” said Daniels, whose shop is in a two-story Victorian building. “We feel like we kind of dodged a bullet this time.”

About 17 people were reported injured. Two people died — an 83-year-old and a 72-year-old — because they could not receive timely medical attention during or shortly after the quake.

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While more than half of Humboldt County’s 72,000 customers who lost power from the earthquake had regained power by Tuesday night, some went without power — and water — throughout the night. Boiling water alerts were issued for Rio Dell and parts of Fortuna due to damaged water systems. In Rio Dell, portable toilets have been installed downtown.

Celia Magdaleno, 67, said she lugged a container of water from her neighbor’s swimming pool home to flush the toilet. She said she took rainwater she caught in a barrel outside and heated it so her husband could bathe before his dialysis appointment.

Having access to water “means a lot,” she said. “This is a very great blessing for me.”

Nathan Scheinman, 24, said he snuggled under four blankets but could barely sleep due to the cold as the shock of the quake repeated in his head. He lost gas, water and electricity and had to drive to find a usable bathroom. Right now, Scheinman said he’s not thinking about vacations, but trying to help people who come to the hardware store, where he works with whatever he can in times of need.

“I think in the Christmas spirit, I want to be there for people as best I can,” he said.

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Toll Brothers Residence Residing® Opens Notion, New Luxurious Residence Neighborhood in Decatur, Georgia

Daily SF News — Sun, 05 Mar 2023 03:24:57 +0000

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ATLANTA, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toll Brothers Apartment Living®, the leasing subsidiary of Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL), the nation’s leading luxury real estate manufacturer, and joint venture partner Pondmoon Capital USA announce the opening of Notion, the Company’s new five- and six-story, 290-unit luxury condominium development in Decatur, a suburb of Atlanta. Construction of Notion, funded with a $45.7 million construction loan from Santander Bank, began in 2020 and will offer residents first occupancy in August 2022. The community’s official opening event was held today with local officials and development partners as well as current and potential residents.

“We are excited to launch another exceptional luxury community in Pondmoon Capital,” said Charles Elliott, President of Toll Brothers Apartment Living. “The Atlanta market continues to experience tremendous employer and population growth, attracting renters and homebuyers alike, as well as significant investment thanks to its excellent quality of life and dynamic economy.”

Notion was designed by Dwell Design Studio and is set on nearly 8 acres. The luxurious, mid-size condominium includes a mix of studio, one-, and two-bedroom floor plans. The community also has a 417-space structured parking facility that includes EV (electric vehicle) charging stations and storage solutions for residents. The community is part of a larger mixed-use development anchored by a Publix grocery store in Sam’s Crossing Village, along with 12,000 square feet of retail space in a row.

“Notion will be a great addition to this Decatur neighborhood, offering an upscale suburban living experience with the amenities of city living and easy access to major work centers and downtown Atlanta,” said Will Chappell, regional director for development and construction at South East of Toll Brothers Apartment Living. “With Decatur’s charming tree-lined streets, boutique shops and trendy restaurants just steps away, residents will love making Notion their home.”

Notion features over 8,000 square feet of indoor and outdoor facilities, including a hospitality lobby and lounge, Luxer® lockers and an oversized parcel room, a mail lounge with a complimentary coffee bar and meeting room, a fitness center with state-of-the-art state-of-the-art cardio and strength training with an on-demand gym with Wellbeats®, a resident billiards lounge with booths and bar seating, a show kitchen, a resort-style pool with cabanas, courtyard lounges with lawn games and grills, a pet park, and a Paw spa, self-service bike shop and storage, and community-wide WiFi.

The residences feature wood-style floors in the living areas, bedrooms with plush textured carpet, quartz countertops and kitchen splashbacks with designer tiles, Whirlpool® stainless steel appliances, soft-close drawers and doors, designer lighting, large walk-in closets and smart home features such as keyless entry Latched access and smart thermostats. Select residences also include large soaking tubs, walk-in showers, and private balconies.

Notion was designed to meet the requirements of the National Green Building Standards, which provide a blueprint for the design and construction of new and renovated single-family and multi-family homes. The standards focus on the sustainability of energy, water, resources, property development, operations and maintenance, and the quality of the indoor environment. Notion introduces multiple sustainability features, Energy Star appliances, water-saving plumbing fixtures, and sensor-controlled common area lighting.

“Notion is a continuation of our rewarding partnership with Toll Brothers Apartment Living across the country,” said Patrick Chen, CEO of Pondmoon Capital USA. “We’re proud to help make quality residential communities available in high-demand neighborhoods like Decatur, and we’re confident this will mark another success in our expanding multifamily portfolio in the Sun Belt markets.”

The Notion is located at 125 North Arcadia Avenue, a five-minute walk from the Avondale MARTA station, which offers easy train access to Buckhead, downtown Decatur and downtown Atlanta. Decatur is close to major healthcare and university employers including Emory University and Emory Healthcare, the Centers for Disease Control, the Veterans Administration Medical Center and the Children’s Hospital of Atlanta. Atlanta’s easily accessible Midtown and Downtown neighborhoods offer numerous additional employment opportunities, including Fortune 500 companies such as Delta Air Lines, The Home Depot, UPS and the Coca-Cola Company.

Notion is the third community and newest project that Toll Brothers Apartment Living has implemented in the Atlanta market, following Oleander and Osprey, both of which sold in 2021.

For more information about Notion, visit LiveYourNotion.com.

ABOUT TOLL BROTHERS APARTMENT LIVING®

Toll Brothers Apartment Living is the residential division of Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL), an award-winning Fortune 500 company and the nation’s leading luxury home builder. Toll Brothers Apartment Living offers the same quality, luxury and service that Toll Brothers is known for for its exceptional rental and mixed-use communities in select markets including Atlanta, Boston, Dallas, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Phoenix and Beyond Washington, DC Toll Brothers Apartment Living communities combine the energy of vibrant locations with unparalleled amenities, resident services, design and the expertise of America’s Luxury Home Builder®. In 2022, NMHC Toll Brothers ranked Apartment Living the 11th largest apartment developer in the United States. The company has developed nearly 8,900 units, manages nearly 5,000 units and controls a national pipeline of more than 17,500 units. Visit TollBrothersApartmentLiving.com for more information.

ABOUT TOLL BROTHERS

Toll Brothers, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is the nation’s leading manufacturer of luxury real estate. The company was founded 56 years ago in 1967 and became a public company in 1986. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TOL.” The company serves first-time buyers, up-and-coming movers, empty-skin buyers, active adults and second-home buyers, as well as urban and suburban renters. Toll Brothers builds in over 60 markets in 24 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington and the District of Columbia. The Company operates its own subsidiaries in the areas of architecture, engineering, mortgages, titles, property development, golf course development, smart home technology and landscaping. The company also runs its own lumber sales, assembly of house components and production plants.

Toll Brothers was named #1 Home Builder in Fortune of the World’s Most Admired Companies® magazine’s 2023 survey, the eighth year of being so honored. Toll Brothers was also named Builder of the Year by Builder Magazine and is the first two-time recipients of Builder of the Year by Professional Builder Magazine. Visit TollBrothers.com for more information.

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ABOUT PONDMOON CAPITAL USA

Founded in 2014, Pondmoon Capital USA, formerly known as JD Capital USA, is a private investment manager. Pondmoon Capital focuses primarily on investments in rental residential development in major metropolitan areas in the United States, including New York City, Washington DC, Chicago, Minneapolis, Atlanta, Dallas, San Francisco and Los Angeles. The Company’s total investment consists of over 3,500 apartment or hotel units and over two million square feet of apartment and retail space. Visit Pondmoon.com for more information.

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Toll Brothers Apartment Living® opens Notion, a new luxury condominium development in Decatur, Georgia

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Toll Brothers Condominium Residing® Opens Notion, New Luxurious Condominium Group in Decatur, Georgia

Daily SF News — Fri, 03 Mar 2023 01:12:12 +0000

Toll Brothers Apartment Living® opens Notion, a new luxury apartment community in Decatur, Georgia

ATLANTA, March 02, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Toll Brothers Apartment Living®, the leasing subsidiary of Toll Brothers, Inc. (NYSE: TOL), the nation’s leading luxury real estate developer, and joint venture partner Pondmoon Capital USA announced the opening of Notion, the company’s new 290-unit five- and six-story luxury condominium development in Decatur, a suburb of Atlanta. Construction of Notion, funded with a $45.7 million construction loan from Santander Bank, began in 2020 and will offer residents first occupancy in August 2022. The community’s official opening event was held today with local officials and development partners as well as current and potential residents.

Notion is the third community and newest project that Toll Brothers Apartment Living has implemented in the Atlanta market, following Oleander and Osprey, both of which sold in 2021.

For more information about Notion, visit LiveYourNotion.com.

ABOUT TOLL BROTHERS APARTMENT LIVING®

ABOUT TOLL BROTHERS

Toll Brothers, Inc., a Fortune 500 company, is the nation’s leading manufacturer of luxury real estate. The company was founded 56 years ago in 1967 and became a public company in 1986. Its common stock is listed on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol “TOL”. The company serves first-time buyers, up-and-coming movers, empty-skin buyers, active adults and second-home buyers, as well as urban and suburban renters. Toll Brothers builds in over 60 markets in 24 states: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Oregon, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Virginia and Washington and the District of Columbia. The Company operates its own subsidiaries in the areas of architecture, engineering, mortgages, titles, property development, golf course development, smart home technology and landscaping. The company also runs its own lumber sales, assembly of house components and production plants.

ABOUT PONDMOON CAPITAL USA

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Toll Brothers Apartment Living® opens Notion, a new luxury apartment community in Decatur, Georgia

Andrew L. Gagliano Toll Brothers Apartment Living (202) 808-2489 agagliano@tollbrothers.com

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Toll hikes for Golden Gate Bridge in San Francisco | Bay Space

Sat, 07 Aug 2021 07:41:52 +0000

The Golden Gate Bridge, Highway and Transportation District will increase its toll and transit tariffs starting Thursday.

The FasTrak tariff on the Golden Gate Bridge will increase from $ 7.70 to $ 8.05, and the Pay-As-You-Go tariff will increase from $ 8.40 to $ 8.60 and the toll bills from $ 8.70 to $ 9.05.

The price change is part of a five-year tolling program approved in 2019 to keep pace with bridge maintenance and keep bus and ferry traffic going. The district says it has “not yet fully recovered from the effects of the pandemic,” with bridge traffic falling by 20% and bus and ferry traffic falling 70% and 90%, respectively, from pre-pandemic levels.

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Dying toll rises as California wildfires proceed to burn

Tue, 20 Jul 2021 01:52:24 +0000

The death toll from a massive fire that swept through the mountain communities of Butte, Plumas and Yuba counties has risen to 10, and 16 people remain missing, fire officials said Thursday evening.

The North Complex fire mushroomed in size this week, scorching a total of more than 252,000 acres and forcing some 20,000 residents in Plumas, Butte and Yuba counties from their homes. Officials said the bodies of seven more people were found Thursday as they searched through hamlets where the fire burned.

A hand crew was overrun by flames in the fire’s West Zone in Butte County, which had become extremely unpredictable due to erratic weather changes. The crew was able to escape, but two firefighters suffered minor injuries.

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Lance Georgeson of Mammoth Lakes paddleboards on Tenaya Lake on Sept. 13 in Yosemite National Park.

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Thick smoke from multiple forest fires shrouds iconic El Capitan, right, and the walls of Yosemite Valley.

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Benjamin Lewis takes a photo for a group of San Diego firefighters in Yosemite.

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A deer grazes in Cook’s Meadow as thick smoke shrouds the iconic landmarks of Yosemite Valley.

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Thick smoke shrouds iconic Half Dome towering over Yosemite Valley in a view from Sentinel Bridge over the Merced River on Sept. 13.

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Thick smoke shrouds Tenaya Lake on Sept. 13 in Yosemite National Park.

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A Cal Fire truck passes a burned-out vehicle on Stringtown Road on Friday in Oroville, Calif.

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Propane gas burns Friday at the ruins of a home on Zink Road in the Berry Creek area of Butte County.

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Melted goggles lie on the ground next to the burned-out truck on Stringtown Road.

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A crew from Trinity River Conservation Camp, a prison facility, does mop-up work on Stringtown Road on Friday, the day after a flare-up in the area.

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Scorched cars in Brush Creek, Calif.

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A firefighter battles the Creek fire as it threatens homes in Madera County.

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Flames from the Bear fire in Oroville, Calif.

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A horse in a field in Butte County.

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Frank Martinez, left, and Rick Wolfe with their nine dogs in Oroville, Calif.

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A fox pauses amid burned brush in Butte County.

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A statue is singed in Butte County.

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Lake Oroville in Butte County.

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Firefighters work to save a home in Butte County.

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A burned truck in Butte County.

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A firefighter battles the Creek fire in Madera County.

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A plume rises from the Bear fire as it burns along Lake Oroville in Butte County.

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A table stands outside the destroyed Cressman’s General Store in Fresno County.

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A vehicle streaks by as Fresno County Sheriff’s Deputy Jeffery Shipman stands along California 168, with the Creek fire in the background on Sept. 6.