Bear Fire: Evacuations ordered for fire in Sierra County

Published: Sep 02, 2024 Duration: 00:00:42 Category: News & Politics

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FORECAST IN A LITTLE BIT. ALL RIGHT HEATHER, THANK YOU SO MUCH. AND WE WANT TO GET TO SOME BREAKING NEWS. A WILDFIRE IS FORCING EVACUATIONS IN SIERRA COUNTY. WE NOW KNOW THIS IS BEING CALLED THE BEAR FIRE. THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE EASTERN TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST NEAR SIERRA BROOK. SO HERE'S TIME LAPSE VIDEO FROM JUST A FEW MOMENTS AGO. YOU CAN SEE THAT SMOKE THAT THE FIRE IS PUTTING UP THERE. AND FIREFIGHTERS SAY THE FIRE HAS NOW GROWN TO AROUND 40 ACRES AT A HIGH RATE OF SPEED. WE KNOW THERE ARE MANDATORY EVACUATION ORDERS FOR THE WEST SIDE OF SIERRA BROOKS. BUT AGAIN, FOLLOWING THIS FIRE HERE IN THE BEAR FIRE, THIS IS HAPPENING IN THE EASTERN TAHOE NATIONAL FOREST NEAR SIERRA BROOKS. WE WILL CONTINUE

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