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Two large fires are burning in eastern California, prompting evacuations and the partial closures of Highway 395 as of Tuesday morning.
The Biscar Fire, which ignited just before noon on Saturday northeast of Susanville, has burned 58,878 acres as of Tuesday morning, according to Watch Duty. The blaze is at 5% containment, and it is the largest fire in the state this year to date.
Officials have issued evacuation orders for parts of Lassen County, and the latest information can be found on the Facebook page for the Lassen County Sheriff's Office. Evacuation warnings were also issued in Washoe County, Nevada.
Fierce winds have pushed the fire eastward across Highway 395 and across the Nevada border, the SierraDailyNews.com reported. The U.S. Bureau of Land Management, the main agency with jurisdiction of the Biscar Fire, did not respond to SFGATE's additional questions about the fire behavior.
The Rock Fire, which ignited on Monday afternoon near Black Rock Springs Road and Highway 395, just outside of Kings Canyon National Park in Inyo County, has burned 5,500 acres as of Tuesday morning, according to Cal Fire. The blaze is at 5% containment, and evacuation orders have been issued in Inyo County.
The latest evacuation information can be found on the Inyo County Office of Emergency Management's website. According to an 11 a.m. news release from Cal Fire on Tuesday, "erratic winds and dead, dry vegetation" are creating difficulties for fire crews.
Both fires are both burning along Highway 395, creating one-way traffic in two places: from north of Viewland near Diaz Road to approximately 9 miles south of Ravendale in Lassen County, according to Caltrans, and for about 6 miles south of Big Pine in Inyo County.
The causes of both fires ares unknown, and both are under investigation, according to Cal Fire.
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