Wildfires Near Fresno Rip Valley Foothills and Displace Residents

Published on June 27, 2024

Smoke engulfed the Fresno County foothills as multiple wildfires burned uncontained this week, ripping through thousands of acres and displacing Yokuts Valley residents just outside Kings Canyon National Park. The fires were started by lightning strikes on June 24 and have become known as the Fresno June Lightning Complex fires, which include the Flash, Bolt, and Hog fires. Strong winds Tuesday night moved the Flash fire quickly across Bear Mountain, a Yokuts Valley landmark, damaging radio transmitters at the top. The National Weather Service in Hanford, about 35 miles south of Fresno, confirmed that the weather radio transmitters were down at the peak. “We currently do not have an ETA for getting them back up, but we will be working on them ASAP,” the agency stated on social media....

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