An emergency has been declared as 13,000 residents are evacuated due to the Thompson Fire in Northern California.
The Thompson Fire in Northern California, which originated near Cherokee Road and Thompson Flat Cemetery Road, has expanded to 3,002 acres with no containment as of Wednesday.
This has resulted in the evacuation of 13,000 residents and the declaration of a local emergency in the City of Oroville. The Butte County Sheriff's Office has issued evacuation orders for multiple zones, and Governor Gavin Newsom disclosed that California has obtained a Fire Management Assistance grant to facilitate the response.
The California Department of Water Resources is vigilantly monitoring the fire and has implemented precautionary measures to safeguard State Water Project facilities.
An evacuation shelter has been established at Oroville Church of the Nazarene, and supplementary RV and camping spaces are accessible at the Elks Lodge in Paradise.