I can find two California fires this morning: the "George" in Sequoia that's a couple thousand acres and 90% contained and the "Gaines" in Mariposa that's under a thousand acres and 50% contained. [Edit: per CalFire Gaines is now "1,667 acres - 75% containment".]

I think we dodged a bullet with the very high winds last weekend that we don't have a lot more, much larger fires. We won't skate through the summer like the last couple years, however, given the skimpy snowpack. Still hoping we don't experience what's hitting New Mexico and Colorado.

A few years ago we were in NW Yosemite-SW Emigrant for a weeklong trip and a few days in got heavy smoke then ashfall. We couldn't figure out where it was coming from, nor how far away, but felt very vulnerable so after a nervous night we bugged out a day early. Then it took several extra hours to drive out of the mountains because we were re-routed through endless Forest Service roads in the dark to keep us away from the fire and the many crews. It was a very eery, surreal night.

Tragically, the fire overran a crew and a woman was killed during the fight.