The Oak Fire that began Friday, July 22, 2022 in Mariposa County exploded to more than 6,500 acres, forcing residents in the hills near Yosemite to flee. Firefighters reported zero containment on Saturday morning as winds sent embers into the air, setting more spot fires ahead of the main fire.
Here is a map showing where the fire is burning and these roads are closed or under mandatory evacuation orders.
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See photos from the scene below:
An air tanker makes a retardant drop on the Oak Fire burning into its second day along Highway 140 west of Yosemite National Park, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) - California wildfire season survival guide: How to prepare for fire and smoke
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A pyrocumulus cloud from the Oak Fire rises Saturday, July 23, 2022, behind St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, where it has stood on a bluff in Mariposa, Calif., for the past 160 years. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 
The plume from the Oak Fire reflects in the window of a business in Mariposa, Calif., hanging a sign apologizing for having to close “due to fire and staff emergencies,” Saturday, July 23, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 
A firefighter from San Luis Obispo maintains a perimeter watch around a burning shed while protecting homes on Triangle Road in Mariposa, Calif., as the Oak Fire rages near Yosemite Park, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 
The Oak Fire pushes down Triangle Road toward Highway 140, east of Mariposa, Calif., Saturday, July 23, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 
A shed in Mariposa, Calif., goes up in flames as the Oak Fire continues to burn near Yosemite Park, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 
A home in Mariposa, Calif., is reduced to ashes after being destroyed by the Oak Fire burning near Yosemite National Park, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 
Smoke from the Oak Fire covers the hills above Mariposa, Calif., in a view from Triangle Road, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 
A vehicle in Mariposa, Calif., is destroyed by the Oak Fire that continues to burn near Yosemite National Park, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 
A firefighter from San Luis Obispo maintains a perimeter watch around a burning shed while protecting homes on Triangle Road in Mariposa, Calif., as the Oak Fire rages near Yosemite Park, Saturday, July 23, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 
Flames leap from trees as the Oak Fire crosses Darrah Rd. in Mariposa County, Calif., on Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) 
Firefighters park above the Oak Fire as they monitor the blaze burning near Yosemite National Park in Mariposa, Calif., early Saturday morning July 23, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 
Embers fly from a tree being consumed in the Oak Fire burning west of Yosemite Park on Triangle Road in Mariposa, Calif., Friday, July 22, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 
Trees burn on Triangle Road in Mariposa, Calif., as the Oak Fire explodes west of Yosemite Park, Friday, July 22, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 
Smoke from the Oak Fire rises above Mariposa in Mariiposa County, Calif., on Friday, July 22, 2022. (AP Photo/Noah Berger) 
Smoke from the Oak Fire fills the skies beyond an evacuation center at the fairgrounds in Mariposa, Calif., Friday, July 22, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) 
Smoke from the Oak Fire burning near Mariposa in the Sierra foothills fills the sky near Merced, Calif., Friday, July 22, 2022. (Karl Mondon/Bay Area News Group) This timelapse gives an idea of the energy of the #OakFire late Saturday.
Shot from Midpines County Park, Hwy 140 btwn Mariposa and Yosemite. pic.twitter.com/gJwQlLHUDG— Karl Mondon (@karlmondon) July 24, 2022
That deer fleeing the #oakfire last nite? It was following the lead of a wild turkey, or a peacock. I can't tell. pic.twitter.com/eMfwW8gDQ5
— Karl Mondon (@karlmondon) July 23, 2022
https://twitter.com/karlmondon/status/1551002320179056641
