{"id":233,"date":"2026-05-19T23:32:57","date_gmt":"2026-05-19T23:32:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=233"},"modified":"2026-05-19T23:32:57","modified_gmt":"2026-05-19T23:32:57","slug":"over-30-of-california-island-has-burned-in-largest-wildfire-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sanfranciscomovingguide.com\/?p=233","title":{"rendered":"Over 30% of California island has burned in largest wildfire of the year"},"content":{"rendered":"
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California\u2019s largest wildfire of the year continues to grow, with over 16,000 acres scorched on Santa Rosa Island as of Tuesday\u00a0morning.\u00a0<\/p>

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The fire \u201cremained active\u201d overnight, spreading farther north on Santa Rosa Island, part of Channel Islands National Park.<\/p><\/div>

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\u201cGrasses on the island continue to be receptive to fire with the dry winds, low humidity, and warm days,\u201d read the incident overview\u00a0from the National Park Service.<\/p><\/div>

The island, often referred to as\u00a0\u201cCalifornia\u2019s Galapagos,\u201d is home to multiple rare plant species, including the iconic\u00a0Torrey pines, which in the U.S. are found only on this island and in San Diego. On Monday, the fire swept through the Torrey pines grove on the island, and the extent of the damage remains unknown.<\/p><\/div>

A drone is being brought to the island Tuesday to collect imagery of the trees.\u00a0<\/p><\/div>

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\u201cUpon initial assessments, fire crews are observing that the fire intensity was low and that the stand remains intact. When safe to do so, a fire effects crew will be assigned to make a full determination of condition and any long-term effect,\u201d the incident overview read on Monday.<\/p><\/div>