7月26日，一名加州消防隊長證實罹難，他在加州北方西斯契憂(Siskiyou)郡鑑定火場時，不幸身亡。
由於屍體被烈焰吞沒，無法進行無誤鑑定辨識，西斯契憂郡行政部門7月27日表示，現年49歲來自華盛頓州塔普斯湖(Lake Tapps)的受害者派克(Daniel Packer)，已被逃出火災的隊員指認出來。
7月24日，北加州奧林匹克國家公園的消防人員帕莫爾(Andrew Palmer)，也在一場救火行動中喪生。
18歲的帕莫爾，隸屬於沙斯塔翠諾提(Shasta-Trinity)國家森林的老鷹消防隊(Eagle Fire)。他遭到一棵倒落的樹撞擊，當時立刻由美國海岸防衛隊直升機送到加州雷丁市(Redding)的醫院，那時他已宣告不治。
僅在優勝美地國家公園以西12英里之遙，失去控制的大火從一片26,000英畝陡峭峽谷開始漫燒，已經毀壞十二個住戶，並正威脅密德派(Midpines)鎮。
當地官員說：「就在密德派鎮(Midpines)外、馬瑞波沙鎮(Mariposa)東北方2英里外燃燒的電報火(Telegraph fire)，已經迫使數百個居民離開他們的家；造成優勝美地山谷停電，並且影響馬瑞波沙(Mariposa)地區的供水。」
馬瑞波沙鎮(Mariposa)的行政單位強制執行該區撤離，此區域位在沿著140號高速公路通往優勝美地國家公園的西區入口。公園仍維持對外開放。
官員下令要求有立即威脅的195戶撤離，並警告火災在繼續延燒下，可能危及的將近2,000戶居民。
在馬瑞波沙鎮瓊斯街5044號的馬瑞波沙小學，已設立了災民撤退中心。
根據消防人員的觀察，這場被他們描述成「極其難以捉摸的火災」和乾燥環境有關，加上該地區在過去百年間不曾發生過火災。
火災沿著美西河(Merced)兩側的陡峭崎嶇的地形延燒，使1922個值勤消防人員很難接近現場。
艾波多(El Portal)和優勝美地村的電力已被切段，以確保消防人員安全。官員說濃煙能導電，使得在電源線附近工作的消防人員有觸電之虞。
2008年6月20日，一陣雷雨經過加州，閃電雷擊帶來超過2000場火災，至今加州有超過100萬畝的區域被燒毀。截至今日，98%的火災已在消防隊聯盟的控制之中，這個聯盟包含美國加州、加拿大、澳洲和紐西蘭的消防人員。
加州消防官員警告，整個加州的氣候條件仍非常乾燥，火災危害還是具有極大威脅。
A man identified by fellow firefighters as a fire chief died Saturday while assessing a blaze in Northern California's Siskiyou County.
Although the body was engulfed in flames, making positive identification impossible, the Siskiyou County Sheriff's Department said Sunday that Daniel Packer, 49, of Lake Tapps, Washington was identified as the victim by crew members who escaped.
Olympic National Park firefighter Andrew Palmer was killed fighting a fire in northern California Friday.
Palmer, 18, was assigned to the Eagle Fire on the Shasta-Trinity National Forest. He had been hit by a falling tree and was being transported by a U.S. Coast Guard helicopter to a hospital in Redding, California, when he was pronounced dead.
Just 12 miles west of Yosemite National Park, a 26,000 acre wildfire blazing out of control in steep canyons has burned down 12 homes and is threatening the town of Midpines.
The Telegraph fire, burning just outside Midpines and two miles northeast of the town of Mariposa, has forced hundreds of residents from their homes, caused a power outage in the Yosemite Valley, and is threatening the water supply for the Mariposa Utility District, officials said.
The Mariposa County Sheriff's Department is enforcing an evacuation order for Midpines, which is located along Highway 140 leading to the west entrance of Yosemite National Park. The park has remained open to visitors.
Officials ordered the evacuation of 195 homes under immediate threat, warning that about 2,000 homes are at risk from the racing flames.
An evacuation center has been set up at the Mariposa Elementry School at 5044 Jones St in Mariposa.
Firefighters observed what they described as "extremely erratic fire behavior" due to dry conditions and the fact that the area has not burned in the past 100 years.
The 1,922 firefighters on the job are having a hard time reaching the blaze, which is burning in steep, rugged terrain along both sides of the Merced River.
Power in El Portal and Yosemite Village was cut off to ensure the safety of firefighters. Officials said thick smoke can act as an electrical conduit and deliver electricity to firefighters working near active power lines.
Over a million California acres have been burned since June 20, 2008, when a thunderstorm system moved over the state, with lightning striking over 2,000 fires. Today, over 98 percent of those fires have been contained by firefighting agencies from across California, the USA, and crews.
Conditions throughout California remain extremely dry and fire danger remains very high, California fire officials warn.
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