Crews Make Progress on California Wildfires, but Smoke Could Be a Problem

The Post fire in LA and Ventura counties was 24 percent contained. Up north, favorable weather helped crews battling fires in Sonoma and Calaveras counties.

Firefighters work to extinguish the Post fire outside Gorman, Calif., on June 17, 2024. John Fredricks/The Epoch Times

Despite perilous terrain, high winds, and hazardous weather conditions, fire crews made progress overnight on several California wildfires, but smoke from the burn still covered the region June 18.

Fire crews fighting the Post fire in Los Angeles and Ventura counties reported reaching 24 percent containment as flames scorched more than 24 square miles across the two counties.