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Crews battle 66-acre fire at Joshua Tree; campground evacuated

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Crews are battling a vegetation fire at Joshua Tree National Park and have evacuated at least one campground as of Sunday afternoon, officials say. Cameras from ALERTCalifornia turned to where smoke was seemingly starting to billow out of the national park near the Black Rock Campground around 10 a.m. CAL FIRE in San Bernardino County reported the fire, now dubbed the Black Rock Fire, to be burning about 5 acres of “heavy fuels” just before 11 a…

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Luis Medina JOSHUA TREE, Calif. (KUNA) – Firefighters are on the scene of a wildfire in Joshua Tree National Park, just south of Yucca Valley. The fire was initially reported shortly before 11:00 a.m. Sunday at the Black Rock Campground. According to the National Park Service, the area around the Black Rock Campground will be closed until Thursday. According to CAL FIRE, the fire has been mapped at 72 acres and is 80% contained. Officials have n…

Luis Medina JOSHUA TREE, Calif. (KUNA) – Firefighters are at the site of a forest fire in Joshua Tree National Park, just south of Yucca Valley. The fire was initially reported shortly before 11:00 a.m. Sunday at Black Rock Camp. According to the National Park Service, the area around Black Rock Camp will be closed until Thursday. According to CAL FIRE, the fire has been mapped at 72 acres and is contained at 80%. Authorities have not confirmed …

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NBC LA broke the news in Los Angeles, United States on Sunday, October 12, 2025.
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