Cal Fire reported Thursday morning that more than 360 structures, including 60 homes and 277 commercial and residential mixed-use buildings, were destroyed by the fire. Another 29 structures were considered damaged.
See photos and videos from the Creek Fire below. This story will be updated.
The Creek Fire burns downed logs in the forrest off of Highway 168 south of Huntington Lake on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. The Creek Fire has now burned over 200,000 acres with 8 percent containment. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Trees in a forest south of Huntington Lake near Highway 168 are stripped of their foliage after the Creek Fire blew through the area, on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
A tree stump smolders in front of a burned cabin in the Camp Silver Fir area on the north of Huntington Lake on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. Fire officials said a fire tornado blew through the area at some point last week burning cabins and knocking down many trees. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
A large unburned tree is seen knocked over in the Camp Silver Fir area on the north of Huntington Lake on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. Fire officials said a fire tornado blew through the area at some point last week burning cabins and knocking down many trees. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
A small bear statue still stands in front of a burned cabin in the Camp Silver Fir area on the north of Huntington Lake on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. Fire officials said a fire tornado blew through the area at some point last week burning cabins and knocking down many trees. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Melted metal is seen where is ran off of burned vehicles, possibly snow mobiles, outside a burned cabin in the Camp Silver Fir area on the north of Huntington Lake on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. Fire officials said a fire tornado blew through the area at some point last week burning cabins and knocking down many trees. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Flames erupt on a hillside above China Peak ski area near Highway 168 as the Creek Fire continues to rage through the area after burning more than 200,000 acres, on Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
A flag flies in the smoky air above the melted gas station sign at the burned Cressman’s General Store, a victim of the Creek Fire, on Highway 168 below Shaver Lake Saturday, Sept. 12, 2020. Firefighters raised the flag Friday while taking a moment to honor 9/11. JOHN WALKER
A melted newspaper box stands in a burned area of Meadow Lakes on Saturday Sept. 12, 2020 JOHN WALKER jwalker@fresnobee.com
Torre Bailey, with the U.S. Forest Service, just down from the fire line, waits with dozens of other fire trucks for refueling at the fueling station set up at at the base of the highway 168 four-lane, Sept. 12, 2020. JOHN WALKER jwalker@fresnobee.com
The fire-gutted ruins of a home at Meadow Lakes, Sept. 12, 2020. JOHN WALKER jwalker@fresnobee.com
A truck and landscape burned by the Creek Fire seen along Peterson Road south of Pineridge Friday, Sept. 11, 2020. This site is southeast from the top of the Highway 168 four-lane. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Fire crews wait in line with their trucks at the fueling station set up at at the base of the highway 168 four-lane, Sept. 12, 2020. JOHN WALKER jwalker@fresnobee.com
Playground equipment including this slide is seen damaged by the Creek Fire at Pine Ridge Elementary Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 in Pineridge. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
A pickup truck charred by the Creek Fire is seen across the street from Pine Ridge Elementary School near Highway 168 Friday, Sept. 11, 2020 at Pineridge. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Air National Guard Blackhawk helicopters fly over a ridge at the Creek Fire north of Auberry Friday morning, Sept. 11, 2020. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
A Bambi Bucket is seen while helicopters remain on the ground, socked in by heavy smoke at the Auberry heli-base located near the southern perimeter of the Creek Fire Friday morning, Sept. 11, 2020. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Images and videos from Sept. 8-10
A windshield of a truck parked on a turnout just uphill from Cressman’s was melted as the Creek Fire scorched Highway 168 in eastern Fresno County, California. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
A fire crew coordinates an effort to construct a fire break line in the Cascadel Woods area east of North Fork on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. The weather has helped with the firefighting efforts on the Creek Fire with far less wind and an inversion layer calming down fire activity. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
A fire crew clears brush and dried fuels while working to construct a fire break line in the Cascadel Woods area east of North Fork on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. The weather has helped with the firefighting efforts on the Creek Fire with far less wind and an inversion layer calming down fire activity. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Fire creeps down a hillside near Minarets Road near the Cascadel Woods area east of North Fork on Thursday, Sept. 10, 2020. The weather has helped with the firefighting efforts on the Creek Fire with far less wind and an inversion layer calming down fire activity. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Fire trucks speed up Highway 168 between Tollhouse and Cressmans Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020 near Shaver Lake. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Heavy smoke shrouds the entrance to entrance to China Peak Mountain Resort along Highway 168 Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
A Big Creek Fire department truck passes by highway guard railing, fallen after wooden support posts were burned by the Creek Fire along Highway 168 between Tollhouse and Cressman on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
A charred car appears at a home destroyed in the Creek Fire near Alder Springs west of Shaver Lake on Tuesday, Spet. 8, 2020. Many of the homes in the Alder Springs and Pine Ridge areas near Highway 168 were burned but Pine Ridge School was spared by the fire. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
A cabin in Shaver Lake appears burned to the ground by the Creek Fire on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Several homes in the Shaver Lake Heights area west of the business area were burned in the fire, but many more were spared. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
A destroyed home across the street from Pine Ridge School near Highway 168 and west of Shaver Lake is seen after the Creek Fire ravaged the area late Monday. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
The playground at Pine Ridge School appears damaged after the Creek Fire ravaged the area overnight, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. The school building appeared to be mostly undamaged, however. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
A cabin in Shaver Lake appears burned to the ground by the Creek Fire on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. Several homes in the Shaver Lake Heights area west of the business area were burned in the fire, but many more were spared. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
See the orange glow over California
The wildfires were creating a strange glow of orange and yellow, with smoke that blocked the sun across California. In fact, that eerie glow of the fires across the West Coast can be seen 20 miles out in the Pacific Ocean.
Cressman’s General Store and gas station at the top of the four lane on Highway 168 and west of Shaver Lake appears in ruins after the Creek Fire swept through the area, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Cressman’s General Store and gas station at the top of the four lane on Highway 168 and west of Shaver Lake appears in ruins after the Creek Fire swept through the area, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Cressman’s General Store and gas station at the top of the four lane on Highway 168 and west of Shaver Lake appears in ruins after the Creek Fire swept through the area, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Cressman’s General Store and gas station at the top of the four lane on Highway 168 and west of Shaver Lake appears in ruins after the Creek Fire swept through the area, on Tuesday, Sept. 8, 2020. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Photos and video from Sept. 5-7
The Creek Fire started on Sept. 4 near Big Creek and Huntington Lake in Fresno County. The images below are from the first days of the wildfire. Click here to find out more about the fire, from current acreage to buildings damaged or destroyed.
A charred road sign stands in front of a destroyed home in Big Creek on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 after the Creek Fire burned through the area over the weekend. Although several homes were destroyed, the general store, the school and several other buildings appear undamaged. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Several destroyed homes and a vehicle are seen in Big Creek on Monday, Sept. 7, 2020 after the Creek Fire burned through the area over the weekend. Although several homes were destroyed, the general store, the school and several other buildings appear undamaged. CRAIG KOHLRUSS ckohlruss@fresnobee.com
Cal Fire’s Ricardo Gomez sets fire to dry grass as part of a back-burning effort along Highway 168 at the edge of Shaver Lake in a bid to help slow the spread of the Creek Fire on Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
An empty marina as the Creek Fire approaches Shaver Lake Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
Flames burn along Highway 168 near Lakeview Drive Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020 in Shaver Lake. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
A fire truck with the Governor’s Office of Emergency Services makes a U-turn in a deserted Shaver Lake community that was evacuated due to the Creek Fire Sunday, Sept. 6, 2020. ERIC PAUL ZAMORA ezamora@fresnobee.com
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