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Yosemite wildfire moving east into Sierra National Forest

A firefighter takes a photograph of the smoke from the Washburn Fire burning in Yosemite National Park, Calif., Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A hazy sky can be seen from State Route 41 as the Washburn Fire continues to burn in Yosemite National Park, Calif., Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Seen from State Route 41, smoke rises from the Washburn Fire burning in Yosemite National Park, Calif., Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Seen from State Route 41, smoke rises from the Washburn Fire burning in Yosemite National Park, Calif., Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Firefighters move into an area where a back fire took place near the Yosemite National Park south entrance, as the Washburn Fire continues to burn, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Firefighters mop up hotspots from a back fire near the Yosemite National Park south entrance, as the Washburn Fire continues to burn, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

A firefighter mops up hotspots from a back fire near the Yosemite National Park south entrance, as the Washburn Fire continues to burn, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

Firefighters move into an are where a back fire took place near the Yosemite National Park south entrance, as the Washburn Fire continues to burn, Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in Calif. (AP Photo/Godofredo A. Vásquez)

This July 2022 photo provided by the National Park Service shows firefighters clear loose brush from around a Sequoia tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif. A wildfire on the edge of a grove of California’s giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park grew overnight but remained partially contained Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (Garrett Dickman/NPS via AP)

This July 2022 photo provided by the National Park Service shows firefighters clear loose brush from around a Sequoia tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif. A wildfire on the edge of a grove of California’s giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park grew overnight but remained partially contained Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (Garrett Dickman/NPS via AP)

This July 2022 photo provided by the National Park Service shows a firefighter clear loose brush from around a Sequoia tree in Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif. A wildfire on the edge of a grove of California’s giant sequoias in Yosemite National Park grew overnight but remained partially contained Tuesday, July 12, 2022. (Garrett Dickman/NPS via AP)

A firefighter tends to a backfire along Wawona Road while battling the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Monday, July 11, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

A sequoia tree damaged by the Washburn Fire is seen at Mariposa Grove in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Monday, July 11, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Firefighter Matt Shibuya, right, and assistant engine operator John Carter with the U.S. Forest Service Cleveland National Forest unit, draw a hose to mop up hotspots in Mariposa Grove while battling the Washburn Fire in Yosemite National Park, Calif. Monday, July 11, 2022. (Stephen Lam/San Francisco Chronicle via AP)

Yosemite wildfire moving east into Sierra National Forest