FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. – NOAA's satellites are tracking California wildfires consuming thousands of acres, including the Garnet Fire in the Sierra National Forest.

The Garnet Fire was sparked on Aug. 24 by lightning and has consumed nearly 30,000 acres. Firefighters have been working to protect Giant Sequoia groves and have the fire 12% contained as of Wednesday.

MASSIVE WILDFIRE RAGES WITHIN HISTORIC CALIFORNIA GOLD RUSH COMMUNITY AS FLAMES DEVOUR STRUCTURES, LANDSCAPE

Due to the wildfire , parts of the Sierra National Forest are closed, according to the U.S. Forest Service.

The video above from NOAA 's GOES East satellite Advanced Base Imager instrument shows the heavy smoke and flames from space. The video was taken from space on Monday, according to the Cooperative Institute for Res

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