FRESNO COUNTY, Calif. (KFSN) -- Almost 3,000 fire personnel are working to rescue historic trees in the Sierra National Forest as the Garnet Fire continues to burn.

"Those trees are okay, we have full suppression efforts over there, hand crews, jumpers, engines, laid out," says Shannon Cologne with the U.S. Forest Service.

"We are working to contain the lines we already have and improve, focusing mostly on the northwest corner and the McKinley area," explains Shannon.

The topography-fueled fire has been burning for 18 days.

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The winds, dry fuel and terrain have all been factors in its quick spread.

No structures have been destroyed, but flames have threatened hundreds -- including infrastructure that supports Central Valley p

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