On the eve of Labor Day weekend, a wildfire has prompted the closure of a popular recreational area in the Sierra National Forest east of Fresno.

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The forest’s managers said public access to areas including Courtright and Wishon reservoirs will be closed starting Thursday, Aug. 28, because of the Garnet Fire.

Those reservoirs fall within the evacuation area declared by Fresno County’s sheriff on Sunday, the day the fire was reported. Despite that order, people said this week on social media that when they called to cancel camping reservations at Wishon Reservoir, staffers told them that they would not get a full refund because the Forest Service had not declared an evacuation.

A statement Wednesday from Sierra National Forest said its partial closure is set to expire Se

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