It’s been one week since the Washburn Fire was spotted burning inside Yosemite National Park. And while the wildfire continues to grow and containment changes from daily — some times improving, other times shrinking — officials expressed optimism Thursday night that fire crews had a handle of the fire that had initially threatened giant sequoia trees in the Mariposa Grove. And residents of one mountain community might be able to return home as soon as this weekend. “We still have quite a bit of work to do,” Operations Section Chief Matt Ahearn said Thursday night. “Clearing up logs, spraying w…
