Battling 18 Blazes, California May Face Worst Fire Season
Some 14,000 firefighters from Texas and as far away as New Zealand are struggling to curb 18 wildfires in California.
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Some 14,000 firefighters from Texas and as far away as New Zealand are struggling to curb 18 wildfires in California.
On Monday, twin fires being treated as one incident north of San Francisco became the largest wildfire in state history, destroying 443 square miles — nearly the size of the city of Los Angeles.
The blaze in the Redding area, 225 miles north of San Francisco, is the largest of 18 wildfires burning throughout California.
The deadly Carr fire in Northern California led to an unlikely friendship.
Just a month into the budget year, the state of California has already spent more than one-quarter of its annual fire budget, at least $125 million.
Days after wildfires left a deadly swatch of destruction in Northern California, new blazes exploded to life and threatened more homes.
Twin wildfires tearing through vineyards and brushy hills threatened some 10,000 homes in Northern California Tuesday.
