More than 14,000 firefighters are battling 18 major wildfires in California today. The Redding fire has now burned 167,113 acres. A fire in the Stanislaus National Forest has burned more than 11,000 acres and is only 2% contained. The Trabuco Canyon fire has burned more than 4,000 acres and is only 2% contained. California's "fire season" used to be September and October. Now it seems to be the entire 21st century!
Firefighters gain ground on record-breaking Mendocino Complex fire as battles against statewide blazes continue
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