While a police officer was helping families evacuate, his own home burned down. His pregnant wife and his three children escaped unharmed. The community is raising money to buy new clothes and furniture for the family. Meanwhile.....
Lake County fire threatening hundreds of homes grows to 8,200 acres with no containment
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...625-story.html
the fire has now burned 11,500 acres and is only 5% contained. Yikes!
Pawnee Fire rages in Northern California as heat wave expands
https://abcnews.go.com/US/pawnee-fir...ry?id=56162050
the big Northern California fire is now 25% contained and winds are pushing it northeast into dry grasslands and chapparal. It is one of 12 fires burning in California today. The cause of each of those fires is still unknown.
Pawnee Fire in Lake County has burned 13,500 acres
http://abc7.com/pawnee-fire-in-lake-...acres/3663337/
Another huge fire in northern California. This one is 50 miles northwest of Sacramento. I don't quite understand the headline, though. Did anyone really expect the fire to stop at the county line?
Yolo County fire burns 22,000 acres, crosses into Napa County
https://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/artic...g-13041391.php
The Pawnee fire has burned 14,000 acres. The County Fire -- a dumb name, if you ask me -- is growing rapidly and is only 2% contained. California's "fire season" used to be September and October. Now it seems to be March through December.
Wildfire in Yolo County grows to 32,500 acres, forcing evacuations
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...701-story.html
The name Yolo comes from the Native American word yo-loi, which means "land of rushes." Those rushes, along with grasslands and oak trees, are being destroyed by this fast-moving fire. More than 1,200 firefighters are working to contain it.
Wildfire in Yolo County spreads to 44,500 acres, is only 3% contained
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...702-story.html
The fire is accelerating rapidly and is only 5% contained. That 5% may as well be zero.
Yolo County wildfire grows to 70,000 acres as more residents prepare to evacuate
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...703-story.html
The Yolo County fire has now burned 73,000 acres and is 15% contained. It is one of six huge fires still raging in California -- and one of sixty fires in the eight Western states. Yikes!
Colorado wildfire destroys more than 100 homes; 'extreme caution' urged across West
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/colorad...han-100-homes/
It is amazing that no homes have burned in this rapidly-spreading fire.
Wildfire in Yolo County grows to 82,700 acres with containment at 25%
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...704-story.html
Gusty winds and record-breaking heat are expected Friday and Saturday and this huge fire is not slowing down. Our firefighters deserve a raise.
Wildfire in Yolo County grows to 86,000 acres with containment at 27%
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...704-story.html
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