Temperatures of 100 degrees were expected in parts of Washington, Oregon, and Northern California that have been under heat warnings. The heat wave and the potential for lightning strikes could worsen forest fire conditions. In the west, there are 81 major fires in 12 states that burn 2,500 square miles, says the National Interagency Fire … Read more
More than 22,000 firefighters fought the flames. Heavy smoke affects visibility and could lay aircraft on the ground The nation’s largest fire is the bootleg fire in southern Oregon. Thousands of firefighters across the country battled “extreme fire behavior” on Sunday when California’s largest fire tore down homes and forced thousands of residents to flee … Read more
The fast-moving Dixie Fire, the largest of seven forest fires blazing in California, has led to further evacuations in hot, breezy conditions and low humidity, authorities said. (24th July)
Three major forest fires destroyed several homes and forced mountain communities to evacuate in Northern California, where hundreds of firefighters battled the flames in triple-digit heat on Thursday. (2nd July)