PLASERVILLE, Calif. - Amid another wave of high winds that intensified a wildfire in northern California, brigades dug and burned lines of fire.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) spokesperson Keith Wade said on Saturday, "We have a shootout coming up and the wind will make it very difficult today."
Authorities on Friday cut off the 46-mile stretch of US Highway 50, the main road between the state capital of Sacramento and Lake Tahoe on the Nevada border, due to a fire in Kaldor in the northern Sierra Nevada which has already damaged dozens of homes. ...
The highway was closed after fire debris fell on the road, as well as a warning about the danger of winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour, which on Saturday night "will drive to critical weather conditions associated with fires in the Kaldor Blaze. Region. " due to: according to the National Meteorological Service.
Saturday winds can reach 40 miles per hour.
The road is a vital checkpoint as firefighters tackle a blaze that started earlier this week and has spread ten times its original size in just a few days due to strong winds.
"We will do everything in our power to contain the fire in the south," said Eric Schwab, commander of the Cal Fire combat unit.
Firefighters advanced on the western flank of the blaze, burning vegetation to put out the blaze and prevent the flames from spreading to the evacuated community of Pollock Pines. Crews were protecting cabins in the dense forest to the northeast, firefighters said.
By Saturday, the Kaldor fire had engulfed about 130 square miles, with more than 1,500 firefighters battling the dense forest and rocky terrain.
The blaze was one of a dozen major California wildfires that devastated northern California, destroying at least 700 homes in and around the Sierra Nevada towns of Greenville and Grizzly Flats alone.
The fires, which started in the northern part of the state and spread to the east coast, have burned nearly 2,300 square miles and raised smoke to the east coast. They burned amid grasses, shrubs and extremely dry forests, caused by a two-year drought, which was likely exacerbated by climate change.
Thousands of houses in cities, hidden in magnificent forests, are still under threat, and tens of thousands of people are still threatened with evacuation.
Due to the risk of fire, nine state forests have been closed in the region.
The massive Dixie fire that burned northwest of the Caldor blaze continued to grow, forcing new evacuations, including the tiny hamlet of Taylorsville. The blaze, which began about 175 miles northeast of San Francisco and became the second largest in state history, burned an area twice the size of Los Angeles in just five weeks.
The storm system is expected to pass through northern California early next week, bringing winds but minimal precipitation. This will increase the risk of fire. Hundreds have sprung up in the past few days, but they have all been easily removed.
The exception was the cache fire, a small, fast-spreading grass fire that destroyed at least 56 homes and nearly destroyed a fleet of mobile homes.
Some people who were forced to flee the fire had to abandon their pets.
While searching for abandoned animals in the Clearlake area, Emily Crum, an animal control officer with the North Bay Animal Service, was surprised.
On a burnt down site, she came across a black dog.
“I noticed she was lying on the floor. I assumed she was no longer alive, ”Krum explained. "Then she started wagging her tail."
Krum said the dog named Sammy was not injured despite being tied to a boat trailer.
Cats, goats and chickens were among the animals rescued.
A dozen states, mostly in the west, had 99 active fires as of Friday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
The fires in the West have grown more intense, setting firefighters on fire most of the year. According to Anthony Scardin, deputy regional forester with the US Forest Service, the fires typically moved from the southwest to the Rocky Mountains, then to the Pacific Northwest and finally to California, allowing firefighters to move from location to location. other.
“The problem is, all of these seasons are starting to overlap,” Skardina explained.
California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) spokesperson Keith Wade said on Saturday, "We have a shootout coming up and the wind will make it very difficult today."
Authorities on Friday cut off the 46-mile stretch of US Highway 50, the main road between the state capital of Sacramento and Lake Tahoe on the Nevada border, due to a fire in Kaldor in the northern Sierra Nevada which has already damaged dozens of homes. ...
The highway was closed after fire debris fell on the road, as well as a warning about the danger of winds of 20 to 30 miles per hour, which on Saturday night "will drive to critical weather conditions associated with fires in the Kaldor Blaze. Region. " due to: according to the National Meteorological Service.
Saturday winds can reach 40 miles per hour.
The road is a vital checkpoint as firefighters tackle a blaze that started earlier this week and has spread ten times its original size in just a few days due to strong winds.
"We will do everything in our power to contain the fire in the south," said Eric Schwab, commander of the Cal Fire combat unit.
Firefighters advanced on the western flank of the blaze, burning vegetation to put out the blaze and prevent the flames from spreading to the evacuated community of Pollock Pines. Crews were protecting cabins in the dense forest to the northeast, firefighters said.
By Saturday, the Kaldor fire had engulfed about 130 square miles, with more than 1,500 firefighters battling the dense forest and rocky terrain.
The blaze was one of a dozen major California wildfires that devastated northern California, destroying at least 700 homes in and around the Sierra Nevada towns of Greenville and Grizzly Flats alone.
The fires, which started in the northern part of the state and spread to the east coast, have burned nearly 2,300 square miles and raised smoke to the east coast. They burned amid grasses, shrubs and extremely dry forests, caused by a two-year drought, which was likely exacerbated by climate change.
Thousands of houses in cities, hidden in magnificent forests, are still under threat, and tens of thousands of people are still threatened with evacuation.
Due to the risk of fire, nine state forests have been closed in the region.
The massive Dixie fire that burned northwest of the Caldor blaze continued to grow, forcing new evacuations, including the tiny hamlet of Taylorsville. The blaze, which began about 175 miles northeast of San Francisco and became the second largest in state history, burned an area twice the size of Los Angeles in just five weeks.
The storm system is expected to pass through northern California early next week, bringing winds but minimal precipitation. This will increase the risk of fire. Hundreds have sprung up in the past few days, but they have all been easily removed.
The exception was the cache fire, a small, fast-spreading grass fire that destroyed at least 56 homes and nearly destroyed a fleet of mobile homes.
Some people who were forced to flee the fire had to abandon their pets.
While searching for abandoned animals in the Clearlake area, Emily Crum, an animal control officer with the North Bay Animal Service, was surprised.
On a burnt down site, she came across a black dog.
“I noticed she was lying on the floor. I assumed she was no longer alive, ”Krum explained. "Then she started wagging her tail."
Krum said the dog named Sammy was not injured despite being tied to a boat trailer.
Cats, goats and chickens were among the animals rescued.
A dozen states, mostly in the west, had 99 active fires as of Friday, according to the National Interagency Fire Center.
The fires in the West have grown more intense, setting firefighters on fire most of the year. According to Anthony Scardin, deputy regional forester with the US Forest Service, the fires typically moved from the southwest to the Rocky Mountains, then to the Pacific Northwest and finally to California, allowing firefighters to move from location to location. other.
“The problem is, all of these seasons are starting to overlap,” Skardina explained.
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