More than 1.9 million acres have burned in the state this year, according to Cal Fire. Overall, California has tallied 7,099 fire incidents in 2021 as the state suffers through a brutal fire season made worse by climate change that is fueling a grueling drought and high temperatures. In Southern California, the Aruba Fire sparked in San Diego County, burning 100 acres southeast of the community of Rainbow, Cal Fire said. Cal Fire noted evacuations are in progress.
Survivors of California's deadliest wildfire are now helping other survivors pick up the piecesįarther north in Placer County, the Bridge Fire burned 300 acres with 5% containment as of Monday. More than 27,000 structures are threatened. The Caldor Fire has destroyed more than 900 structures since it began, including homes, business and other buildings, Cal Fire said.
“Repopulation consists of complex coordination between, fire, law enforcement, public works, and utilities to ensure the safety of residents and fire responders alike,” Cal Fire said. In the meantime, fire officials urged those returning to their homes to do so safely and keep an eye on updates. The majority of the heat will impact the desert Southwest.Īt the same time, a red flag warning is in effect for portions of central Oregon and central northern California on Tuesday, meaning conditions will be optimal for fire to spread, Guy said. Nearly 25 million in California, Nevada, and Arizona will experience temperatures up to 20 degrees above average, meaning the region could see 105 to 115 degrees, CNN meteorologist Michael Guy said. Is this *finally* the moment we wake up to the climate crisis? The lights of Times Square in New York are reflected in standing water Thursday, September 2, 2021, as Hurricane Ida left behind not just water on city streets but wind damage and severe flooding along the Eastern seaboard. However so far, firefighters are making good progress,” the report said.Īs firefighters measure their progress, they are also keeping an eye on the forecast as another heat wave is shaping up for this week. “There is still much work to be done tying in dozer lines and holding along the south and southeast flank of the fire above Caples Lake.
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Saturday night, fire behavior in the Caldor Fire’s East Zone was “minimal to moderate,” Cal Fire said in an update Sunday evening.
That’s a far cry from its explosive start, when the fire grew to nearly 100,000 acres in its first week. While still massive, the Caldor Fire’s growth slowed over the weekend, adding just 842 acres in a 24-hour period between Friday night and Saturday night, according to CNN’s analysis of fire information. The flames are 44% contained about three weeks after it started on August 14, Cal Fire said. The areas of Fallen Leaf Lake, Christmas Valley, Meyers and North Upper Truckee remain under an evacuation order.Īcross the state border in Nevada, mandatory evacuations in Douglas County were downgraded to precautionary evacuations Saturday, according to an announcement on the county’s website, opening the door for some residents there to return home.Īs of Monday morning, the Caldor Fire had consumed 216,358 acres near the California-Nevada border. Other parts of El Dorado County saw their evacuation orders downgraded to a warning Saturday while other warnings were lifted, according to Cal Fire. Lighter winds could bring relief to firefighters battling the Caldor Fire as it threatens the Lake Tahoe region A helicopter flies over Wrights Lake while battling the Caldor Fire in Eldorado National Forest, Calif., on Wednesday, Sept.
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