7 dead, multiple structures destroyed as 625 fires burn in California
American Military News by Rong-Gong Lin II - Los Angeles Times and Luke Money - Los Angeles Times 8/25/2020
The death toll from the historic firestorms hitting Northern California rose to seven Monday as officials used a small break in the weather to make progress against a series of lightning-sparked blazes that have been burning for a week.
Crews are battling 625 fires throughout the state, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom. So far this year, firefighters have responded to 7,002 fires that have scorched a combined 1.4 million acres, the governor said. By this time last year, there had been 4,292 fires that had consumed about 56,000 acres.
Newsom called this week critical in trying to fight the fires, adding that crews continue to flow into the area to help overstretched firefighters.
The state’s commitment includes more than 2,400 fire engines, he said. More have been pledged from other agencies both in and out of California — including 91 from Arizona, Idaho, New Mexico, Texas, Oregon, Utah and Washington.
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