The race is on to stop multiple wildfires in California, while extreme heat and cold are expected for parts of the country and possible flooding rains this week.
In Sacramento County, Metro Fire Battalion Chief Parker Wilbourn said they were using, “Bulldozers, hand crews, fire engines and again our fixed wing and rotary winged aircraft, all fighting this blaze.”
One fire north of Los Angeles has burned more than 14,000 acres, forcing the evacuation of more than 1,200 people.
Craig Little with the Los Angeles County Fire Department said, “The winds are going to be the biggest factor in battling this blaze. It’s going to make the effort much more difficult.”
Those powerful winds are near hurricane strength, up to 70 miles per hour.
In one case, dozens of cars at an auto repair shop just off the I-5 freeway were torched. Firefighters were able to stop the progress of another fire near Lancaster but still another fire destroyed a number of buildings in Sonoma County.
This could be an especially dangerous fire season thanks to a rainy winter that caused the growth of vegetation that is now fuel – fuel that’s helped kick off the California fire season early.
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