13,000 Urged To Evacuate As Rocky Fire Continues To Fiercely Spread Through California

In the state of California, 13,000 people have been urged to evacuate as fires continue to mercilessly spread across the state. Currently, some 20 wildfires are fiercely raging through the states desolate and droughts stricken lands.

Some 9,000 firefighters have been working around the clock to control and battle the blazes, which have so far consumed more than 134,000 acres.

The biggest of the blazes – the Rocky Fire, located north of San Francisco, has consumed more than 69,600 acres of land and as many as 43 homes.

More than 3,000 firefighters have been deployed to contain the Rocky Fire. Across the uneven landscape, they are cutting back underbrush to make fire-blocking tracts, and are using nearly two dozen aircrafts to drop water and flame retardant; however, so far the scorching blaze has defied almost all containment measures.

On Monday, the fire leapt across Highway 20; firefighters had originally hoped to contain the fire to one side of the road. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection have recently announced that 30% of the fire has now been contained.

On Tuesday, the cooler weather and bursts of light rain had slightly aided the containment efforts; however, the fortunate weather conditions were ultimately short lived as hot and dry conditions returned on Wednesday.

Unusual weather conditions and the state’s 4-year drought-stricken terrain are said to be the primary contributors to the fires immense size and power.

“The conditions and fire behavior we’re seeing at 10 in the morning is typically what we’d see in late-afternoon in late-August and September,” said state Department of Forestry and Fire Protection division chief Nick Schuler. “But because of the dry conditions, because of the drought-stricken vegetation accompanied by the steep terrain and winds, we’re seeing activity that’s abnormal for this time of year.”

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