Saturday, August 07, 2021

SMOKE IS GETTING NASTY HERE

by Bob Walsh

Due to the fires burning north and east of here the smoke in the area is getting BAD.  Yesterday if you lived north of Lodi the air was DANGEROUS, not just unhealthy.  

The Dixie Fire is now the third largest in state history and the largest single fire in state history.  Many of the really big ones are multiple fires that burn together.  This fire is covering parts of four counties and three federal reservations.  It has eaten up 676 square miles, or almost 450,000 acres.  

Well over 100 structures have been burned, mostly homes.  Abut 10,000 homes are in serious danger if they can't get a handle on the fire pretty soon.  Right now it is about 33% contained.

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