California’s wildfire season is starting and officials are bracing for the worst

In anticipation, Cal Fire has identified 35 top-priority projects to thin vegetation in vulnerable communities

Last November, the deadliest wildfire in California history killed 85 and burned the town of Paradise to the ground. Now California’s fire season is starting to heat up again – and officials are bracing for the worst.

As California grappled with a record-breaking heatwave last week, the state saw 236 wildfires – one of which grew to more than 2,500 acres before it was largely contained. So far this year, California has faced 1,746 wildfires, burning through more than 15,500 acres of land.

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