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3 massive Los Angeles-area wildfires have scorched more than 100,000 acres in a week (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 1 month ago by lemmee_in@lemm.ee to c/collapse@sopuli.xyz

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Three rapidly growing Southern California wildfires have burned more than 100,000 acres in less than a week and continued to threaten homes in multiple communities as the state mobilized an all-hands-on-deck response to bolster front-line fire crews battling the raging flames.

Fueled by a punishing heat wave and fanned by gusting winds, the biggest blaze is the Bridge Fire, which ignited Sunday in the Angeles National Forest about 31 miles east of downtown Los Angeles and exploded overnight from about 4,000 acres on Tuesday to nearly 48,000 acres by Wednesday morning, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

The fire remained out of control with 0% containment after spreading across Los Angeles and San Bernardino counties. Authorities issued widespread evacuation orders as the fire tore through the towns of Wrightwood and Mt Baldy, destroying at least 33 homes, several cabins, and racing through a ski resort.

At least 33 homes in Wrightwood and Mt. Baldy have been destroyed and another 2,500 structures in the area are being threatened by the fire, according to Cal Fire.

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[–] reddig33@lemmy.world 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (5 children)

What has California done to prevent this since the last wildfire?

Have they clearcut fire lanes through the woods?
Have they told power companies they have to start burying power lines?
Or posted automated or manned drones to watch for fires?
Or hired and trained more firefighters?
Or built additional fire watch towers?
Or purchased additional firefighting planes?

Fire risk is only going to get worse going forward, so I’m wondering what steps have been implemented to change things.

[–] Brkdncr@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Yes there are fire access roads.

I was hiking earlier this month and saw an area that had brush cut down and set up for rapid decomposition.

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