CA Fires: Tens Of Thousands Flee From New Fires; 3.9M Acres Burn

Two new firestorms cropped up this week, showing that 2020's fire season is far from over. See a map of all fires burning across CA.

By Kat Schuster, Patch Staff

Sep 30, 2020 11:35 am PT|Updated Sep 30, 2020 1:26 pm PT

CALIFORNIA — Tens of thousands have been forced to leave their homes in Northern California in the span of a few days as wearied firefighters work to gain ground against a new round of fire seizures. On Wednesday, 17,000 first responders were pitted against 26 major fires in another day of dry and warm conditions.

A set of explosive new firestorms arrived in California over the weekend, triggered by several days of arid, fire-favoring weather. The Zogg and Glass Fires have burned nearly 50,000 acres each.

Communities that were already covered in ash were further ravaged — particularly in wine country, where the Glass Fire has destroyed an unknown but surely catastrophic number of homes and business [....]