Cal Fire moves to peak staffing levels as wildfire season takes off Share Updated: 4:43 PM PDT Jun 1, 2021
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The latest breaking updates, delivered straight to your email inbox. Share Updated: 4:43 PM PDT Jun 1, 2021 Wildfires have already burned thousands of acres in California, and this year the drought continues to take root throughout the state. In response, Cal Fire is taking a proactive approach to wildfire prevention and battling blazes by hiring additional crews.Two more fires started Monday. The cause? Tree roots burning underground in the Big Basin Area of the CZU Fire zone.The Ridge Fire is fully contained with 7 1/2 acres burned and the Hihn Fire is at 90% containment.Monday night, Cal Fire flew a plane with infrared equipment on board to detect additional hot spots. We anticipate a few of those may be one of the burns from last night that may have a little bit of heat in it from one of the fires yesterday, said