As of Monday, less than 600 acres had burned in Shasta County since Jan. 1, according to California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection statistics.
Deadly wildfires erupted amid a heatwave in the US state of California in September 2022, but social media posts claim a video shows such blazes are intentionally set. This is false; the clip depicts a helitorch, a tool that officials use to help prevent extreme fires.