A monster fire burning right now in lake county has grown by thousand of acres in hours. Thousand are evacuated right now. And because of road closures theyre having trouble getting out of town. Several buildings have been destroyed. And hundreds more are threatened. Four firefighters are in the hospital after getting hurt in an absolutely massive blaze. Good evening, everybody. Im larry deal. The fire is burning near the town of cobb in lake county. From 50 acres at 2 00 p. M. To 25,000. We have Team Coverage tonight on the monster fire. We begin live with lake county at the Evacuation Center near cal stow ga. Kati calistoga. Katie. It is evacuation mode. They left with a few items and pets if they had time to grab them. People are streaming in by the hundred. Thousand. Red cross shelter, napa county fairground in calistoga. Red cross, offering food, water, pets can stay for the night. That will be reassessed in the morning. Best in foep wefo from evacuees. Cal fire is simply trying t
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February 10, 2021 4:00 AM Ed Leefeldt - Forbes Advisor
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Hardening your home against wildfires is a necessity if you live in a state like California. Over the past four years, dark clouds of ash and smoke from hundreds of out-of-control blazes have blanketed the Golden State.
“Every year we make records in terms of destruction,” says Cal Fire Chief Daniel Berland in an investigatory meeting held virtually in December 2020. “And the loss of life is at an all-time high.”
California isn’t the only state dealing with massive infernos like the Camp Fire, which killed 86 people and destroyed a whole town in the northern part of the state. In fact, 2020 was a record for the entire country, says the Center for Disaster Philanthropy. Nine million acres were incinerated, double that of last year.