Cluster of wildfires in Napa, Sonoma and Solano counties cover an estimated 46,225 acresShortage of firefighters after prison crews locked down due to Covid-19 2.45am BST Police in Fairfield 50 miles east of San Franciso have issued multiple evacuation orders for neighbourhoods under threat as the LNU lighning complex fire advances south-west from Vacaville. The fire destroyed at least 50 structures in Vacaville, including some homes, and 50 were damaged, according to Associated Press.Evacuation Order Peabody Rd/ Cement Hill Rd/ Vanden Rd (Circled on map) https://t.co/pYbnVAVqSp 2.26am BST Hello. I’m Martin Farrer and I’m taking over the wldfires live blog. You can contact me at martin.farrer@theguardian.com or, if you prefer, on Twitter at @MartinFarrerThe Sacramento Bee has an interesting story saying that there is a shortage of firefighters this summer because hundreds of prison inmates in Lassen county who are usually deployed to help in the effort are locked down because of Covid-19.California’s incarcerated firefighters have for decades been the state’s primary firefighting “hand crews,” and the shortage has officials scrambling to come up with replacement firefighters in a dry season that is shaping up to be among the most extreme in years. The state is hunting for bulldozer crews and enlisting teams that normally clear brush as replacements. Continue reading…
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