It has been several days since two huge wildfires in Northern California peaked in their ferocity, yet the damage they did is still being revealed daily.
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Firefighters are mopping up and securing the fire perimeter. “Today firefighters will continue to construct control lines and fix alterations to the landscape that resulted from earlier suppression operations”.
Deverich fears that her childhood summer camp will burn due to the speed of the Valley fires near Lake County in Northern California, which are moving at a speed of up to 30 miles per hour.
The state fire agency has responded to 1,600 more fires than the average from January to mid-September. Federal officials are still working on the request for the other fire, said Kelly Huston, deputy director for the governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Many essential drinking water systems have been completely destroyed… Cooler weather was expected Tuesday.
FEMA has awarded California a grant to pay for firefighting efforts, shelters for residents and for manning roadblocks.
Cachagua residents living outside the perimeter of the Tassajara Fire were allowed to return home Monday afternoon after crews spent the morning combing the burnt-out area trying to put out embers and smoldering wood. However, they mainly focused on homes, and have not determined how many additional structures, including sheds, barns and other outbuildings, have been destroyed.
“Everyone has been so good and treated us very nice”, she said. He said his neighbor chose to stay and protect his house as the fire approached.
“Carol was looking for her teeth. This isn’t where I live, ‘” La Plante, of Anderson Springs, said Monday. “Let’s go!'” Sargent said.
FEMA said that residents and business owners who sustained losses in the designated counties can begin applying for assistance tomorrow by registering online at http://www.DisasterAssistance.gov or by calling 1-800-621-FEMA(3362) or 1-800-462-7585 (TTY) for the hearing and speech impaired. “The fire’s coming!”
The two fires have scorched 230 square miles. “I lose everything”, she said, adding that she has no insurance.
The Valley Fire is now the sixth-largest fire in California history in terms of the acres burned.
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At least one person has died in the Tassajara fire, just one of many burning across California. Ten residences and 12 buildings were damaged, while 70 structures are still threatened.
