In that way, he said, he can relate to the victims of past fires in Butte County and the recent fires that have rolled through the state.
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The Butte fire has claimed two lives while burning almost 72,000 acres, 233 homes and almost 200 other structures over the past week.
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.
In all, 3,446 firefighters were working in the fire zone.
“This was wild, because things were blowing up”, Moore said.
“We have yet to go in and see the devastation”, Kristen Smith said. “We’ve been out all summer long”.
“Fire behavior remained minimal throughout the night, helping crews continue to progress with perimeter control”, according to Calfire.
As of Thursday, the mandatory evacuation order for the community of Berryessa Estates had also been lifted to residents only.
“About 95 percent of the fires are sparked by the actions of people”, Cal Fire’s Daniel Berlant said.
“We’ve actually received so much donations – we’ve actually packed everything up”, said Serena Acierto of Jackson Rancheria.
Elsewhere in Northern California, cadaver dogs were used Wednesday to search for a former police reporter and several other people who authorities fear were killed in another fast-moving wildfire.
The Valley Fire started at about 1:20 p.m. September 12 near Cobb in Lake County and has burned more than 75,000 acres, according to Cal Fire officials. She said, “PG&E informed me that Cal Fire has the tree in question and the (power line) conductor”. It is on the borders of Calveritas, San Andreas and Mokelumne Hill.
Officials said the blaze has destroyed 535 homes and 347 outbuildings.
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“The safety of our customers, our employees and the first responders is our highest priority as we work together with CAL FIRE and local agencies to assess our systems and help our communities and customers get back on their feet”, Barry Anderson, PG&E vice president of emergency preparedness and operations, said in a statement.
