Mendocino National Forest rangers are targeting a 90-acre area that has been treated with prescribed fire before and fared well in major fires of 2018 and 2020.
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Expect smoke: burn planned near Lake Pillsbury, March 4
Prescribed burns are becoming more frequent in an effort to deal with recent catastrophic wildfire.
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August Complex surpasses 1 million acres marking new era of enormous fires
The August Complex has been burning for over six weeks. Firefighters are still hard at work.
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New evacuation order issued northeast of Willits — better mapping revised August Complex down to 755,603 acres
he August Complex continues its march into the record books, hitting 877,477 acres as of this morning, larger than the state of Rhode Island.
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Mandatory evacuation orders issued for areas near August Complex, fire now 350k acres, 24% contained; Mendocino National Forest closed due to fire risks
Fire weather is expected over the next several days.