OVER 2 DOZEN FIRES KEEP CALIFORNIA FIREFIGHTERS BUSY

Firefighters continue to make progress on the two dozen large wildfires and lightning complexes that have been burning over the past several weeks. Yesterday, CAL FIRE responded to 49 new initial attack wildfires all of which were contained. A new wildfire ignited on the Angeles National Forest in Los Angeles County that has become a major incident. As of this morning, there are over 14,100 firefighters on the frontlines across California.