Tear the flames through the houses in one California Neighborhood in a shocking video published by Firefighters From the largest Wildfire Officials announced Wednesday that hundreds of service members are joining the fire, which is currently raging in the state.
This The Pentagon Said Thursday 250 Marines And the sailors are helping now Firefighters Efforts against Creek Fire Burning in Central California.
At the request of the National Intelligence Fire Center, the U.S. Army North (Fifth Army), the Joint Force Land Component Command of the U.S. Northern Command, will oversee the second military support effort conducted in California this month.
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“Given the unprecedented fire season and the loss of the people of California, we are ready to support the National Intelligence Fire Center in its efforts to protect people, property and land in California,” said Ernorth and JFLCC Commander Left. General Laura J. Richardson Said in a statement. “Like soldiers supporting firefighting efforts in Northern California, Marines and sailors who will assist in this mission in Central California are provided with all the facilities to keep them safe, so that they can be incorporated into the COVID-19 environment. ”
This September 7, 2020, file photo, firefighters will fight creek fires because of the threat to homes in the Cascade Woods neighborhood of Madeira County, Calif.
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According to Cal Fire, Creek Fire has reached 228,025 acres and is only 18% contained as of Wednesday night.
“The dozers and crew will work to strengthen the fireline on the east side of the fire, trying to keep the perimeter in its current position,” the agency said in its evening report.
Additional fire crews arrived as the city’s Merced Fire Department shared dramatic footage of the fighting department in the first 12 hours of the creek fire, featuring ideas of fire destruction from helmet cameras.
A montage released Tuesday shows firefighters are dangerously close to burning structures and trees.
The fire department said: “It’s hard for firefighters to put their feelings into words at times. Wrote on Facebook. “They work hard and right on the edge of danger, at which point they are able to save homes and other times. When a fire wins, their hearts are broken.”
Dramatic footage of the Mercedes Fire Department from the city shows the devastation caused by the creek fire in the first 12 hours of the fire.
(Merced Fire Department)
The department said firefighters fought as long as they could, then “drove through the flame wall” to get out.
Dramatic footage from the Mercedes Fire Department in the city shows the devastation caused by the creek fire in the first 12 hours of the fire.
(Merced Fire Department)
“We share these images so the community can see what our firefighters and many firefighters across the country are doing to save the homes of people they don’t know,” the department said. “Please be safe there and evacuate when asked to do so. So
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Officials have noted that the situation has improved in recent days, a change may be this next weekend.
This year’s fires have taxed the human, mechanical and financial resources of the country’s firefighting forces, some of the glitter of the past. And half a season of fire is still left.
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The west is still in flames with more than 80 large Wildfire Burning throughout the area.
Currently a large wildfire to the west
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Severe fire conditions are also reported in parts of Reagan, Northern California and the Great Basin.
Fear of fire for Thursday, September 17, 2020.
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Poor air quality and smoking still plague Central U.S. Spread across the region to and from the northeast.
The smoke from the wildfires in the west will continue to blow in the east.
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The next few days will see some humidity in the northwest which will bring down the temperature and bring some much needed rainfall to the region, however, there could be a risk for hurricanes as well as a few storms.
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Fox News’ Lucas Tomlinson and Janice D contributed to this report.