In an “unprecedented” step for this early in the year, firefighters are heading to battle Northern California wildfires – and team leaders are afraid more such fires could be on the way.
The Marin County Fire Department rolled its resources north over the weekend to fight the Red Fire about 20 miles east of Arcata in Humboldt County, and to the Campbell Fire about 20 miles east of Red Bluff in the Lassen National Forest.
The two fires have burned a combined 1,000 acres of forest in the past two days. No structures have been threatened or injuries reported, and both blazes are about 40 percent contained.
The fires are a lot less dangerous than many that erupt in the summer. But fire experts are worried all the same, because January is a time of year when the northern reaches of the state normally are too wet to ignite.
“It’s unprecedented for us to do this in January,” said Battalion Chief Mike Giannini, whose Marin County Fire Department is one of the first to be called upon to send aid north.
From SFGate.com: https://www.sfgate.com/news/article/Unprecedented-Winter-wildfires-in-far-north-5119244.php