The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection on Sunday said that wildfires have burned “well over” 4 million acres in the state this year.
Oct.4 (UPI) — Wildfires throughout the state of California have exceeded 4 million acres burned this year, officials said Sunday. The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, or Cal Fire, said that there have been 8,200 wildfires that have burned “well over” 4 million acres, adding that firefighters also responded to 27 new wildfires on Saturday, bringing them all to full containment. “The 4 million mark is unfathomable, and it takes your breath away,” Cal Fire spokesman Scott McClean said.
