California Governor Gavin Newsom shared some eye-popping statistics in his Wednesday news conference. Newsom said the state had seen 10,849 lightening strikes in last 72 hours. He said there were c…
Newsom said the state had seen 10,849 lightening strikes in last 72 hours.
He said there were currently 367 known fires statewide. “I say ‘known fires,'” said Newsom, “because they may be more in more remote parts of the state. “the prospect of that number going up is very real.”We’re currently battling 367 known fires. Grateful for our firefighters, first responders, and everyone on the frontlines protecting Californians during this time.The state as seen 6,754 fires since the beginning of 2020. “We battled just over 4,000 fires last year” by this time, said Newsom. That means the number of fires identified thus far is up more than 40 percent, year-over-year.There are 23 “complex fires” in the state, according to Newsom.
The so-called “CZU complex fire” in Santa Cruz, among the state’s worst, is actually made up of 22 individual blazes.
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