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The Red Salmon Complex was a wildfire that burned 144,698 acres (58,557 ha) in Humboldt, Trinity, and Siskiyou County in Northern California during the 2020 California wildfire season. On July 27, lightning strikes in the Trinity Alps Wilderness started two fires, the Salmon Fire and the Red Fire, which eventually merged. [ 2 ]
The vibrant red fire retardant is known as Phos-Chek and has been used by firefighters battling wildland blazes for over 50 years, according to its manufacturer, Perimeter Solutions.
Paul Neal "Red" Adair (June 18, 1915 – August 7, 2004) [3] [4] was an American oil well firefighter. He became notable internationally as an innovator in the specialized and hazardous profession of extinguishing and capping oil well blowouts , both land-based and offshore .
The Red Fire was a wildfire that burned in Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County, during California's wildfire season in 2022. Lightning started the fire, which was then discovered on August 4. The fire burned 8,364 acres (3,385 ha) before it was declared completely contained on September 20.
The fire burned 34 acres, but forward progress was stopped around 3:30 p.m., the San Bernardino County Fire Department said.. A man was taken into custody and charged with two felony charges ...
“Fire Country” aired its fall finale Dec. 14 with an intense cliffhanger after an aggressive wildfire began consuming homes, putting many firefighters’ lives at risk.
Meanwhile, the South fire had erupted from 200 acres (1 km 2) Friday morning to 1,665 acres (7 km 2) acres by that night due to limited access caused by the activity of the Red Bank fire. [6] By that evening, containment had only risen to 7% while the Red Bank fire's size had grown to 7,340 acres (30 km 2 ).
As of 6 p.m. PT, the Hughes Fire has spread at least 9,269 acres. across LA and Ventura counties. Students at Castaic schools have been evacuated to nearby locations awaiting parents to pick them up.