Another red flag warning comes just as Cal Fire's nearest retardant tanker base officially opened for peak season with a number of calls and crew training for what's shaping up to be a furious fire season.
's nearest retardant tanker base officially opened for peak season with a number of calls and crew training for what's shaping up to be a furious fire season.
The third consecutive drought year assures that all Cal Fire tanker plane, helicopters and spotter aircraft statewide will be busy well into the fall if not early winter. "This year, with all the late rains we've had, we do have quite a bumper grass crop which is not good for fires. If there's anything ahead of it as far as homes or heavier fuels that it can get into, it acts as a kindling and gets those heavier fuels going.