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In Plumas County, the massive Sugar fire, the first 100,000-acre fire in California this year, had burned more than 105,000 acres by Sunday morning and was 73% contained, officials said. Climate experts have said that vegetation in Northern California is at record dry levels for this time of year, fueling blazes that are burning faster and hotter than firefighters expect to see this early in the fire season.
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During a recent briefing, U.S. Forest Service Operations Section Chief Jake Cagle said the 100,000-acre milestone is no longer uncommon in California, which experienced a record wildfire season in 2020 and is already outpacing those numbers this year.
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Along a rural stretch of southern Oregon just north of the California state line, the Bootleg fire, the largest wildfire burning in the nation, had covered more than 298,000 acres by Sunday morning. The gigantic fire, which at one point threatened to derail California’s power grid, is now 22% contained.