Firefighters are dropping record-breaking amounts of retardants on a massive Northern California wildfire that is burning explosively because of the prolonged drought. Fire spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff said Friday, California firefighters and the U.S. Forest Service together had bombarded the conflagration with more than a half-million gallons of retardant. That included more than 203,000 gallons in a single day. Tolmachoff said, "They can slow it down a little bit. But they're not able to hold it long enough to get ground units in there to extinguish it before it burns through and continues its path." The King Fire, which authorities said was deliberately set, has chewed through nearly 120 square miles of timber and vegetation about 60 miles east of Sacramento. It was 10% contained. http://on.mash.to/1up7YQu http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
9/20/2014
Firefighters Drop 'Record Amounts' Of Retardant On Vast California Wildfire
Firefighters are dropping record-breaking amounts of retardants on a massive Northern California wildfire that is burning explosively because of the prolonged drought. Fire spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff said Friday, California firefighters and the U.S. Forest Service together had bombarded the conflagration with more than a half-million gallons of retardant. That included more than 203,000 gallons in a single day. Tolmachoff said, "They can slow it down a little bit. But they're not able to hold it long enough to get ground units in there to extinguish it before it burns through and continues its path." The King Fire, which authorities said was deliberately set, has chewed through nearly 120 square miles of timber and vegetation about 60 miles east of Sacramento. It was 10% contained. http://on.mash.to/1up7YQu http://bit.ly/1fJ5yqZ
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