The fire forced the cancellation of this year’s Death Ride, a 103-mile extreme cycling event that would have had its 40th anniversary this weekend. The Associated Press reported that the fire left bikers and spectators racing to evacuate on Saturday. Nearly 800 fire and emergency personnel were assigned to that wildfire, according to officials from the Humboldt Toiyabe National Forest. Farther north, the Beckwourth Complex in Plumas County continued to spread over the weekend, reaching more than 100,000 acres by late Sunday night. More than 2,000 personnel were assigned to that fire.

Source: New York Times July 19, 2021 11:58 UTC