The Caldor fire in El Dorado County has exploded to more than 50,000 acres, destroying a school, a church and numerous other structures. By Wednesday morning, the fire burning east of Sacramento had swelled to 53,772 acres, up from about 6,500 acres the previous morning. Details are available on the El Dorado County Sheriff’s Office Facebook page. As with other fires in Northern California, historically dry fuels and drought conditions are feeding the flames. “Some of them are just harder to get right now as different incidents all over Northern California have priority needs.”

Source: Los Angeles Times August 18, 2021 16:41 UTC