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July 12, 2021

California on Pace for Worst-Ever Wildfire Season as 300,000 Acres Burn in Western U.S.
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In western Arizona, two firefighters were killed Saturday when their
plane crashed as they surveyed the Cedar Basin Fire. It's one of
thousands of wildfires burning on over 300,000 acres in six western
states. California's largest wildfire exploded in size to nearly 84,000
acres Sunday, fueled by a withering drought and scorching-hot
temperatures. The Beckwourth Complex Fire has spread into neighboring
Nevada and is only about 8% contained. So far this year, California has
seen 115 square miles consumed by wildfires, more than double what had
burned at this point in 2020's record-setting fire season.