Firefighters fighting a devastating wildfire season in California have gone out of their way to contain the massive Caldor fire, which has threatened a popular tourist town for days, and the likelihood of more wildfires in forthcoming weeks.

Cal Fire says as of earlier today the fire has burned 212.907 acres and is 29% under control.

It has been burning burning for nearly three weeks as it heads for the Nevada border.

The 210,259-acre fire became more firefighter-controlled from 20 percent Wednesday morning to 25 percent Thursday morning, Cal Fire said.

Shen in the earlier days cooler winds brought in embers that caused wildfires almost immediately after landing on the dry vegetation.

In the past few days, the combination of the typical summer cross-country winds that blow up and down the corridor of Highway 50 with high winds in its atmosphere has created the perfect formula for the spread of the fire.

Preventing the fire from spreading to the Kirkwood Mountain Resort and surrounding cottages has been one of the weekend’s top priorities, firefighters said.

Crews also lit fires and knocked down trees south of the Christmas Valley to prevent falling embers getting blown so fast.

August Complex fire

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The August Complex was a massive wildfire that burned in the Coast Range of Northern California, in Glenn, Lake, Mendocino, Tehama, Trinity, and Shasta Counties. (wikipedia)


Caldor Fire

The Caldor Fire is an active wildfire burning in El Dorado County, California, about 15 miles southeast of Placerville. By August 31, 2021, it had burned more than 191, (wikipedia)


Dixie Fire

The Dixie Fire is an active wildfire in Butte, Plumas and Lassen Counties, California. It is named after the road where it started. (wikipedia)


California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection

The California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection is a fire department of the California Natural Resources Agency in California, United States. (wikipedia)


Mendocino Complex Fire

The Mendocino Complex Fire was a large complex of wildfires that burned in northern California for more than three months in 2018. It consisted of two wildfires, the River Fire and Ranch Fire, (wikipedia)


Kincade Fire

The Kincade Fire was a wildfire that burned in Sonoma County, California in the United States. The fire started northeast of Geyserville in The Geysers on 9:24 p.m. on October 23, (wikipedia)


California wildfires

This is a partial and incomplete list of California wildfires. California has dry, windy, (wikipedia)


Weather

Weather is the state of the atmosphere, describing for example the degree to which it is hot or cold, wet or dry, calm or stormy, clear or cloudy. On Earth, (wikipedia)

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Thomas Fire

The Thomas Fire was a massive wildfire that affected Ventura and Santa Barbara Counties, and one of multiple wildfires that ignited in southern California in December 2017. (wikipedia)


2021 California wildfires

The 2021 California wildfire season is an ongoing series of wildfires that have burned across the state of California. As of August 20, 2021, a total of 6,630 fires have been recorded, burning 1,470, (wikipedia)


2017 California wildfires

In terms of property damage, 2017 was the most destructive wildfire season on record in California at the time, surpassed by only the 2018 season, with a total of 9,560 fires burning 1,548, (wikipedia)