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State of California

While Sanchez said Cal Fire’s initial response to the Electra Fire followed their standard operations, the response has since expanded.

Only two weeks into fire season, local fire officials say the critical conditions seen now are months ahead of schedule.

Anticipating a continued and heightened need for air assists for crews and equipment on the ground, Cal Fire is building upon its air fleet efficiency.

The most telltale number is 4.2 million. That’s the stop-in-your-tracks figure — the total acreage burned — from last year’s fire siege, the worst year in California’s long history of wildfires. 2020 was a fire year of unforgettable and awful superlatives. In the new world of mega-fires, a series of wildfires exploded late in August with a barrage of lightning and fires that blazed for four months.  The 4.2 million acres burned last year is equivalent to the entire area of Los Angeles, Orange, Santa Clara and Santa Cruz counties combined. The state’s first gig...