The fire moved east quickly over the weekend and has closed to within five miles of the Northern California resort town. Evacuations were ordered Monday.
From a distance, helicopter nozzles might look small. But they can deposit so much fire retardant that crews drop more than 100,000 gallons on the Northern California wildfire every day.
Multiple Wildfires, Continue to Advance, Through Northern California.
On August 19, wildfires spread across drought-stricken forests in Northern California, destroying hundreds of homes and forcing..
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Grizzly Flats In El Dorado County has been devastated by the Caldor Fire.
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