A former university lecturer faces four arson counts in California, where firefighters battling the Dixie wildfire could have been trapped.
Crews have to “contain” wildfires before they can extinguish them. This installment of AskWaves explains why — and what “containment” means.
Crews made only slight progress over the weekend containing the nation’s largest wildfires, with no rain in sight (forecast video included).
“You might as well be safe and get out now,” a fire official said, encouraging people to evacuate areas in the path of the life-threatening Dixie fire.
Unlike hurricane names, which come from predetermined lists, wildfire names are a bit more arbitrary.
Crews are having trouble controlling the Dixie fire in northern California, which is now the second largest in the state’s history.
Gusty winds have made it challenging for crews to contain large wildfires in Western states (forecast video included).
