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California, which typically has experienced its peak fire season in late summer and fall, is already on pace to see more of its landscape go up in flames this year than last, the worst year on record.
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Rosevelt Hotshot crew members hose off backfires to slow the spread of the Caldor Fire in Pollock Pines, California, August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
The French Fire burns in the Sequoia National Forest near Lake Isabella, California, August 25, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson
The French Fire burns in the Sequoia National Forest near Lake Isabella, California, August 25, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson
The French Fire burns in the Sequoia National Forest near Lake Isabella, California, August 25, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson
A firefighter works as the Caldor Fire burns in Grizzly Flats, California, August 22, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
The French Fire burns in the Sequoia National Forest near Lake Isabella, California, August 25, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson
Melted outdoor lighting is seen in Greenville, California, August 10, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson
Burned cars are seen as Fred Batten takes a picture in his destroyed property, after the Caldor Fire overran the El Dorado County town of Grizzly Flats, California, August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
The CalFire firefighter Dylan Speer shoots a flare gun during backfire operations to slow the spread of the Caldor Fire in Grizzly Flats, California, August 22, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
Air support passes as the French Fire burns in the Sequoia National Forest near Lake Isabella, California, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson
A Rosevelt Hotshot crew member hoses off backfires to slow the spread of the Caldor Fire in Pollock Pines, California, August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
Remains of a mountain home are seen as the French Fire burns in the Sequoia National Forest near Lake Isabella, California, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson
The French Fire burns in the Sequoia National Forest near Lake Isabella, California, August 25, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson
A fire station sign burnt from the fire is seen in Grizzly Flats, California, in the aftermath of Caldor Fire, August 17, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
The French Fire burns in the Sequoia National Forest near Lake Isabella, California, August 25, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson
A satellite image of smoke billowing from Caldor Fire east of Sacramento, California, U.S., August 25, 2021. SATELLITE IMAGE 2021 MAXAR TECHNOLOGIES/Handout via REUTERS
A Rosevelt Hotshot crew member monitors backfires to slow the spread of the Caldor Fire in Pollock Pines, California, August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
Firefighters watch backfires used to slow the spread of the Caldor Fire in Grizzly Flats, California, August 22, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
A Skycrane helicopter fighting wildfires fills water on Jenkinson Lake, near Pollock Pines, California, August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
Flames from the Caldor Fire are seen in Grizzly Flats, California, August 22, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
The debris of Fred Batten's destroyed property is seen after the Caldor Fire overran the El Dorado County town of Grizzly Flats, California, August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
Smoke billows from fire burning vegetation along a hillside in Grizzly Flat, California, August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
Flames from the Caldor Fire burn through the Eldorado National Forest near Kyburz, California, August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
A damage assessor walks near a burned area from the Caldor Fire in Grizzly Flat, California, August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
Damage assessors examine a burned home from the Caldor Fire in Grizzly Flat, California, August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
Flames from the Caldor Fire burn through the Eldorado National Forest near Kyburz, California, August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
Flames from the Caldor Fire are seen on a hillside along Highway 50 in Kyburz, California, August 21, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
Fred Batten reacts as he looks at debris of his destroyed property, after the Caldor Fire overran the El Dorado County town of Grizzly Flats, California, August 18, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service firefighters Eric Schwarz, Takeshi Yamaguchi, and Walker Woodman look for hotspots as they try to slow the spread of the Caldor Fire after a flare-up in Pollock Pines, California, August 23, 2021. REUTERS/Fred Greaves
Burned logs are seen as the French Fire burns in the Sequoia National Forest near Lake Isabella, California, August 26, 2021. REUTERS/David Swanson