Surrounded by Cal Fire helicopters and airplanes, California Gov. Gavin Newsom and wildfire officials announced July 10 that approximately 3,500 fires have occurred so far this year, burning about 207,000 acres.
“We are already experiencing a disproportionately high number of acres burned,” Mr. Newsom said during a press conference held in a hangar at McLellan Airport in Sacramento. “We’re seeing this unsurprisingly, predictably because of all the rains.”