L.A. Fires: Recovery & Rebuilding
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A team of nearly 1,700 people are working on a wildfire deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains.
The blaze has been burning in steep, rugged, and inaccessible terrain since last Monday evening, and fire crews only started making a dent in containing the blaze Friday.
Burning deep in the Sierra Nevada Mountains since Monday, the Aspen Fire has grown to 6,700 acres. The team of over 1,000 personnel assigned to the blaze have finally made some headway in containment.
Creating defensible space around communities in fire zone seems a no-brainer.
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And it's predicted that California will be hard-hit.
24 homes have been destroyed in the fire and three have been damaged. The fire is expected to be fully contained by midnight Monday.
Cool moist air and a continuing slackening of the wind should give firefighters a chance to gain more ground today against the Powerhouse Fire.
Such an operation was previously not available due to restrictions put in place in the 1970s following a tragic helicopter crash.
Firefighters are facing slightly weaker winds than before, and calmer conditions are expected as the week progresses.