Official
Wildfire
United States
On 13 June, the California Fire Department of Forestry and Fire protection reported that the River Fire in Mariposa County, California has burned 9,500 acres of land, destroyed 5 buildings, and is currently 15% contained. Parts of Madera County are under mandatory evacuation orders and according to media report 400 residents were evacuated from their homes. Another fire in Northern California has burned 36,400 hectares of land making it the largest wildfire to occur in 2021. In total there have been 55 fires reported in 12 states in recent days all related to high temperatures. The reports are available at: Cal Fire and Amico Hoops.
