California fires: What you need to know about the largest wildfires burning across the state

Multiple major wildfires burned in Northern California, including the Tamarack Fire south of Lake Tahoe and the Dixie Fire in Butte and Plumas counties as the state’s already highly active fire season continued.

Noah Berger for Associated Press

Across California, 276 new fires started in the past week alone, according to Cal Fire officials.

By Dominic Fracassa, SF Chronicle | 7/2021

More than 5,400 firefighters have been pulled in to combat the five largest and most active wildfires that have so far consumed more than 233,000 acres across the state. Read More