700 Firefighters Responding to Wildfire Started in Northern California this Week

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The Rices Fire, shown from an aerial vantage point, started at around 2 p.m. near the Yuba River in Nevada County and had spread to more than 500 acres  by nightfall. | Photo courtesy of CAL FIRE/Facebook.

At least 700 wildlands firefighters are currently battling the Rices Fire in northern California near Bridgeport where hundreds of residents have been evacuated from their homes.

The Rices Fire started at around 2 p.m. near the Yuba River in Nevada County and had spread to more than 500 acres by nightfall, according to the Associated Press.

The fire is located in the Sierra Nevada Mountains northeast of Sacramento and approximately halfway to the Nevada border.

The Nevada County Sheriff’s Office reports that as of Wednesday morning the fire has burned 769 acres and is 0% contained, impacting 355 homes and other structures.

Mandatory and warning evacuation orders are in effect for parts of Nevada County. At the time of this writing additional air tankers and firefighting crews are on their way to assist the fire crews already combating the blaze. 


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2 thoughts on “700 Firefighters Responding to Wildfire Started in Northern California this Week

  1. As someone who’s had to evacuate for the past 3 years in California, my heart goes out to everyone displaced and evacuated. My heart goes out to Nevada County! Stay alert this fire season.

  2. the USFS and CalFire have failed to do proper FUEL MANAGEMENT for over 50 years.

    the only solution to our current wild fire problem is proper FUEL MANAGMENT

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