The force of more than 4,000 firefighters trying to corral the - TopicsExpress



          

The force of more than 4,000 firefighters trying to corral the massive King Fire in El Dorado and Placer counties have gotten some help from a powerful ally — the weather. Fire managers report that much cooler temperatures along with humidity as high as 90 percent. That slowed the growth of the fire, which had raced north through the heavily forested terrain north of U.S. 50 on Wednesday, to a few thousand acres on Thursday. But the outlook may not be so good Friday: the return of dryer, warmer weather is expected to allow the fire to gain strength again today. Read more via KQED News
Posted on: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 16:38:26 +0000

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