federal) burned to nothing.
One of the prescribed burns that started this was conducted in January. The smoldering embers had not been extinguished yet when the weather turned super hot and dry which caused the unseen danger to flare up. That inferno combined with a second caused by a controlled burn that got out of hand quickly and the two evils ripped across our Northern territory, which was largely pristine wilderness. It is not out yet, though mostly contained. It will take much time and money to recover from these tragedies.
Biden raising the salaries of Federal Firefighters was a great move. Our desperate need today will be dwarfed by what is to come in the remainder of this decade.
I have 4 friends whose homes burned down. A camp for kids in the mountains has been (and remains) in jeopardy. We do not yet know its fate.
Miraculously, the heat wave we had caused our summer monsoons to appear early. The past week it has rained daily - and it's been a good, solid rain. This has taken us off the DEFCON 5 list. Now, we wait to see what we can recover...and what will come next.