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Episode 4 - The Caldor Fire in 2021 with Captain Brain Newman
When Wildfire Comes
42 minutes
1 month ago
Episode 4 - The Caldor Fire in 2021 with Captain Brain Newman
The Caldor Fire started on August 14, 2021, burning 221,835 acres and destroying 1,005 structures in the Eldorado National Forest in northern California. It was the second fire to ever burn to the crest of the Sierra Nevada mountain range, causing the evacuation of South Lake Tahoe. Captain Brian Newman of CALFIRE recounts the events of this historic wildfire that could not be stopped.
