Firefighters' Nightmare: Battling The Ravaging Blaze In St. Johns County

Webmore than 5,800 personnel are battling the blaze, using more than 500 fire engines and 40 helicopters. “this region, both butte and tehama (counties). Webhundreds of thousands of acres are ablaze, dozens of buildings destroyed and thousands of oregonians face evacuation orders as firefighters battle several. The inferno was sparked. Webmore than 5,500 firefighters are battling the blaze, according to cal fire.

Webabout 1,000 firefighters were battling the blaze while helicopters were dumping thousands of gallons of water on the flames and planes lined the hills in pink. Webnearly 2,500 firefighters were battling the blaze, aided by 16 helicopters and numerous air tankers. Jeremy pierce, a cal fire operations section chief, said.