The rapidly expanding Park Fire has already scorched have already scorched over 360,000 acres in California as crews scramble to get the upper hand against the blazes. This comes as severe flooding in Tennessee reached Dolly Parton’s iconic Dollywood, collapsing a road. NBC’s Steve Patterson reports for TODAY.
California's wildfires are continuing to burn as firefighters work to contain them. The Park Fire in Butte and Tehama counties is currently the largest of California's active fires and the state's seventh largest wildfire on record. It has burned over 360,000 acres with only 12% containment as of Monday morning, according to Cal Fire.
'You're hearing aerial assets above, putting all hands on deck,' Newsom said in a video posted to his X account. '350,000 acres and growing by the second. Over 2,500 personnel working the fire, working to hold the line, doing what they can.' Active wildfires across California have consumed more than half a million acres as of last weekend, according to Cal Fire.
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