Fire crews have started to slow down the French Fire in California.
A Cal Fire OV-10 air tactical aircraft releases a puff of smoke while guiding a fire retardant drop during the Thompson Fire, in Oroville, Calif., Wednesday, July 3, 2024. Mariposa County Sheriff Jeremy Briese said in a Facebook Live Saturday morning that they couldn't have stopped the fire from spreading this quickly without everyone's cooperation.
Burn scars are seen across hundreds of acres, with flames coming too close for comfort in residential areas. We're still having rocks come down and things like that," he said. "Just an ask, if you don't really need to be in the burn area, if we can try to keep that clear as much as possible.
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