the work of the firefighters against the flames

The work of California firefighters is very difficult. The wooded and mountainous areas affected by the flames on Wednesday July 27 complicate the task of the firefighters. The humidity on the hills affected by the flames prevents the rescue vehicles from being able to climb, so they have to climb on foot several times a day, which makes them very tired, because they have 30 kg of equipment on their backs.

“The next few hours will be crucial, the helicopters must continue to drop water on the hot spots to cool them down and after that, we will have to manage to make the teams in the area”, warns Rick Carhart, spokesperson for the Californian fire department. Visibility is poor with huge clouds of smoke rising above the trees. To prevent the flames from spreading to new areas, firefighters are increasing the watering of dry soil, they are even forced to cut down trees that have been devastated by the fire.