0% Contained 🇺🇸 California

Ponderosa Fire

Discovered Aug 29, 2017 · Northern California

🕐 Started …

Acres Burned

4,016

Containment

0%

Location

California

Discovered

Aug 29, 2017

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Aug 29, 2017

Fire ignites — Ponderosa discovered.

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The New York Times

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A Century of Fire Suppression Is Why California Is in Flames - Mother Jones

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San Francisco Chronicle

An 800-mile firebreak once protected California’s forests from flames. What happened? - San Francisco Chronicle

What It’s Like to Get Caught in a Wildfire - The Atlantic

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