(16:54) CALIFORNIA – Although much of the rest of the nation is expecting an average wildfire season, this year is likely to be a dangerous (and difficult) fire season in California. The multi-year drought has left 40 million dead and dried-out trees, including 29 thousand trees that died last year alone. Southern California didn’t benefit from the El Nino as much as the state’s northern half. Last year, wildfires burned a record 15,800 square miles. 7 forest service firefighters died.
