In Northern California, at least four firefighters have been injured recently while combating three wildfires. The Green fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest resulted in a blunt-force trauma injury on Saturday and a heat-related injury on Sunday. Two firefighters were also affected by heat illness while fighting the Orleans Complex fires. The areas of operation are described as steep, thickly-forested, and bone-dry, with extreme temperatures over 100 degrees and insufficient humidity recovery at night. The Green fire has burned over 11,643 acres with only 5% containment as of Monday afternoon.
One firefighter combating the barely-contained Green fire in the Shasta-Trinity National Forest sustained a blunt-force trauma wound while working on the fire line on Saturday.
Two firefighters fighting the Orleans Complex - two blazes burning in Del Norte and Siskiyou counties - also were stricken with heat illness amid temperatures that have topped 110 degrees in recent days.
The conditions have been extremely challenging, fire officials said. The remote areas are steep, thickly-forested and bone-dry.
It is very, very dry right now, and we're still around 100 degrees. We are not getting good humidity recovery at night.
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