California Firefighters significant progress on Dixie fire but weather causes challenges
- Firefighters in California have made much progress in putting out one of the largest fires in the history of the state but with the likely heat and wind, their job becomes more challenging
- The Dixie Fire currently has a 94% containment after bruins almost 1 million acres over more than 70 days, according to Cal Fire
California COVID-19 transmission rate continues to stay below the national average
- Out of all 50 states, California has the lowest coronavirus transmission rate after seeing a decline in hospitalizations and cases
- The 49 other states are marked as having a “high” transmission rate or more than 100 cases per 100,000 people in the last week
- California’s case rate is 94 per 100,000
