blazes

Marrone has repeatedly said that fire crews were overwhelmed by the scale and ferocity of the conflagration, as firefighters were spread thin battling three different blazes across the county.

The maps, covering 15 counties in Central California, are part of Cal Fire’s two-month rollout of new hazard zones for the regions where local city and county fire departments are responsible for responding to blazes.

Firefighters continue to struggle to bring the blazes under control.

There was, however, one powerful moment, when host Conan O'Brien welcomed some of the firefighters who fought the blazes on stage, with the audience clapping and giving the emergency workers a standing ovation.

Hundreds of firefighters and community partners tackled the blazes over several weeks, with two injured at Cannich.