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Reuters reported

The Mendocino Complex became the largest wildfire in Californian history on Monday as it raged at the southern tip of the Mendocino National Forest where crews battled to keep flames from descending into foothill communities.

Read full story at Massive wildfire becomes largest in California history | Reuters

Not at all helpful was Trump’s in accurate statement about California wasting water. You can read about this in the NY Times Trump Inaccurately Claims California Is Wasting Water as Fires Burn where

President Trump blamed the blazes on the state’s environmental policies and inaccurately claimed that water that could be used to fight the fires was “foolishly being diverted into the Pacific Ocean.”