Crews Battling California’s Park Fire Face Hotter and Drier Conditions

Crews battling California’s Park fire faced hotter and drier weather Aug. 5 and the massive blaze continued burning through steep canyons and dead brush. The higher temperatures and lower humidity were forecast to arrive in Tehama County, where most of the fire burned Monday, along with seasonal winds. The county seat of Red Bluff, California, about 45 miles northwest of where the fire started in Chico, could reach a high of 100 degrees Monday, ticking up to 102 Tuesday and 103 Wednesday, according to the National Weather Service. “It’s going to challenge us in that northeast corner,” the fire’s incident commander Billy See, also the assistant fire chief of Fresno County Fire Protection District, told more than 6,600 fire personnel at a briefing Monday morning....