The largest fire in California history continued to grow Thursday while firefighters worked to protect threatened communities. Crews are on especially high alert this week after a firefighter who traveled from Draper City, Utah, to help battle the blaze died Monday while working on an active stretch. “We always talk about having our head on a swivel when we’re out on the fire line, because things could
change — it could happen right there, in a snap of your fingers,” said Trevor Pappas, a firefighter with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection. “You have to have plan A, B, C, D — and sometimes E, F, G.” Every five or 10 minutes, firefighters on the line are encouraged to “look up, look around and make a sound,” Pappas said. READ MORE
