SANTA CRUZ, Calif. (AP) — Dozens of major fires were scorching California on Thursday and taxing the state’s firefighting capacity, sparked by an unprecedented lightning siege that dropped nearly 11,000 strikes over several days. Authorities announced the death of a resident Thursday in the wildfires that threaten tens of thousands of homes…

California Firefighters ‘Taxed to the Limit’ and Seeking Help to Combat Raging Wildfires — TIME