Historic wildfires in western US force ‘critical resource limitations’ as 21K battle blazes

The US Forest Service is reaching its breaking point with historic wildfires ravaging large swaths of northern California and 13 other western states.

The agency is suffering “critical resources limitations,” deputy forester Anthony Scardina said Friday, with 21,000 federal firefighters battling the blazes, double the number needed at this time last year.

More than 6,100 firefighters are battling Dixie Fire in northern California alone, according to officials.

“Large fire activity continues in 14 states. 105 large fires or complexes have burned 2.4 million acres,” the National Interagency Fire Center tweeted this week. “Initial attack and large fire activity could increase in several areas due to hot, dry, windy conditions and the potential for lightning.”