Incêndio de Thompson betnacional furia Butte County

The Thompson fire in Butte county, California, 🌛 has burned through more than 3,000 acres (1,200 hectares), the Butte county fire department announced. The wildfire began early on 🌛 Tuesday near the city of Oroville, about an hour outside Sacramento.

The blaze was 0% contained as 🌛 of 9.57pm PST, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. More than 500 firefighters have been trying to control the wildfire, 🌛 which has damaged vehicles and buildings, according to

shared to social media. The exact extent of the damage is 🌛 unclear.

Emergência local declarada betnacional furia Oroville

Oroville officials have declared a local emergency, as the fire spreads towards more populated areas and 🌛 threatens critical structures, including power lines and a major water supply, CBS reported.

Auxílio financeiro para o combate a incêndio

California's governor, 🌛 Gavin Newsom, said on Tuesday that California has been given a fire management assistance grant (FMAG) from the Federal Emergency 🌛 Management Agency (Fema) to cover some of the costs associated with firefighting, the Chronicle reported.

The FMAG, which is provided through 🌛 the president's disaster relief fund on a cost-share basis, will assist local, state and tribal agencies responding to the fire 🌛 to apply for 75% reimbursement of their eligible fire suppression costs, Newsom said.

Reforço de primeiros socorros

The California office of emergency 🌛 services also announced that it would be sending additional first responders to help combat the Thompson fire.

Recursos envolvidos no combate 🌛 a incêndio

In addition to hundreds of firefighters, at least 48 firetrucks, six helicopters and six air tankers have responded to 🌛 the Thompson wildfire, according to an incident report from the Butte county fire department.