https://www.cnn.com/2021/07/12/weather/wildfires-california-oregon-arizona-new-mexico/index.html

By Stella Chan, CNN

Updated 5:56 PM ET, Tue July 13, 2021The Sugar Fire, part of the Beckwourth Complex Fire, burns in Doyle, California, on July 9.

(CNN)TheNational Interagency Fire Centersays 67large fireshave burned more than 917,000 acres across 12 states.The acreage — about 1,434 square miles — is comparable to 4.75 times the area of New York City.From January 1 to July 13 this year, more than 2 million acres have burned in 33,953 fires, accordingto the NIFC,surpassing the previous year’s tally for the same period.

Fires in California have charred tens of thousands of acres,more than doublingthe amount burned for the same time frame last year.

These are the hotshot firefighters leading attacks against California wildfires. And they’re quittingAccording to updated data from the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) on Monday, more than…