The United States Forest Service announced that series of wildfires have already burned a record 8,000 square kilometres (Well over 3000 square miles) in California this year, breaking the previous record of 7,931 square kilometres burned in 2018 and setting a new record since Californian fire departments began keeping records in 1987. Lynn Tolmachoff, a spokesperson of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, said that the "most striking thing about the record is how early it was set", as historically, California's worst fire months are in September and October. As of now, the total economic damages are still unclear, though hundreds of houses have been destroyed, thousands of people have been evacuated, and tens of thousands of firefighters have been dispatched to combat the flames.

In response, the US Forest Service stated that all 8 national forests in the state's southern half will be closed while the Pacific Gas and Electric Company is preparing to cut power to about 158,000 customers in 21 counties in the state's northern half to reduce the possibilities that its powerlines and other equipment could spark new fires. Though met with criticism over how the company handled previous power cuts, the utility company said that they have learned from past experiences, and will make power cut events shorter in length and smaller in size.

Downtown Los Angeles has reached 44 C (111 F) on Sunday, September 6th, 2020, while downtown San Francisco set a new record for Sunday after the city reached 37.7 C (100 F).

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