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CAL FIRE Applies New Predictive and Tactical Tools to Fight Ferocious Fires In 2021, California experienced one of the most destructive wildfire years in its history. The Caldor Fire became the nation's top priority in August as it threatened to jump into the highly populated Lake Tahoe Basin. The Dixie Fire destroyed the towns of Greenville and Canyondam and more than 1,000 homes, businesses, and other structures. In early October, the start of the strong Santa Ana wind season, the Alisal Fire near Santa Barbara spread quickly and temporarily closed Highway 101. Owing to dryness and fuel loads, the year's blazes even generated their weather. Thunderclouds massed 139