https://www.mercurynews.com/2021/09/07/wildfire-season-far-from-over-even-as-caldor-fire-looks-up-top-official-warns/ > Even as firefighters began to get the upper hand on the Caldor Fire that threatened the iconic Lake Tahoe basin, wildfire season is “far from over” as meteorologists predict dry, windy weather lasting through December, California’s top fire official warned Tuesday. > With about 2 million acres burned statewide so far this year — and conditions fueling extreme fire activity not expected to abate for the next three months — residents should not take firefighters’ success protecting homes from the Caldor and Dixie fires as a sign to let their guard down, Cal Fire Director Chief Thom Porter said in a news conference Tuesday.