But another enemy is driving California’s most destructive blaze of the fire season so far: tens of millions of dead trees. LOS ANGELES—Drought, extreme heat and high winds have fueled wildfires across the western U.S. this month. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in central California’s Kern County, where a wildfire grew to more than 30,000 acres and killed two people. The victims, who... On Friday evening, California Gov.

Source: Wall Street Journal June 25, 2016 09:30 UTC