None of the vendors KXTV-TV approached would talk on the record. 'They have no affiliation with any of the organizations or departments helping to manage this fire,' Cal Fire's Chris Christopherson said.

The businesses selling T-shirts that commemorate the wildfire are private vendors. One firefighter, one of 955 inmates working on the fire, has been injured.įirefighters are working 24-hour shifts on the blaze, which has drawn firefighters from all over California and across the country. It destroyed 12 residences and 56 outbuildings, according to Cal Fire. But it's still growing, increasing by about 3,000 acres from Tuesday to Wednesday. It's 38% contained, and officials have started to lift some evacuation orders. More than 7,900 firefighting personnel are trying to limit the fire's destruction. The T-shirts come in all colors and sizes, bearing the name of the King Fire that has been raging for more than a week. The merchants are selling King Fire memorabilia to both locals and the firefighters who have been going in and out of the fire camp. Watch Video: Residents return home to ashes after King Fireīuying and selling T-shirts that commemorate large fires has become part of the firefighting culture, and California's King Fire is no exception.Īs the wildfire - stretched across more than 92,000 mostly timbered acres between Sacramento and Lake Tahoe - expands, vendors have set up shop near the Incident Command Center just outside the El Dorado County Fairgrounds.

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