Butte firefighters battle 14 small, 2 large fires over holiday weekend

Butte firefighters battle 14 small, 2 large fires over holiday weekend

OROVILLE — Firefighters combated two larger wildfires on Friday, marking the first clear ramp-up of fire season within Butte County. Palermo was hit with what was dubbed the District Fire, near District Central Road, which burned a total of 44 acres, while further west toward Bangor, the Grove Fire burned through 78 acres. Cal Fire-Butte County Public Information Officer Dan Collins said that given the nature of the investigations into the fire,…