Arizona firefighters join efforts to battle California Wildfires

<p>The Mendocino Complex fire in California is now the largest recorded blaze in state history.&nbsp;</p><p>The blaze is made up of two separate fires &mdash; the Ranch Fire and the River Fire &mdash; that are spreading through multiple counties in northern California. As of Monday evening, the two fires had burned&nbsp;<a href="http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/pub/cdf/images/incidentfile2175_3896.pdf" target="_blank">more than 283,000 acres</a>&nbsp;combined. At that time, almost 4,000 firefighters had it 30 percent contained.&nbsp;</p><p>The Mendocino Complex fire surpassed&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fire.ca.gov/communications/downloads/fact_sheets/Top20_Acres.pdf" target="_blank">the Thomas Fire</a>, which scorched 281,893 acres and destroyed more than 1,000 structures after it started late last year.&nbsp;</p><p>The Mendocino Complex blaze became the largest in California history less than two weeks after starting on July 27.&nbsp;</p><p>Officials are still investigating what caused the fire to start, but it&#39;s one of&nbsp;<a href="http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents/?page=5" target="_blank">more than a dozen</a>&nbsp;that fire crews are battling across the state.</p><p>Additional reporting from&nbsp;<a href="https://www.cnn.com/" target="_blank">Newsy affiliate CNN</a>.</p><hr><b>Trending stories at <a href="http://www.newsy.com">Newsy.com</a></b><ul class="inline-related-links"><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/pentagon-bans-geolocation-on-devices-for-deployed-forces/">Pentagon Bans Use Of Smartphone Geolocation Features On Deployment</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/gao-report-border-wall-could-cost-more-than-dhs-estimated/">Watchdog Report: Border Wall Could Cost Far More Than Estimated</a></li><li><a href="http://www.newsy.com/stories/dozens-of-people-shot-in-chicago-in-violent-weekend/">At Least 57 People Shot, 11 Dead After Violent Weekend In Chicago</a></li></ul>