COLFAX, Calif. --
With warm dry conditions, Cal Fire official said they are worried about the fire season and off to an early start, staffing their watch towers.
Volunteers are getting ready to staff look out towers like Mount Howell Look Out Tower in Placer County as forecasters expect thunderstorms in the high sierra Thursday.
Lightning is notorious for starting wildfires.
"We're experiencing July fuel moistures," Cal Fire Capt. Steve Mueller said. "The way the fuels appear they are six weeks ahead of what they normally should be right now."
By June 1, controlled burn permits will be restricted to evening hours 5 p.m. to midnight, Mueller said.
Volunteers interested in helping Cal Fire are urged to call the Nevada/Yuba/Placer office of Cal Fire at (530) 889-0111, ask for the prevention officer.
