The 21 new projects cover areas in 18 national forests across 14 states as part of the Forest Service’s Collaborative Wildfire Risk Reduction Program.

The blaze in Angeles National Forest grew rapidly from just a few thousand acres early Tuesday, spurring mandatory evacuation orders for communities in the area.

The Bridge Fire in Southern California exponentially exploded over 10 times in size in a matter of 24 hours, as firefighters grappled with two other major fires in the region and a man was arrested in connection with setting off one of the infernos.