The original content of Democracy Now! Headlines appears under the Creative Commons BY-NC-ND 3.0 License (United States). For more, including their other shows and media, visit www.democracynow.org. August 14, 2018 Firefighter Dies Battling Mendocino Complex Fire ------------------------------------------------ In California, a firefighter from Utah died on Monday while battling the massive Mendocino Complex fire, the largest wildfire in recorded California history. The Mendocino fire has now scorched 328,000 acres and destroyed 139 homes. .