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·        Over 15,600 firefighters are on the frontlines of 19 major fires and lightning complexes that continue to burn in California, though good progress is being made. Despite rising temperatures, firefighters continue to increase containment efforts on most of the wildfires. That progress has allowed many of the evacuation orders to be lifted or downgraded….

Over 16,000 firefighters continue to battle 18 major fires and lightning complexes across California. Firefighters continue to make good progress with increased containment figures on all of the fires, and even full containment on two of the large wildfires. As progress is made, many of the evacuation orders have been lifted or downgraded. However, nearly…

BUTTE GLENN TEHAMA (TEHAMA GLENN ZONE)  58,026 ACRES/37% CONTAINMENT. https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/8/19/buttetehamaglenn-lightning-complex-tehamaglenn-zone/ BUTTE GLENN TEHAMA (BUTTE ZONE) 2,782 ACRES/74% CONTAINMENT. https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2020/8/17/buttetehamaglenn-lightning-complex-butte-zone/ RED SALMON COMPLEX (WILDERNESS IN SHASTA TRINITY AND SIX RIVERS NAT’L FORESTS, NEAR WILLOW CREEK) 23,221/42% CONTAINED. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6891/ AUGUST COMPLEX (MENDOCINO NAT’L FOREST, PARTS OF GLENN AND TEHAMA COUNTIES) 221,284 ACRES/18% CONTAINMENT. https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6983/ LNU LIGHTNING COMPLEX…

BUTTE GLENN TEHAMA COMPLEX (TEHAMA ZONE) 57,209 ACRE/35% CONTAINED. LARGEST OF THESE FIRES IS THE ELKHORN AT36,600 ACRES. BUTTE GLENN TEHAMA COMPLEX (BUTTE ZONE) 2,782 ACRES/72% CONTAINED. RED SALMON COMPLEX: NATIONAL FOREST LAND NEAR WILLOW CREEK: 22,446 ACRES/42%CONTAINED. AUGUST COMPLEX (INCLUDING DOE FIRE. MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, AND INTO TEHAMA COUNTY AND GLENN COUNTY) 215,588 ACRES/18%…

Seasonable weather conditions continue to aid firefighters in their efforts towards containment. Above 2,000 feet elevation, firefighters are still seeing low humidity throughout at night, which allows for increased fire activity overnight which challenges containment efforts. More than 14,600 firefighters today are battling over two dozen major fires and lightning complexes across California. In the past…

BUTTE GLENN TEHAMA COMPLEX (TEHAMA ZONE) 55,300 ACRE/30% CONTAINED. LARGEST OF THESE FIRES IS THE ELKHORN AT36,600 ACRES. BUTTE GLENN TEHAMA COMPLEX (BUTTE ZONE) 2,909 ACRES/63% CONTAINED. RED SALMON COMPLEX: NATIONAL FOREST LAND NEAR WILLOW CREEK: 21,980 ACRES/42%CONTAINED. AUGUST COMPLEX (INCLUDING DOE FIRE. MENDOCINO NATIONAL FOREST, AND INTO TEHAMA COUNTY AND GLENN COUNTY) 212,010 ACRES/17%…

CURRENT STATS: 15,600 firefighters, over 1.35 million acres burned, 1890 structures destroyed, 7 fatalities LNU Lightning Complex Fire, Napa County Napa, Lake, Sonoma, Solano, and Yolo Counties State DPA, SRA, Napa County *368,868 acres, 33% contained *Hennessey (merged fires) 311,222 acres, 33% contained *Wallbridge 55,353 acres, 19% contained *Meyers 2,360 acres, 97% contained *1,080 structures…

CURRENT STATS: 15,600 firefighters, over 1.35 million acres burned, 1890 structures destroyed, 7 fatalities LNU Lightning Complex Fire, Napa County Napa, Lake, Sonoma, Solano, and Yolo Counties State DPA, SRA, Napa County *368,868 acres, 33% contained *Hennessey (merged fires) 311,222 acres, 33% contained *Wallbridge 55,353 acres, 19% contained *Meyers 2,360 acres, 97% contained *1,080 structures…

Continued favorable weather conditions continue to aid firefighters in their efforts towards containment. More than 15,000 firefighters today are battling over two dozen major fires and lightning complexes across California. In the past 24-hours there were over 400 lightning strikes in Northern California. Firefighters continue to monitor for additional lightning strike wildfires. As firefighters continue…