CA Fires Latest: Hundreds Of Blazes Balloon In The Golden State

CALIFORNIA — With some 10,000 lightning strikes in the last few days alone, a record heat wave and humid weather across the state, California wildfires continue to rage out of control. And while crews are making progress on some of the larger fires, others are growing in size by the thousands of acres each hour.

By Wednesday afternoon, there were 23 fires considered "major," including the CZU August Lightning Complex, the LNU Lightning Complex and the Carmel Fire — all of which had zero containment as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Gov. Gavin Newsom. There are more than 340 other smaller fires burning.

"There's no question that while last year we experienced some... fires... the total number of fires last year was substantially lower than the activity we're experiencing this year," Newsom said during his news briefing.

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"And what has occurred over the last 72 hours has certainly stressed the resources of this state," he added. "That said, we are in a better state of preparedness"

Here are some of the major fires that were burning in California as of Wednesday afternoon, according to Cal Fire and the U.S. Forest Service:

(As Cal Fire's website has been down intermittently Thursday, here are some alternate places to find the latest information on fires burning across California: The National Forest Service's Fire Map I Cal Fire's official Twitter account I Cal Fire's Official Facebook page)

SCU Lightning Complex

• 137,475 acres and 5% contained as of 12:34pm Thursday
• Start Date: Aug. 18
• Counties: Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin, Stanislaus
• Location: Multiple locations throughout Santa Clara County, Alameda County, Contra Costa County, San Joaquin County, and Stanislaus County
• READ MORE: SCU Lightning Complex Fires: Evacuations, Warnings, Parks Burned

LNU Lightning Complex (includes Hennessey, Gamble, 15-10, Spanish, Markley, 13-4, 11-16)

• 131,000 acres and 0% contained as of 8:55 am Thursday
• Start Date: Aug. 18
• Counties: Napa, Sonoma
• Multiple evacuations ordered
• READ MORE: PG&E Employee Dies Assigned To LNU Lightning Complex Fire
• READ MORE: The Salvation Army Feeds Lightning Complex Fire Crews, Evacuees
• READ MORE: Lightning Complex Fires Spread To Vacaville, Solano County

Apple Fire

• 33,424 acres and 95% contained as of 8/18/2020
• Start Date: July 31
• County: Riverside
• Location: Off of Oak Glen Road and Apple Tree Lane, North of Cherry Valley
• READ MORE: Apple Fire Burn Area Mapped, Spared From Flooding and Mudslides

Lake Fire

• 27,041 acres and 48% contained as of 9:49am Thursday
• Start Date: Aug. 12
• County: Los Angeles
• Location: Lake Hughes Rd and Prospect Rd, southwest Lake Hughes

River Fire

• 33,653 acres and 7% contained as of 8:08 am Thursday
• Start Date: Aug. 16
• County: Monterey
• Location: Pine Canyon and River Rd, east of Salinas

CZU August Lightning Complex

• 40,000 acres and 0% contained as of 9:05 am Thursday
• Start Date: Aug. 17
• Counties: Santa Cruz, San Mateo
• Location: Various locations across San Mateo and Santa Cruz Counties
• READ MORE: CZU Lightning Complex: Thousands Evacuated, Structures Destroyed
• READ MORE: How To Help CZU Lightning Fire Evacuees

Holser Fire

• 3, 000 acres and 30% contained as of 8/18/2020
• Start Date: Aug. 17
• County: Ventura
• Location: Holser Canyon Rd and Piru Canyon Rd, south of Lake Piru

Salt Fire

• 1789 acres and 35% contained as of 7:42am Thursday
• Start Date: Aug. 18
• County: Calaveras
• Location: Salt Springs Valley Reservoir

Butte Lightning Complex

• 1,900 acres and 20% contained as of 9:19am Thursday
• Start Date: Aug. 17
• County: Butte
• Location: Butte County

Hills Fire

• 1,500 acres and 35% contained as of 8/18/2020
• Start Date: Aug. 15
• County: Fresno
• Location: Highway 33 and Sutter Ave, south of Coalinga in Fresno County

Carmel Fire

• 4,285 acres and 0% contained as of 8:18am Thursday
• Start Date: Aug. 18
• County: Monterey
• Location: Cachagua Rd and Carmel Valley Rd, South of Carmel
• READ MORE: As Carmel Fire Rages, Newsom Grabs Federal Assistance

Potters Fire

• 930 acres and 20% contained as of 8/18/2020
• Start Date: Aug. 18
• County: Butte
• Location: Potters Ravine Dr and Oregon Gulch Rd, northeast of Oroville

Woodward Fire

• 1,500 acres and 0% contained as of 12 p.m. Thursday
• Start Date: Aug. 18
• County: Marin
• READ MORE: 1,500-Acre Woodward Fire Threatens Structures In Marin County

Jones Fire

• 705 acres and 10% contained as of 7:43am Thursday
• Start Date: Aug. 17
• County: Nevada
• Location: Jones Bar Rd, Yuba River Drainage, northwest of Nevada City

Ivory Fire

• 4,000 acres and 0% contained as of Wednesday
• Start Date: Aug. 19
• County: Glenn
• Location: Highway 162 and County Road 309, Elk Creek

Creek Fire

• 820 acres and 70% contained as of 8:30am Thursday
• Start Date: Aug. 18
• County: Mendocino
• Location: Covelo, Highway 162 and Short Creek Rd

Elsmere Fire

• 200 acres and 30% contained as of 8/05/2020
• Start Date: Aug. 3
• County: Los Angeles
• Location: Elsmere Grapevine Rd and Santa Clarita Truck Trail, Newhall

Post Fire

• 120 acres and 35% contained as of 8/03/2020
• Start Date: Aug. 2
• County: Los Angeles
• Location: NB I-5 and High way 138, South of Gorman in Los Angeles County.

3-19 Fire

• 62 acres and 90% contained as of 8:35am Thursday
• Start Date: Aug. 18
• County: Mendocino
• Location: Burris Lane in Potter Valley

Dolan Fire

• 2,500+ acres and 0% contained as of 8/19/2020
• Not a CAL FIRE Incident
• READ MORE: Dolan Fire Shuts Highway 1 And Burns In All Directions
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