According to CalFire there are over 8000 firefighters currently battling a dozen major wildfires across California.
The threat of lightning-sparked fires has decreased, as many areas along the Northern Sierra saw rainfall with the thunderstorms.
However, erratic and justy winds have continued to pose a major challenge for firefighters on many of the fires.
A majority of the fires are burning on National Forest land. The Rim Fire has continued to burn extremely active over the past 24 hours and has spread into State Responsibility Area (your $150 a year special tax) so CalFire has entered into Unified Command with the Forest Service.
This week's earlier Red Flag Warnings have been lifted for many areas, but a Warning does remain in effect for the foothills and mountains of the Northern most part of the state from Tehama and Plumas counties north to the Oregon border.
The Warning, due to the possibility of dry lightning in combination with gusty winds, is in effect until 9 PM tonight.
Yesterday the Rim Fire grew at an explosive rate and required additional evacuations. CalFire is asking all residents to ensure they have an evacuation plan and know what to take ahead of being asked to evacuate.
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