The Hennessey Fire and Gamble Fire are burning in Napa County and Solano County, the August Fire is burning near San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties and the Deer Complex Fires are burning near Brentwood. Here’s where evacuations have been ordered.
SAN FRANCISCO (KGO) — A record-breaking heat wave combined with thousands of lightning strikes has sparked hundreds of wildfires around Northern California.“Over the past 72 hours, California has experienced a historic lightning siege,“ said CAL FIRE division chief Jeremy Rahn. More than 10,800 lightning strikes started 367 new fires, Rahn said. He went on to add, „Firefighting resources are depleted as new fires continue to ignite.“ Over the past few days, the fires in Napa and San Mateo counties have exploded, prompting mandatory evacuations.“When you’re under evacuation, you’ll hear deputies in the neighborhood with a hi-lo siren,“ said Sonoma Sheriff Mark Essick. The siren means you must evacuate. Here’s what you need to know about the fires burning right now:A fire spread Tuesday west of Skyline Boulevard in San Mateo County in an area where 200 to 300 people live. About 6,000 structures are threatened, according to CAL FIRE. Twenty homes have been destroyed, CAL FIRE said Wednesday night. The fires have been smoldering since they were presumably started by lightning strikes on Sunday, but really grew on Tuesday.
