The Smith River complex has now grown to 83,974 acres in Del Norte County and southern Oregon. Following a gusty 24 hours, firefighting efforts will be aided by some higher humidity and forecasted rain on the complex in the coming days, which is made up of at least 12 fires sparked by lightning over two weeks ago. The complex is 8% contained.
Many of the lightning-caused fires in Northern California have been burning for two weeks now, prompting evacuations. Thousands of firefighters are working on suppression efforts across the region, with resources spread over dozens of wildfires.
A weather pattern creating winds that are funneling smoke from fires burning in Northern California and Oregon will bring with it a Spare the Air alert Wednesday, air officials said.
A weather pattern creating winds that are funneling smoke from fires burning in Northern California and Oregon will bring with it a Spare the Air alert Wednesday, air officials said.