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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.

Heres what we know about wildfires burning in Siskiyou, Trinity, Humboldt and Del Norte counties on Friday.

Here are updates on wildfires burning in Siskiyou, Trinity, Humboldt and Del Norte counties on Thursday morning, Aug. 24.

A red flag warning for a large swath of Northern California has been issued by the National Weather Service out of Eureka, expecting more lightning into the early hours of Friday amid dry conditions.

Steve Mietz, Redwood National and State Parks superintendent said during a town hall in Orick that the Glenn fire is likely to get into some old growth redwoods. This fire is contained, he noted, and is currently burning in mostly second growth that has already been harvested, with some areas thinned. According to a Wednesday USFS release about the lightning complex, the Glenn fire is at .1 acre and is on patrol status.

The Lost Fire was estimated at 529 acres Wednesday morning. It has prompted the closure of the Lost Creek trail.

The Smith River Complex continues to burn, with widespread power outages in Del Norte county set to be addressed by Friday or Saturday of this week, according to officials. Thousands of firefighters are on site building dozer lines and prepping structures. The Smith River Complex is now burning at over 47,000 acres in Del Norte County with 0% containment.

Here are updates on wildfires burning in Siskiyou, Trinity, Humboldt and Del Norte counties on Thursday morning, Aug. 24.

Wildfires continue to rage following lightning strikes across Northern California. The largest of the fires, the Smith River Complex, has reached over 40,000 acres and is at 0% containment.

Wildfires continue to rage following lightning strikes across Northern California. Much of northeast Del Norte County is under evacuation orders due to the blaze. Dozens of other fires burn.