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The massive monster fires within the Smith River Complex continue to grow. Currently, 45,000 acres in northeast Del Norte County has been destroyed by this insatiable monster.

Level 2 (BE SET!) evacuation orders are in place in southern Josephine County by Lone Mountain. A level 1 (BE READY!) evacuation order is in place in OBrien. This is from the Smith River Complex.

The Six Rivers National Forest has received approximately 150 lightning strikes across the forest since Tuesday evening, resulting in at least 27 confirmed fires. Thus far, there are 16 confirmed

A week after lightning storms sparked dozens of wildfires, evacuation orders and warnings remain in place in four counties in California’s northwestern corner. The Smith River Complex in Del Norte County is the state’s second largest wildfire of the season, having burned 35,053 acres (55 square miles) as of Monday, Aug. 21. (California’s largest wildfire of 2023 is York, at more than 90,000 acres.) Warnings of hazardous or very unhealthy air quality were issued Aug. 21 for the communities ...

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The massive monster fires within the Smith River Complex continue to grow. Currently, 45,000 acres in northeast Del Norte County has been destroyed by this insatiable monster.

Level 2 (BE SET!) evacuation orders are in place in southern Josephine County by Lone Mountain. A level 1 (BE READY!) evacuation order is in place in OBrien. This is from the Smith River Complex.

Dozens of fires across Northern California continue to burn, sparked by periods of dry lightning that hit the ground starting early last week.

Updated Aug. 24: As wildfires sparked by lightning storms burn in California's northwest corner, evacuation orders and warnings remain in place in four counties.

Dozens of fires across Northern California continue to burn, sparked by periods of dry lightning that hit the ground starting early last week.