The fires, many caused by lightning and sometimes pushed by strong winds, had burned hundreds of thousands of acres as they chewed through brushland, rural areas, canyon country and dense forest surrounding San Francisco
Flames from the LNU Lightning Complex fire race through a field in Winters, Calif., on Aug. 19, 2020.Wildfires raged through Northern California on Thursday, threatening thousands of homes and blackening the skies near San Francisco as crews struggled to surround them despite steep terrain and blistering heat.
The pilot was working with Fillmore-based Guardian Helicopters, which had a contract with the state fire agency to provide emergency services, said Zoe Keliher, an investigator with the National Transportation Safety Board. Ash and smoke filled the air in San Francisco from at least seven fires – known as the LNU Lightning Complex – that had burned more than 100 buildings, including some homes, and threatened 25,000 others in Napa, Sonoma, Lake, Yolo and Solano counties.“Fires are making runs in multiple directions and impacting multiple communities. A critically dry air mass is moving over the area bringing strong winds,” a Cal Fire statement said Wednesday night.
Fire crews were hampered by dense, dry brush in steep country, by smoke and haze that trapped heat, and by gusty winds, Cal Fire reported.
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