The fire, called the Jones Fire, was ignited by lightning Sunday night in the South Yuba River canyon off Jones Bar Road, northwest of Nevada City. About 4,000 residents are under evacuation orders, according to the Nevada County Sheriff's Office.
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And this:
PATTERSON, Calif. — Evacuations remain in several counties in the Central Valley and Bay Area as 20 wildfires burn in the region, officials said.
The roughly 20 wildfires have burned about 25,000 with no containment, according to Cal Fire's Santa Clara Unit. The wildfires are called the SCU Lightning Complex, are located in Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin and Stanislaus counties.
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Del Puerto Canyon burns about every 5 years. It's all grass and scrub oak and once summer comes, it's nothing but tinder waiting for a spark.
When I was working for Safeway, the warehouse would fill up with smoke from the fires. At night, it was somewhat entertaining - we'd sit out on the back dock during break and watch the fire. One year it jumped the Delta Mendota canal and the 580 freeway and burned all the way down to our parking lot. Fucking badass, man.
