AS OF THIS MORNING, THE CZU AUGUST LIGHTNING COMPLEX BURNING IN SANTA CRUZ AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES HAS BURNED 78-THOUSAND 869 ACRES AND IS 17 PERCENT CONTAINED. THIS WILDFIRE HAS DESTROYED MORE THAN 300 STRUCTURES, DAMAGED 28 MORE, AND LEFT A RESIDENT OF THE LAST CHANCE AREA DEAD. 73 YEAR-OLD TAD JONES IS BELIEVED TO HAVE BEEN FLEEING FROM THE FIRE WHEN HE DIED.
MORE THAN 16-HUNDRED FIREFIGHTERS ARE WORKING TO CONTAIN THE CZU AUGUST LIGHTNING COMPLEX.
7 PEOPLE ARE REPORTED MISSING. DAMAGE INSPECTION TEAMS ARE WORKING TO DETERMINE THE RE-POPULATION PROCESS, AND HOW IT WILL NEED TO WORK. FOR NOW THOUGH, ALL EVACUATION ORDERS ARE STILL IN PLACE IN SANTA CRUZ AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES.
AS OF THIS MORNING, THE RIVER FIRE (BURNING DUE SOUTH OF THE COMMUNITY OF SPRECKELS), HAS BURNED 48,424 ACRES AND WAS 33% CONTAINED. AT LEAST 21 STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED. 1178 FIREFIGHTERS ARE ON-SCENE.
AS OF THIS MORNING, THE CARMEL FIRE (IN CARMEL VALLEY) HAS BURNED 6,695 ACRES AND WAS 30 PERCENT CONTAINED. AT LEAST 51 STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED BY THIS WILDFIRE, WHICH MORE THAN 900 FIRE PERSONNEL ARE WORKING TO CONTAIN.
THE DOLAN FIRE HAS BURNED AT LEAST 20,091 ACRES SOUTH OF BIG SUR, AND SO FAR IT IS 15 PERCENT CONTAINED. THAT FIRE IS REPORTEDLY STILL GROWING TO THE NORTH AND SOUTH. HIGHWAY 1 IS CLOSED BETWEEN THE RAGGED POINT VIADUCT AND JULIA PFEIFFER BURNS STATE PARK.
