Calif. Wildfire Status Report: Containment Growing on Many Fires, But Increased Risk Ahead, Cal Fire Says

Cal Fire is continuing to build containment on several large fires burning in the state Thursday.

According to the state's firefighting agency, more than 3,600 firefighters are assigned to 10 major wildfires across the state. That's slightly less than Wednesday's 4,000.

Though crews do have the upper hand on most of the incidents in the state at this point, officials warn that the chance of new fires will increase as winds pick up in parts of the state.

"Mild temperatures have given firefighters the opportunity to gain the upper hand on containing five large fires over the past couple of days," Cal Fire Spokeswoman Lynne Tolmachoff said Thursday. "Temperatures will continue to remain below normal, but high winds and low humidity is expected in the northern and central portions of the eastern Sierra on Friday, increasing the chance of new fires."

Cal Fire issues a daily report on the current fire situation in the state. Here is its report from Thursday, July 7:

**CAL FIRE Incidents**

Frame Fire, Fresno County

Hwy 198 and Frame Ln, 14 miles west of Coalinga

· 145 acres grass, brush, 90% contained

· 1 structure destroyed

Broken Fire, Madera County, CONTAINED

Hwy 41 and Hummingbird Ln, One mile east of Coarsegold

· 103 acres grass, oak woodland, 100% contained

Deer Fire, Kern County (more info…)

Hwy 223 and Deertrail Rd., 6 miles east of Arvin

· 1,785 acres grass, brush, 97% contained

Appaloosa Fire, Calaveras County (more…)

Appaloosa Rd. and Pinto Dr., 5 miles southwest of Angels Camp

· 310 acres grass, brush, 85% contained

**Unified Command Incidents**

Trailhead Fire, Placer and El Dorado Counties (more info…)

Near Todd Valley, Foresthill

· 5,614 acres brush and slash, 85% contained

· All evacuations lifted

Erskine Fire, Kern County (more info…)

Lake Isabella area

Unified Command: Kern County Fire, USFS and Bureau of Land Management

· 48,019 acres, 98% Contained

Sherpa Fire, Santa Barbara County (more info…)

West of Goleta

Unified Command: USFS and Santa Barbara County Fire

· 7,474 acres, 96% Contained

San Gabriel Complex, Los Angeles County (more info…)

North of Duarte and Azusa

Unified Command: USFS & LA County Fire

· 5,399 acres, 96% contained

· Two separate fires: Fish Fire (4,253 acres/96%) and Reservoir Fire (1,146 acres/96%)

**Federal Incidents**

Pine, Ventura County (more info…)

San Guillermo Mountain, 6 miles Southwest of Stauffer, Federal DPA, FRA

· 2,198 acres brush, timber, 35% contained

Marina Fire, Mono County (more info…)

Near Lee Vining

US Forest Service - Inyo National Forest

· 654 acres, 95% contained

· CAL FIRE ground resources assisting

Pony Fire, Siskiyou County (more info…)

15 miles southwest of Happy Camp

US Forest Service - Klamath National Forest

· 2,858 acres, 90% contained