• The fires have so far consumed a record 364 000 ha (900 000 acres) of land.
• The public is urged to check local county websites for information on evacuation orders, which may include email, cell phone text messages.
Governor Kate Brown said Thursday they have never experienced this amount of uncontained fire across the state. "These fires are unprecedented," Brown said, adding that the state has seen an average of 202 000 ha (500 000 acres) burned each year. "We've [now] seen nearly double that in three days." 37 fires remained active as of Thursday evening, September 10, down from about 50 earlier in the week. -Full Report
Californians awake to apocalyptic skies as wildfires rage
Deadly wildfires worsen across California, Oregon and Washington
Wildfire photos and videos show "apocalyptic" red and orange skies across Western U.S.
