Some of the largest wildfires on record are burning across northern California and the governor is desperate for help. The Los Angeles Times reports;

“These fires again are stretching our resources, our personnel,” Gov. Gavin Newsom said during a Friday media briefing.

”About 96% of the fire engines with the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection are already committed to wildfires, with little in the way of local assistance. Oregon, Arizona and Washington have all sent firefighters and equipment to help, and there’s a pending request with Australia for their fire crews, Newsom said.”

More than 60,000 residents have been evacuated across the state.

The New York Times reports:

Even as the fires grow further, forecasters with the National Weather Service’s Bay Area office warned that there could be more dry thunderstorms this weekend, potentially bringing a dangerous combination of lightning and wind to an already-burning region. Many of the current fires were ignited during an extraordinary period of more than 12,000 lightning strikes last weekend, what fire officials have called a “lightning siege.”

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