Recent lightning storms triggered hundreds of fires that are affecting communities across the state. These include the Walbridge fire and the Meyers fire in Sonoma County, which are both part of the LNU Lightning Complex fires that are impacting cities across the North Bay in several counties as far north as Lake County.At a virtual news conference Monday afternoon, Cal Fire Division Chief Ben Nichols said crews were gaining ground on the Walbridge Fire and the Meyers Fire, which is almost contained.
As of Wednesday morning, the fire had burned 357,046 acres and was 33% contained."There was no significant growth throughout the day on the Meyers or Walbridge fires," Nichols said.