statewide emergency due to the widespread fires and extreme weather conditions that have complicated efforts to gain control of the fires.
The state has obtained federal Fire Management Assistance Grants to bolster the response to various fires burning in Santa Cruz, San Mateo, Napa, Nevada, Lake, Solano, Yolo, and Monterey counties.
One of the more devastating is the SCU Lightning Complex Fire burning in Santa Clara and Stanislaus counties. It has burned approximately 229,968 acres and more than 8,000 homes, according to state officials.
Cal Fire said it was only 10% contained as of Friday. The SCU Lightning Complex fires are approximately 20 separate fires burning in three different zones throughout Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa,.