Crews also are expected to battle a heat wave that is supposed to hit the interior of the state starting Friday.
hat have been burning for days and were close to extinguishing a couple of them, Cal Fire said early Thursday.
Cal Fire said crews would continue to build containment lines on Thursday as they rushed to beat a heat wave that is set to settle into the Bay Area and much of the state on Friday. Temperatures are expected to be in the high 90s and 100s in the interior parts of most of the state, according to the National Weather Service.
Firefighters have considerably more work to do to put out the Sites Fire in Colusa County. At 6:30 a.m. Thursday, that fire has scorched 19,195 acres, making it the biggest wildfire in the state. It was just 15% contained. Crews made progress on both the west and east sides of the fire on Wednesday, according to Cal Fire and will continue to build containment lines on the north side on Thursday in an effort to prevent its spread, the agency said.
Crews also closed in on full containment of the Hesperia Fire in San Bernardino County. Cal Fire said it was 94% contained after having burned 1,078 acres.
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