The two largest fires were burning forests in northeastern California and southern Oregon, sending smoke across other states. The Beckwourth Complex, two lightning-ignited blazes, covered about 362 square kilometres on Northern California's border with Nevada. Plumas National Forest officials said firefighters successfully contained almost a quarter of the blaze but still expected some extreme fire activity. Residents asked to conserve powerIn Oregon, the Bootleg Fire covered 621 square kilometres in the Fremont-Winema National Forest, near the Klamath County town of Sprague River. In central Oregon, a wildfire that started Sunday near the resort town of Sisters doubled in size to 16 square kilometres.

Source: CBC News July 12, 2021 21:55 UTC