Northern California wildfire smoke clouds Sonoma County

Smoke from multiple wildfires in Northern California drifted into the North Bay overnight, prompting numerous inquiries from residents to area emergency dispatch centers.

“We’re getting a lot of calls this morning,” said Cal Fire spokeswoman Suzie Blankenship. “The smoke is from a combination of fires in Northern California.”

It’s good that residents are paying close attention to fire conditions given the heat wave gripping the region, Blankenship said. The hot, dry, windy conditions have prompted the state agency to issue a red flag warning for many coastal mountains areas in the region through Saturday morning.

As of Thursday morning, however, there were no active wildland fires in Sonoma or Napa counties, she said.

The smoke is likely from multiple fires, but the closest and most active one at the moment is in Trinity County, where Cal Fire is helping fight a blaze in the Six Rivers National Forest east of Zenia. Blankenship said.

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