Lightning fires continue to prompt evacuations in multiple counties northwest of Patterson

Kay Recede reports

RECEDE IS LIVE IN STANISLAWCOUNTY WITH EVERYTHING THAT WEKNOW SO FAR.GOOD EVENING, ERIC IS STILLVERY HAZY VERY HOT OUTSIDEWHICH MAKES IT A LITTLEDIFFICULT TO FREE JUST EARLIERWE WENT INTO THE CANYON ANDGOT A GOOD LOOK AT WHAT'SHAPPENING.

WE SAW TREES DEBRISON FIRE AND SOME HOT SPOTS.HOT SPOTS STILL LINGERTHROUGHOUT DEL PRADO CANYONAFTER A FIRE SPARKED 04:00AMSUNDAY AFFECTING SAN JOAQUINAND STANISLAUS COUNTY I FEELSORRY FOR THE PEOPLE THAT AREUP THERE OVER THERE BEINGEVACUATED NOW.

IT'S TERRIBLEHERE IN PATTERSON FAMILY SAYTHEY'VE COME TO EXPECT THISREALITY ALMOST EVERY SUMMEREVERY YEAR WE HAVE FIRES THISISN'T THE FIRST FIRE UP INTHIS AREA, BUT THEY SAYDEALING WITH EACH AND EVERYFIRE AND THE EVACUATIONS ISALWAYS SO REAL BAD FOR ALL THEFAMILY THAT HAPPENED BACKDOING STUFF.

IT'S TERRIBLECAL.

FIRE SPOKESMAN JAKEMILLER TELLS FOX 40 OVER THEPHONE.

THE STEEP HILLS AND THECURRENT HEAT ADVISORYIMPACTING CALIFORNIA AREPOSING A CHALLENGE TO FIRECREWS THAT THEY COULD VERYDIFFICULT FOR CREWS TO WORK UPTHERE JUST BECAUSE THEY DIDYOU KNOW THOSE BIG DEW TOPROVIDE A VERY NICE ASFIREFIGHTERS TRAIN AND AREPREPARED FOR THESE CONDITIONSAND ARE WORKING TO GET THEUPPER HAND IN THE LAW WOULDMAKE SURE THAT THERE WERE ABIT OVERNIGHT AND AS THE HAZEAND SMOKE CONTINUE TO MAKE ITSWAY INTO NEIGHBORHOODS.THE SAN JOAQUIN VALLEY AIRPOLLUTION CONTROL DISTRICTADVISES FAMILIES TO REMAININSIDE.

ESPECIALLY ASTEMPERATURES CONTINUE TO RISEABOVE A 100 DEGREES MISERABLETHAT MAKES IT TOTALLYA SAN JOAQUIN COUNTYOFFICIAL TELLS US THAT IFTHERE IS A NEED TO REOPENEVACUATION CENTERS.

THEY WILL