Firefighters continued their battle against 17 wildfires that have burned 221,754 acres. Several of the wildfires merged with other fires, while full containment was made on three other, CAL FIRE said in a press release.

A Red Flag Warning has been issued for Friday night when winds are expected to increase again, which are forecast to be stronger than on Thursday with gusts up to 45mh (72 kmh), Cal FIRE said.

It added that hundreds of additional fire engines and firefighters have begun to arrive from several other states, not only to help relieve crews on the frontlines, but to be ready for possible new wildfires that may ignite during the Red Flag Warnings.

Continued gusty winds, low humidity and higher temperatures threaten to exacerbate already extreme fire conditions in wildfire zones, the National Weather Service warned ahead of a new batch of Red Flag warnings for the North Bay mountains, East Bay hills and Diablo Range in eastern Californian coast.

The wildfires are one of the most damaging in California history, which devastated thousands of homes and business structures, forced tens of thousands of people to be evacuated, and incurred heavy damage to the wineries in northern California.

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