California wildfires: Here’s what we know about the LNU, SCU, CZU complex fires - San Francisco Chronicle

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Massive clusters of lightning-sparked wildfires are burning huge swaths of Northern California, threatening lives, destroying homes and displacing tens of thousands of people forced to flee for safety.

Below is a roundup of the region’s biggest, most destructive fires, along with critical information about evacuation zones and respite centers. The list will be updated as new information becomes available.

The LNU Lightning Complex fire

• Counties affected: Napa, Sonoma, Solano

• Size: 219,067 acres

• Containment: 7%

• See all mandatory evacuation areas here.

• Evacuation centers:

Napa County — Crosswalk Community Church, 2590 First Street, Napa. Napa animal shelter — Napa County Animal Shelter, 942 Hartle Ct., Napa

Sonoma County — Santa Rosa Fair Grounds 1350 Bennett Valley Road, Santa Rosa

Solano County — Ulatis Community Center, 1000 Ulatis Dr., Vacaville (as of Aug. 21). See more Solano County emergency centers here. Solano County animal sites (as of Aug. 20) — Vallejo Fairgrounds, (large animals); Solano County Animal Shelter, 2510 Claybank Road (small animals only); Dixon Fairgrounds, 655 S. First St. (large and small animals)

Lake County — The old airstrip off of Highway 53 in Clearlake

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The SCU Lightning Complex fire

• Counties affected: Santa Clara, Alameda, Contra Costa, San Joaquin and Stanislaus

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• Size: 230,000 acres

• Containment: 10%

• See all mandatory evacuation areas here.

• Evacuation centers:

Stanislaus County — Creekside Middle School: 535 Peregrine Dr., Patterson

Santa Clara County — Milpitas Library: 160 N Main St., Milpitas; Ann Sobrato High School - Performing Arts Building ,401 Burnett Ave., Morgan Hill

• Animal evacuation centers:

For the unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County, Gilroy and Morgan Hill — Hold Your Horses Live Stock: 925-584-1976; County of Santa Clara Animal Services: 408-686-3900

The CZU August Lightning Complex fire

• Counties affected: San Mateo and Santa Cruz

• Size: 50,000 acres

• Containment: 0%

• See all mandatory evacuation areas here.

• Evacuation centers:

San Mateo County — Half Moon Bay High School, 1 Lewis Foster Dr., Half Moon Bay (at capacity); San Mateo County Event Center, 1346 Saratoga Dr., San Mateo

Santa Cruz County — Santa Cruz County Fairground, 2601 E. Lake Ave., Watsonville; Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, 307 Church St., Santa Cruz; Santa Cruz Seventh Day Adventist Camp Grounds, 1931 Soquel San Jose Rd, Santa Cruz; Cabrillo College, 6500 Soquel Dr., Aptos; Santa Cruz Bible Church, 440 Frederick St., Santa Cruz

Dominic Fracassa is a San Francisco Chronicle staff writer. Email: dfracassa@sfchronicle.com Twitter: @dominicfracassa

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