"We are a resilient county; we will come back from this," Sonoma County Supervisor Shirlee Zane said Monday after devastating wildfires swept through the region. "But right now we need to grieve." Seven people died in her county, making the total at least 10 across northern California, the Los Angeles Times reports. Officials say that in one of the most destructive fire outbreaks in state history, at least 15 fires have scorched more than 90,000 acres in eight counties. More than 20,000 people have fled their homes. At least 100 have been injured and 1,500 structures destroyed. The latest:
- Gov. Jerry Brown declared a state of emergency in Butte, Lake, Mendocino, Napa, Nevada, Orange, Sonoma, and Yuba counties and asked President Trump to declare a major disaster, the New York Times reports. "The heat, the lack of humidity, and the winds are all driving a very dangerous situation and making it worse," he said.