The Monterey County Sheriff's Office downgraded three evacuation orders for areas north of the Timber Fire to evacuation warnings Tuesday afternoon.
The Mines Fire burning in Santa Clara County has grown by another 40 acres with a dangerous rate of spread, CAL FIRE said Monday afternoon.
A wildfire in Tuolumne County, about 70 miles west of Yosemite National Park, prompted evacuations on Sunday.
Firefighters have made significant progress in their battle against the "Little Fire" near Pleasanton in Alameda County that burned 1,007 acres, increasing containment and stopping the fire's forward spread after a busy night of firefighting operations. All evacuations have now been lifted.
An evacuation warning has been sent out to residents as crews battle a 4-alarm vegetation fire between Morgan Territory State Park and Mount Diablo State Park in Contra Costa County.
Three FireSat satellites built by a Bay Area company launched Tuesday as part of a new "truly transformative" system that experts say can detect fires down to the size of a two-car garage. They are the first step toward a network that could grow to 50 satellites worldwide, transforming how wildfires are tracked and fought.