SANTA ROSA – (INT) – More ‘missing’ people are being accounted for as the fire siege in Northern California winds down. Fewer than 100 people have not been located as of the last estimate.

The death toll has risen to 42 after authorities located another victim of the Tubbs Fire in Sonoma County

On the fire fronts, 10,000 fire fighters are dealing with thirteen major fires that have burned over 210,000 acres. Twenty-two-thousand people remain evacuated or have not been able to return to their damaged or destroyed homes.

Mother Nature may lend a helping hand. The hot, dry winds have subsided and the humidity has increased. Light rain is in the forecast for Thursday night.

Calfire has still not listed the official causes for any of the fires saying they are under investigation.

Governor Brown issued an executive order Wednesday to cut red tape and help streamline recovery efforts.

Fires of Interest:

CENTRAL LNU COMPLEX (3 fires)
• 23 civilian fatalities & 1 private water tender operator
Tubbs Fire, Sonoma and Napa Counties
Between Calistoga and Santa Rosa
• 36,432 acres, 91% contained
• Significant number of structures destroyed

Pocket Fire, Sonoma County
North of Geyserville
• 12,430 acres, 63% contained

Nuns Fire, Sonoma County
East of Hwy 12 from east Santa Rosa to east of Sonoma
• 54,423 acres, 80% contained
• The Oakmont Fire burned into the Nuns Fire overnight.

SOUTHERN LNU COMPLEX (1 fire)
Atlas Fire, Napa & Solano Counties
South of Lake Berryessa and northeast of Napa
• 51,064 acres, 83% contained
• 6 civilian fatalities
• Significant structures destroyed

MENDOCINO-LAKE COMPLEX (2 fires)
Redwood Valley, Mendocino County
North of Hwy 20 in Potter Valley and Redwood Valley
• 35,800 acres, 75% contained
• 8 civilian fatalities
• Significant structures destroyed

Sulphur Fire, Lake County
Clearlake Oaks
• 2,207 acres, 92% contained

WIND COMPLEX (3 fires)]

Cascade Fire, Yuba County
Loma Rica area
• 9,989 acres, 98% contained
• 4 civilian fatalities
• Significant structure destroyed

Lobo Fire, Nevada County
Rough and Ready area
• 821 acres, 99% contained
• Multiple structures destroyed

LaPorte Fire, Butte County Bangor area
• 6,151 acres, 98% contained

Fallon Fire, Alameda County NEW
Fallon Road, 3 miles east of Dublin
• 116 acres, 70% contained

Bear Fire, Santa Cruz County
Bear Creek Canyon Road, northeast of Boulder Creek
• 270 acres, 10% contained

Wilson Fire, Los Angeles County
Mount Wilson, Mount Wilson Observatory
• 30 acres, 25% contained

Buffalo Fire, San Diego County
Camp Pendleton
• 1,088 acres, 50% contained

Story Date: October 20, 2017