Update: A more recent report about the Green Fire puts its area at more than 14,000 acres. Amid hot, dry weather in Northern ...

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The updated fire maps are being rolled out in four phases. The first two ended on Feb. 25 and covered counties in Northern California and the San Francisco Bay, including Santa Cruz County.

Amid hot, dry weather in Northern California, a lightning-sparked fire near Shasta Lake has grown to almost 13,000 acres. The Green Fire started July 1 along the lake’s Pit River arm.