Firefighters battle California wildfire ahead of storms, lightning

chico, california - Firefighters made progress Saturday against California's largest wildfire of the year ahead of expected thunderstorms that could unleash fire-starting lightning and erratic winds and erode progress made over the past week. Dry, hot conditions posed similar threats across the fire-stricken West.

'We're not completely out of the woods yet, but we're looking very, very good,' CalFire official Mar