We have another nbc helicopter over the atlas fire. This is in napa and solona county. The hot spots are engulfed in flames. This is happening within the hour. Yesterday we were talking about the lack of resources because of the density of the smoke. Just a few moments ago our cameras caught the image of the 747 making a retardant drop. At this point the air is still clear enough that they are able to use some air force materials up there to be able to go through the smoke. Thats very good news actually there. We have team of reporters in place ready to bring the latest. Kim, at 5 00 we knew that was the cut off time for everyone to be out of town. Reporter thats right. What a difference an hour even makes. Were only seeing the occasional car with somebody in it trying to leave. What we are seeing more of police and fire as they come back into to calistoga, checking the streets to make sure that no one is left behind. About two hours ago all Critical Resources in napa county shifted to
Night as well. Back to the. Thank you, steve, we will go back to you throughout the night. Thousands of firefighters are on the front lines of the enormous fires. We are live from the oakmont neighborhood in santa rosa,jr, i know you were there last night. Tell us what has changed and what is the latest on the fire. Reporter last night we knew of one home that was destroyed. As far as damage, not a lot has changed but i talked with firefighters who said they spent much of the day preparing, there is a heavy firefighter presence in this neighborhood because they expect increased winds this eerng, i want to show you a fire line up on the hill evening, i want to show 3ka8ryo fire line on the hill we are near oakmont drive and white oak, firefighters spent much of the day setting backfires in the area, if the fire gets closer to the home, they hope that the backfire will help them fend off the flames, i want to go to the videos, this is hardly the only area i have been in today. I was in e
Firefighters on the lines in mendocino napa and lake counties. Crews from novato as well as nevada washington and arizona are headed this way. We expect a fire update in the next hour but here is a quick recap of what we know. The atlas fire is the biggest at 42,000 acres. It is only 3 contained. Napo officials are devising People Living in the area east of silverado trail to get out. There is also an evacuation advisory for People Living near jamison canyon road in Solano County. The secondlargest buyer is the tubbs fire it has forced the town of calistoga to be evacuated. The fire has burned 27,000 acres and is 10 contained. There is no video to share of this fire that has burned 9500 acres west of napa, east of sonoma. This fire is just 2 contained. The nuns fire is burning north in Sonoma County. There are evacuation advisories for people in napa and solano. The nuns fire has burned through 8500 acres. Police in the eastern Sonoma Valley have been going door to door warning people
Now merged nuns near glen ellen and Sonoma County now at 3 containment. Heading towards the evening we are listening in to the sheriff of Sonoma County, rob giordano with the updates listen in. Peter halvor 80 years old. Valerie lynn evans, 75 years old from santa rosa. Carmen caldenty. 75 years old as she was here vacationing in santa rosa with her family. Michael john dorenbach from calistoga. Appear veronica liz meth mccombs, 67 years old from santa rosa. Our hearts and thoughts go with friends and family. Currently we have 1,100 missing persons reports. 745 of them roughly have been located safe. So we are whittling that list down. Again communication issues. We are getting through. We still have 400 outstanding. We are going to continue to do what i mentioned this morning, target severance. We are working the missing persons list. Go to specific houses, looking for people as part of the recovery search. As the area cools and is safer to go in we will do broader severance. I want t
More than 48,000 acres. While the tubbs fire is 25 contained. More than 35,000 acres have burned there. As for those fires, weve got a map for you showing all of them. Cal fire says that there are 17 fires burning right now. At this point, you see five fires on your screen. The problem is, its not that they are going away, its now they are combining. The nuns fire now a combination of three or four other fires. Makes it a little bit easier because there is only one containment line to draw. The difficult thing, it means its increasing in size. People in the north bay are Still Holding their breath as the winds are expected to pick up later this afternoon in a matter of hours, and that could create more problem for firefighters. Kicks off our Team Coverage. You have been tracking the winds since starting 4 30 this morning on today in the bay. What is the timeline we can expect here . The timeline for now, these are the most favorable conditions were going to have. The temperatures are s