Firefighters think that to get a break from the weather as they battle the mass of kincade fire fire. Forecast were strong overnight wind turned out to be not as bad as expected. Cal fire says that maybe ground crews made progress against the flames. The latest report shows flames have burned 119 square miles by late last night. The fire was 15 contained. More than 4800 firefighters from across the western a u. S. Are battling the kincade fire. Lets go back to the breaking news in santa rosa. We have new information from firefighters about an Early Morning house fire that started about 3 20 am on mission boulevard. Allie rasmus was there pretty quick after that. Good morning. Reporter good morning. That fire started around 3 20 am. We are in the middle of mission boulevard and the Rincon Valley neighborhood of santa rosa. Behind me you see what is left of the fire trucks. At one point there were six engines and a ladder truck out here. A huge response from firefighters. For what turned
The worst but it really has been a relatively quiet night for the most part. The wind really hasnt been that bad with the exception of some gusts here and there since weve been here since about 4 am. The National Weather Service Canceled a high wind advisory because wind below 2500 feet has died down but, again, still under a red flag warning. Wind is Strong Enough and humidity is low enough to create critical fire weather conditions. Spot fires that can turn into bigger fires are possible. Firefighters will finally get a break after an intense week on the front lines because the wind well let up after today. That does not mean the area is safe. Fire could be burning inside trees coming even if we dont see it. Cal fire says they can fall, roll down the hill and start another fire. We did see firefighters pulled off onto the side of the road earlier spraying water on a smoking tree. Another issue is how dry everything around here is. Vlive fuel moisture up there is a 50 . 60 is critical
That reduces the number of customers affected to a half million and 22 counties that includes lake, marin, napa, sonoma and solano counties. This morning cal fire crews battling the kincade fire are reporting the wind was not as strong as originally forecast and the high wind advisory has been canceled. Officials say that could lead to better than expected containment numbers this morning once they get a chance to analyze the work ground crews were able to do overnight. The last report was 15 containment. 189 buildings including 86 homes have been destroyed. Lets go out to Sara Zendehnam in Sonoma County. I know firefighters are hoping that the wind conditions will help them. Good morning. Reporter good morning. Thats right. Not too windy here in Sonoma County right now. We are on highway 128. We pulled over because we saw fire vehicles on the side of the road and this is why. Take a look at this structure that is still smoldering behind us. This is off of highway 128 in the healdsburg
Welcome to the mornings on at nine. It is good to be back in the good actually have some cooler temperatures out there playing a role in the firefighter there in the county. Really some good news for a change when it comes to the contained fire which fire crews are making significant progress the fires go just one square mile overnight to 120 square miles the real positive news is that containment has doubled from 15, to 30 now while severe wind gusts remain a concern high wind advisor was canceled overnight because wind was not as strong as predicted. They estimate that this fire will be fully contained by a week from tomorrow. It was and we want to update you on a breaking news story that was first brought you a little bit earlier here firefighters have knocked out flames of a new fire burning near the lake. This fire picked up around 730 this morning on rockwell road. Skye fox overhead so that the fire was not too big it did burn a small area of brush and there is no major damage. N
Destroyed and that includes 57 homes. About 156 thousand people remain evacuated and 90,000 buildings continue to be threatened by the fire. We want to show you the latest map showing the massive fire zone. The orange and red squares you see show the most active fire. The areas in purple are mandatory evacuations. The areas in blue are evacuation warnings which include parts of lake and napa counties on the east side of the fire. People in most of west Sonoma County were allowed back on yesterday. Lets take you to live pictures from sky fox flying overhead the kincaid fire in Sonoma County. You can see a good plume of thick black smoke coming from the fire. Because of those winds beginning to pick up you can see that plume of smoke drifting toward the west because the weather winds have shifted today. We have Live Team Coverage for you here on the firefight happening on the ground and the air. And the latest on evacuation warnings. Lets start with tom vacar who has been talking with we