Are threatened thats why theres so many evacuations and 124 structures have been burned to the ground that includes dozens of homes about 60 homes have been burned to the ground because of this fire that continues to advance whipped up by the winds when it started last wednesday, again whipped up by the winds day before yesterday yesterday got though a little break during the day like theyre getting today and thats some good news. Heres new video that shows you yesterday a chopper overhead surveying the area that was bert and you can see both sides of the road there theres fircrews on the ground that retardant you can see the color jones there where theyre dropping retardant were looking for more those air drops today that will be key in stopping the spread of the fire it looks like that home may have been damaged but not completely lost in the flames that surrounded it and many other homes,ot so lucky, they were completely destroyed. We have our crews out there this morning taking a l
The kincade fire burning for six days in Sonoma County. The new numbers just in. It has burned more than 75,000 acres and remained at 15 containment and 124 structures are destroyed. Also some 90,000 homes and buildings is are still threatened with more than 100,000 people still under Evacuation Orders. Two firefighters have been hurt. One suffering burn injuries flown to Uc Davis Medical Center is now in stable condition. And we have Live Team Coverage for you now. First lets get right to nbc bay area pete suratos live in santa rosa with the next step firefighters from across the country are taking in the fire fight. And pete, i know cal fire just gave us an update on where things stand so what is next here . Reporter good morning to you. We just got that update in the past hour. The command center here at the Sonoma County fairgrounds in santa rosa, we have firefighters stationed here ready to battle the kincade fire and there was a brief at 7 00 a. M. Where all of the firefighters m
What i was informed. But, either way, you know, seems like b. A. R. T. Responded well. So im impressed. Good, you are almost at your destination. Yeah, thank you. Take care. Good luck. The clock is ticking, pg e said they will make a final decision tomorrow morning. At that point, power could be turned off to thousands of people in the bay area as pg e tries to reduce the chance that equipment will spark wildfires that of course, has happened before. Thank you for joining us. For the past 30 minutes, you watched as pg e delivered the latest information about the next round of shutoffs. We anticipate that 189,000 customers across portions of 16 counties could be affected and an overall figure that is lower than what we provided yesterday. We saw the impact of wildfires over the years and recently in Southern California and we were determined to not let it happen. Pg e, said they could give the all clear and begin restoring power by noon on thursday once the wind subsides. Yes, and once
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
And drew tuma is on the rooftop. Lets begin with spencer. Reporter lets start with a red flag warning. It remains in effect until 5 p. M. On thursday. The exception being the Santa Cruz Mountains where the time line is different. The red flag warning goes into effect at 5 p. M. And stays in effect until noon on thursday. All across the region we can expect wind gusts between 35 and 55 Miles Per Hour. Very low humidity. Under these conditions, fires can easily start and spread. Look at the wind gust animation. You see 10 00 tomorrow morning, it will be quite windy especially over napa, fairfield, in the eastern part of our viewing area. Going into the afternoon and evening hours tomorrow night, well see the winds beginning to peak and overnight tomorrow night and into thursday well see gusts in the windiest locations between 45 and 55 Miles Per Hour. The wind will not begin to taper off significantly until thursday morning and later thursday afternoon. Well see the wind moderating. Wind