There is zero containment of those fires. And at least 1,500 buildings have been destroyed. The fires have also forced more than 20,000 people to evacuate. And the window is open right now for the best conditions we are going to have the next, say, two to three days, calm conditions, you can see that as ive overlaid the winds on live doppler 7, but let me show you what youre dealing with up in the north bay, look at all that smoke in the napa valley up towards vacaville and from cloverdale and lake port all the way up through mendocino county, visibility because of the smoke down to a mile and a half at the napa county airport. From the east bay hills, it is still out there, it is a spare the air. I will show you the air conditions coming up next. Temperatures, it is cooler this morning, in the upper 40s to mid 50s, we will stay cooler this afternoon, low to mid 60s at the coast, mid 70s around the bay, upper 70s inland. More on that choking smoke thats out there and how its going to s
Overnight. There is active fire up the road. And well show you that. This is a mandatory evacuation. Your presence in calistoga is not welcome if you are not a first responder. The mayor of calistoga is making it clear, the mandatory evacuation in his town is still very much enforce. Your choice to stay, and there have been very few of them is a distraction to our First Responders. You will not be given life Safety Support at this point. You are on your own. Reporter this is the reason. About three miles outside of town encroaching tubbs fire which continues to march along mostly unabated. The fire has progressed. Its come to the edge of highway 29. Thats one of our main priorities is to hold highway 29. It has jumped over one spot. Reporter still, some residents of calistoga have decided to stay, defying the mandatory Evacuation Order. They say to protect their home and their neighbors. I love this city. Im a transplant. Ill take ownership. But ive been here for two and ha half years
Calistoga. The entire city remains evacuated. From the air, a scene of destruction in santa rosa, block after block of homes. Left in ash and rubble. Good evening. Thank you for joining us. Im dan ashley. The death toll from the many fires affecting Northern California has gone up once again. The Sonoma County sheriff said 17 people have died there. That makes 31 victims in Northern California. More than 1,000 people have reported loved ones missing. The sheriff said 745 people have been located safely. More than 25,000 people remain evacuated but some orders are slowly being lifted. The director of cal fire said every fire burning in the state received an influx of new resources today. Allowing many firefighters to get muchneeded rest. While last nights expected dry winds did not materialize, firefighters are still dealing with very active fire behavior, and theyre worried about it. These are the latest acreage numbers from cal fire. The nuns norbaum fire. Containment has not improved
Calistoga. Those flames jumped highway 29 earlier this evening. Andria borba is in napa county tonight with the latest. The tubs fire is about 2 to 3 miles outside of calistoga proper. It is burning on highway 29 on mount st. Helena. Tonight the fight is to keep it on that mountain. Reporter the fight to keep the tubs fire out of calistoga is being waged here along highway 29. Billowing smoke choked vistas along the highway, a reminder the flames are still in charge here. The fire jumped the highway this afternoon in at least one location and cal fire crews were determined to keep it from spreading further. With the turnout barely wide enough for water tenders and strike teams, firefighters set backfires, leaving without room to run. People tried to load a horse in a trailer to get it out of harms way. The horse refused to budge. While fires tend to lay down at night, the fire continues to chew through vegetation, mocking the efforts of firefighters and their equipment. Here in calisto
People who have died in the fire has gone up to 29. He its been six times the size of san francisco. Cal fire Officials Say 10 fires burning in california have been declared disasters, something they have never seen b the biggest fires have caused untold damage threatening highly populated wine country. The atlas fire spans napa and solano counties burning 43,000 acres and is only 3 contained. The tubbs fire is now 10 contained. And its burned more than 34,000 acres. And the redwoodpotter fires have destroyed 35,000 acres and 5 contained. Take a look now at this picture. The devastation caused by these fires has taken a toll on everyone especially those working around the clock battling the flames. This picture captures their dedication. It shows exhausted firefighters sleeping on the side of the road one of them right in the middle is actually leaning against a rock. Sound asleep. The person who took this picture wrote, quote bless their hearts, so thankful for our First Responders. T