Sonoma Fire News Today

The tradition of local volunteer fire fighters dates back to the 19th century here in Sonoma, when a group of local business owners formed the first volunteer fire brigade.

Jillian: we are closely watching what is going on in california and so is janice dean. >> we have a system in the northwest but we are not getting any of that moisture in california. that is a problem, low humidity, temperatures go up this weekend, no moisture for the next 5 to 7 days for northern california and southern california, dozens of wildfires burn out of control. low relative humidity. the forecast we are talking about below 10% and that will be ongoing into the weekend. the fire wheth...

Away, the fire jumped 3 quarters of a mile with wins, crazy time, forced a lot of evacuations in this area. some were surprised, came across some folks trying to get their cows out, into a horse trailer and got out before the flames went through their property. listen to what they said about escaping these flames. >> we came to help these people evacuate their cattle and to evacuate horses, we have a big horse trailer to get their cattle. >> reporter: the call had gone out for anybody to help in...

Jump around here. this is the atlas fire, 25,000 acres, 0% contained, the sonoma fire, all told, 2000 different facilities, houses and businesses have burned, 17 people have died. jillian: a lot of people missing but that could be because theres not great service up there. >> reporter: cell service is spotty. we are okay but in napa sonoma very little cell service. a number of viewers contacted me and found their loved ones so a lot of people dont know where to go, no way to call out. 200 missin...

Alter the conversation. rob: the first lady tweeting west virginia was incredibly special but let us find ways to help children grow into happy healthy adults. to the weather, we go to janice, and anticipated bad fire season out west and it has come to fruition. >> still watching the area where we have the sonoma fire. the flag warning in effect in that area, southern california as well several wildfires, fire weather watch, northern california, watching this carefully, it is 0% contained in the...

Oral-b. brush like a pro. jillian: back with fox news alert, it could be one of the worst natural disasters in california history and you can see by the flames massive wildfires leaving 17 people dead. rob: 200 people are missing. adam housley live in his hometown of napa with the latest. >> reporter: we just moved over the hill to an area to give you an idea how fast these fires are moving, the ridge that separates napa county from solano county, you can see conditions change as i was there on ...

The gunmen shot hotel security guard before opening fire on that crowded las vegas, that might not be true, the company saying, quote, what is currently being expressed may not be accurate. the gunmen may have used the hotels freight elevator days before opening fire leaving 58 people dead. the killer reportedly used specific bullets to you create an explosion when shooting at fuel tanks. >> new limits where you can buy a gun in california. and appeals court ruling county leaders have the right ...