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Community destroyed. given the strength of those winds, thats actually a pretty blessedly low number. this is what folks are worried about. even if an ember from here were to cast a mile away, it could start this whole thing all over again. >> bill, californians are saying that it sure seems that fire seasons are getting much worse. is there any proof of that? >> reporter: absolutely. ill date myself. i graduate from college southern california 1990. back then an evacuation was a once-in-a-lifet...

They know of. about 50% contained right now. but big picture, its important to look at these. because we have become so adapted to these, living in paradise. you lose the trend lines. seven of the ten most destructive fires in this states history has been in the last four years. cal fire used to prepare for wind events that would last four days. now they have to brace for 14 days at a time, wolf. this is a little break in the action. big picture, life in paradise out here just seems to get riski...

Results of that. unfortunately, a lot of people were home at the time it broke out. they had no idea this was coming. these wind events are fast. theres no warning. all it takes is a single group of embers and you have another fire sprouting up. the good thing, as you mentioned, it appears calm because the winds are calm. if i was talking to you yesterday, it would look like i was literally in a wind tunnel. id have to have my goggles on, something covering my mouth. today, the winds are a whole...

Through it well see something very strong right there right here and drove right up to the fire line those extreme wind events we can pick up and transfer the fire miles away sometimes and there was embers blowing right across the street into these houses. also coming up in the eastern ukraine soldiers are entrenched in a conflict with russian backed separatists after 5 years of fighting can both sides be asked to trust each other. yeah thats right im against withdrawing from here it was mean le...

Evacuated. a thousand homes are threatened at this point. at least one home burned. but crews do not want it to spread any further right now. they were prepared for this really strong wind event. they had crews all over the state spread out for this because this is one of the worse wind events they expected throughout the year. but still a lot of crews are coming in to help from all over the place as they continue to fight these flames. well send it back to you. >> kim, thank you. nbcs steve pat...

Blow down wind and start another fire. >> reporter: it is so dangerous that for the first time ever an extreme red flag warning has been issued in los angeles. preparing for what is to come, more than 1,100 firefighters in the l.a. region alone. >> this is a challenging time, 43 counties in the state of california were experiencing red flag warning. we are experiencing at or near historic wind events. >> reporter: governor gavin newsom and mayor eric garcetti assessed the situation with teams on...

To be under red flag warnings today. that means strong winds, warm temperatures and low humidity are the perfect conditions for fires to start and spread. but fire officials say they have a small window today where forecasters say the winds will calm somewhat. they said they want to use that time to increase containment because at 11:00 local time later tonight, those winds are expected to pick back up. heres the mayor of los angeles warning people that they might not be able to go home anytime ...

Lebron james to flee to safety. meanwhile, the fire to sco >> more wildfire misery in california as the fire sparked overnight in hills above los angeles is now threatening this thes most expensive homes forcing the likes of arnold schwarzenegger and lebron james to flee to safety. the kincaid fire continue to scorch areas north of san francisco in sonoma county. thats worry find james springer live tonight. >> crews were able to make good progress because winds were lighter and containment stan...

Arnold schwarzenegger and lebron james to flee to safety. meanwhile, the fire to scorch areas north of san francisco and sonoma county and that is where we find correspondent life for us, dan. >> hey commission accrues able to make good progress on the fire because the winds were lighter in containment stands at 15%. but we are really just between wind events but the next one projected to be tomorrow or afternoon. the damage has already been done. 123 buildings destroyed including at this winery...

Documents and the sentimental things that we keep near and dear to us. >> some evacuees from areas that did not burn are being allowed back to their homes. >> bill: dan. our crews making progress today where you are, given the fact of the winds are a bit? >> they certainly should. we are hearing helicopters. this is a crucial day in the firefight, as william said, we are between wind events. they are going to be very aggressive not only from the air but also from the ground. we are hearing error...