The blue cut fire and has been going strong for 36 hours. The latest numbers show 25,000 acres have burned, fire crews are trying to assess the Property Damage but a number of homes have been lost. Here is video from earlier this evening before it got dark. Firefighters said there was nothing they could have done to stop the advancing claims. The local battalion chief in San Bernardino told the l. A. Times, we got our butts kicked. Another said they were no match for the combination of wind, dry vegetation and steep terrain. Tens of thousands of people in the area have been ordered to evacuate. Some of them wont have homes to return to. It was devastating. A lot of homes lost yesterday. There will be a lot of families that come home to nothing. We want to show you where this fire is burning using data from cal fire. We created a map showing the fires perimeter. You can see it burned on both sides of interstate 15 north of the cajon pass. And west toward highway 138 and the resort town of wrightwood. For the latest on this developing news, we go to ktvus ted rowland in wrightwood now which is in the middle of the firefight. Ted . Reporter frank and julie, that fire fight continues tonight. You can see how much fire they are dealing with, up on this hillside. And then down in here, flames very active, the wind has been swirling throughout the evening but they have cut a dozer line here, i dont know if you can see but this area here has been basically where they are making their stand. This is where firefighters are here and at the ready in case these flames move, they are doing their best to save homes which are about 300 yards away. As flames devour the dry hillside terrain firefighters from across the region are battling to save as many homes as possible. Whats your biggest concern tonight . The biggest concern is going to be the wind. Were not expect any heavy winds to materialize. But up in the mountains lots of times they do come up. Reporter directly in the path of the fire is the ski town of wrightwood. Throughout the bay as the flames moved closer and closer, more and more people started evacuating. This morning it got worse and worse. All the fire and everything. Started getting sicker and sicker. So we packed up the necessities and started walking out. We couldnt bring the car in. Its coming down the ridge. Reporter Mike Richardson and his family decided to wait it out but they are packed and ready to go. Yeah. Going to stick it out and hopefully well be out of here if we have to, if not well stay. Reporter what do you have . Clothes, photos, things that are expensive. Reporter the fire which started Tuesday Morning exploded inside overnight leaving behind a 47 square mile path of destruction. In my 40 years ive never seen fire behavior so extreme as it was yesterday. Reporter unclear how many homes have been lost, firefighters are warning people to prepare for the worst. And those folks in wrightwood are hoping that they will get a good news. It all depends on the weather at this point tonight. The winds are calm and firefighters are confident theyll be able to save those homes in wrightwood. Frank and julie . That is certainly great news. Well talk to you again in 30 minutes. Some bay area firefighters are among those heading to San Bernardino county. Santa clara county fire officials tell us two strike teams were reassigned from the clayton fire up in lake county to the blue cut fire down south in San Bernardino county. The firefighters come from several different agencies in the south bay. Santa Clara County Fire Department also has sent a firefighter medic to San Bernardino. Reporter nan to the man accused of setting the clayton fire. Today, 40yearold Damin Pashilk was charged with 14 counts of arson. Also drug charges. Ktvus henry lee tells us the former construction worker fainted before he appeared in front of a judge in lakeport. Reporter Damin Pashilk passed out and needed some water. When he walked in he turned away from news cameras and kept his face down. Investigators say pashilk started 11 smaller fires as well as a huge clayton fire that has destroyed nearly 200 homes and burned thousands of acres. We are confident this is our guy. Serial arsonist. Alleged. The yearlong investigation will prove that. Reporter authorities will not say how they identified pashilk but they did say they were staking him out long before the clayton fire and that they never caught him in the act. I want to make sure its understood that if any of our investigators had seen him start a fire, he would have been arrested. Reporter they couldnt arrest him immediately without proof. If you take your shot too soon, you jeopardize bring someone to justice who truly needs to be brought to justice. Reporter he lost his own home in a fire in 2013. But its unclear why he allegedly set a string of fires back a year. If i knew what the motivation would be, i would be a psychologist writing books. Reporter pashilks attorney rest urged the public not to rush to judgment. Its important the public remember that during the course of these proceedings. Reporter the defendant worked as an inmate firefighter but never worked a fire line. He did not enter a plea and will be back in court in three weeks. His bail is set at 5 million. In lake county, henry lee, ktvu fox 2 news. We learned today the damage from the clayton fire up in lake county is much worse than first thought. Tonight cal fire said 268 structures burned in that fire that started on saturday. Including 175 homes and eight commercial buildings. Prior to that they had set a total of 175 structures. So you can see the number has gone way up. The fire south of clearlake is now 50 contained and some evacuation orders were lifted today in the community of lower lake. Also learning another wildfire last year that burned 43 homes in lake, napa and yolo counties is linked to an illegal war marijuana grow. Cal fire said the cause was a faulty water heater but today authorities said that water heater was actually strapped to a tree near where about 100 Marijuana Plants were being grown. We have heard from people who refused to comply when fire officials issued evacuation orders. Some would rather take a chance and stay behind to try to protect their property. New at 10 00, ktvus Jana Katsuyama is live at the cal fire station in napa. She explains why deciding whether to follow evacuation orders can be a difficult decision. Jana . Reporter very difficult, julie. Talking about a lot of people who spend their lives building homes or putting into this property but really, it comes down to a split decision. Do you stay or go . Cal fire Officials Say it could be deadly if you do stay. Especially this year. Mandatory evacuation orders have sent thousands of people fleeing from fastmoving wildfire from lake county down to San Bernardino county. Not everyone follows those orders in deciding whether to stay. Or go. In lake county one man said he saved his home by staying to protect his property, he used a tractor to dig fire lines around his property. Not uncommon in this rural area. The reason i stayed is the reason were still here. As far as we didnt burn, it went around us. Reporter his backup plan, jumping in his pool. But that could be fails fatal. The pool may be a safe area where its not going to burn, but the air around is superheated from all the gas from the fire and you still have to breathe. A lot of times those superheated gases have significant damage to your lungs. Reporter the chief says he understands people want to protect their property but he and other veteran firefighters say the wildfires this year are explosive and more unpredictable than theyve ever seen. If they stay and wait, it may be too late. We not may not be able to get to them to rescue them. Reporter if people do stay and need assistance, it can take valuable crews from the frontlines. Then we have to redirect resources away from actually putting the fire out. And have to go in and try to affect the rescue. Reporter six firefighters were trapped in their Southern California blue cut fire while trying to protect residence of one home refused to leave. Right now every crew counts. In a state where cal fire Officials Say there have been 100 more wildfires this year than the same time last year. And ignoring evacuation orders until the last minute would make it impossible to escape. The smoke may obscure your vision to where you can see the road anymore. Because of the sudden win shift. A lot of Different Things that really could take your one route or the route you always know as your safe way and compromise new people and compromise it. Reporter in california there is no law making it mandatory to follow evacuation orders. It is a judgment call. One which cal fire Officials Say they hope people will give a great deal of thought. Important things to think about as we are in the height of fire season. Jana, thank you. Our wildfire coverage continues at ktvu. Com. Youll find updates on all the fires burning as well as resources to help fire victims in lake county. Strike a rail bridge in the south bay up in flames and two other fires burning nearby at the same time. How firefighters are coping with high heat and resource stretched very thin. A warmer day tomorrow, weve got that spare the air day for your bay area thursday. It means its warming up. We will let you know how warm its going to be. A gunman firing from a moving car, look at this picture here. Police released this photo in hopes that it will lead to an arrest. Police say it was a rolling gun battle between two cars in emeryville putting the public seriously at risk. Ktvus Debora Villalon is at Police Headquarters tonight where investigators say its incredible that no innocent person was hit. Reporter people firing semi automatic pistols out of car windows at high speed. Anyone could have been hurt which is why police are getting the word out. Going 60, 70 miles an hour shooting each other. Reporter adeline street at 46th on the Emeryville Oakland city line. I heard the pop, pop, pop. Popup up. Pop up up. Reporter some residents hit the floor. Only later getting a look at where it came from. If this would have been two weeks from now, there couldve been kids going to school. This is the only photo we are releasing right now. This shows a man leaning out of the window of a white sedan. Firing a semi automatic handgun. And his target, or expense of a gray sedan i had where apparently they were firing back. Two types of shell casings, dozens of them recovered over a two block stretch. There was a lot of shooting going on. On a residential street. In the middle of the morning. Im glad i wasnt here, thats for sure. Im glad my friends and people i live with were not either. Pretty scary. Reporter many people were at school or work in the middle of the day. This hair salon had a few morning clients and then the owner came back to find the commotion. Im home here too. So i mean, its just upsetting. Reporter police have other images from security cameras. And are trying to locate actual video of the gunbattle. There have been no reports of injuries. No reports from local hospitals of injuries. Of gunshots. Reporter as far as police no, only this rental van parked on adeline was hit by bullets. But that was sheer luck on a street as heavily traveled as this one. There were people on foot in the neighborhood, also people in the houses. Antioch, i a lot of very frightened and yeah, very brazen, dangerous act. Which is why were asking for the publics help. Reporter this case is brand new but investigators need tips on that car and that gunman. The two says that sedans sped away north toward oakland, longline gone by the time police arrived. Live in emeryville, Debora Villalon, ktvu fox 2 news. A millbrae middle School Teacher was arrested after Police Received a report about an inappropriate relationship with a minor. Police found 40yearold heather butts sitting in a car with a girl on monday. They say further investigations revealed an inappropriate relationship. They serve a warrant at her home today and arrested the teacher on charges of lewd and lascivious acts involving a child. The u. S. Park police are investigating the death of a woman found in the water at ocean beach today. Witnesses say the woman was seen floating about 20 feet off shore along the great highway near lincoln way just before 11 00 this morning. Lifeguards performed cpr before she was taken to ucf Medical Center where she was pronounced dead. The coroner has not identified the woman. She is described as asian between 40 and 50 years old. Police say she was fully clothed when she was found in the water. Now to san jose where a fire at an abandoned train trestle sent up a lot of smoke this afternoon. It was one of three fires in san jose that broke out within 90 minutes of each other. Ktvus Azenith Smith is live at east julian and worchester streets where the bridge is located. Azenith, fire crews appear to be stretched pretty thin because of all the fires burning around the state right now. Reporter yes. Cal fire and san jose fire both tell me they are stretched thin right now. I want to show you the san jose fire actually out here monitoring for hotspots. Both departments tell me they are stocking up reserve engines but they havent reduced their level of service. Sky fox capturing this train trestle on fire this afternoon, the smoke to be seen for miles, fire Officials Say it started in a creek bed near a homeless encampment. I was pretty surprised. I was in shock. Ive never seen claims like that. What we have here is a heavy structure. So its going to put out a high volume fire and burn hot. And also because of that, very toxic cloud of smoke. Reporter treated with creosote setting chemicals in the air and assisted living facility, firefighters couldnt use foam since this is a protected waterway. Most of the cal fire units and most of the local government agents we work with right now are running a few engines short. Reporter that fire happening as cal fire putout this grass fire in south san jose forcing 100 acres, tying up the evening commute on highway 101. Sky fox was also overhead this vegetation fire near the s. A. P. Center. The fire is happening as strike teams are reassigned to the San Bernardino fire following the clayton fire in lake county. San jose fire tells me 15 firefighters are part of teams deployed. Now backfilling the department. Cal fire facing longer response times. With all the other fires going on, all of the activity, the tigers that we normally get at hollister were committed to other incidents. Reporter all the more reason for residents to be extra cautious this time of year. And the ridge that caught fire is an abandoned use in Union Pacific railroad track. They tell me they plan to build a whole new infrastructure when part expense to san jose. Because of all three fires is still under investigation. Azenith smith, thank you. Weve got fog moving inland, going to be a warm day tomorrow. Like today a little warmer. Air quality district has seen fit to issue a spare the air day for tomorrow. Didnt have one today but we got one from our tomorrow. In all of San Francisco, san bruno fog, san rafael fog moving in. Now obviously in oakland, moraga out towards hayward, but you get the idea, east bay hills are blocking that fog bank so inland valleys are going to have a little less fog than they might have this morning. That means quicker burn off and warmer day. Sixtyfive in fairfield, 68 in livermore, right now temperatures, look for in the belly temperatures with fog burning off quickly to make it easily into the mid90s, low 90s, mid90s, Something Like that. Forecast tomorrow morning, here come the temptress, fog burns off, right back to the coast, the purples are one hundreds. You see those are kind of getting shunted to the east a little bit. There has been cooler impact, but also see those 90s, of our inland bay valley, theres your tomorrow tempter footprint, as we push forward tomorrow probably the warmest day of the week or similar to today, temperatures will trend down. Well talk about that and the fire conditions in northern and Southern California. Cruise on the scene of a water main break in lafayette tonight. A fourinch residential water line ruptured just after five this evening sending water flowing down mount diablo boulevard. The pipeline dates back to 1936. East bay mud tells us it appears the pipe broke because of old age. Hoping to have Service Restored before midnight. Donald trump chick shakes of his campaign again. The second overhaul in as many months as the candidate faces sagging poll numbers. Where were ryan lochte and his teammates robbed or not . Two swimmers are pulled off the flight home. The same physical giants go from best to worst. The San Francisco giants go from best to worst. The San Francisco giants lost another one today at at t park. It is the giants 21st defeat in the past 30 games. The pirates leave town with a three game sweep while the giants are in a freefall. They sure are. They had the best record in baseball a month ago. But since then, theyve had the worst record in baseball. New at 10 00, ktvus scott reiss looks at whats wrong with the San Francisco giants. This should do it. Thats the ball game. A frustrating night. Reporter ebbs and flows are natural over the course of a baseball season, the giants are on a decided downswing. And its lasted for a month. Hard to explain right now. It really is. Everything the season there comes a day, a series, a week, a month where you cant gather yourself. Then you put it all back together. The giants have been stuck since the allstar break. Its been accommodation of things. When you are hitting, youre not pitching and when youre pitching, youre not hitting. We had both. Repor