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Yuba county. And eight from mendocino county. More than 57 hundred homes and businesses have been destroyed. james we know that firefighters are battling a total of 16 large fires across the state and more than 217thousand acres have burned statewide. darya morning im darya folsom. james and im james fletcher. This morning we have complete Team Coverage on the progress battling the fires, the stories of the lives lost and those who will try to pick up the pieces as the fires burn for the 8th day. Here is a look at the firefighting efforts across Sonoma County. james and we continue our Team Coverage this morning with kron 4s will tran. darya darya he is live in oakville near the Robert Modavi winery where the fire is still burning this morning. Will. james thanks will. ....
Homes. Cal fire did not hesitate to evacuate 150 families nearby. Here on the southern flank the next morning, it was a surreal mix of peace and destruction. One side a picturesque Santa Cruz Mountain scene. The other, the wildfire burning out of control. Todays forecast for the Santa Cruz Mountains was about as good as it gets short of it actually raining. Calm winds, Cool Temperatures and high humidity kept the flames low and slow. With the flames creechg along the ground creeping along the ground, the strategy in this canyon is let it burn to the water edge and then to the manmade fire break and watch as it snuffs itself out. The fire dancing into their backyards, neighbors who at first ignored the mandatory Evacuation Order are finally going. What ....
But the fuels are as dry as they get right now. We are expecting cal fire to hit this fire again aggressively this morning using a combination of hand crews, heavy equipment and air support as the sun comes up. Keep in mind this could be a relatively stubborn fire because of the steep terrain out here. Already five firefighters have injured themselves battling the bear fire. No word about overnight injuries and about those conditions. But thats one of the reasons why these firefighters may have injured themselves. They were telling me the conditionings are so steep they could have misstepped and start tumbling down an hour. Were going to have an update at 7 00 on the progress we are expecting that as the sun comes up. Theyre going to do that aerial survey. That will give them a sense of how the fire has developed overnight, where they need to con straight their resources and how to focus on getting the bear fire under control. Back to you guys. Thank you, christien. They were trying to ....
Sheriffs office. They tell us this morning that yesterday they did arrest main who they believed looted one of the homes evacuated up there within the fire lines. Cal fire tells us another firefighter has been injured. In spite of that, they are making progress and containing this wildfire. Who was killed monday in napa when his water tender went off the side of the road. Here in the Santa Cruz Mountains, no fatalityings, thankfully, but a sixth firefighter hurt over the night. The fire did not spread last night. Its still at 270 acres. Containment has bumped up from 5 to 10 . A fresh crop of firefighters have moved on to the front lines. Theyre moving to the front lines to relieve the men and women who have been out here no over 24 hours. Cal fire expects to make significant progress today with the fresh legs out there on the lines and another wave of air attacks expected sometime this morning. They do not expect the fire t ....
Home once stood today. This was matthews fencing equipment workshop. Now they need to find out how to rebuild. The grill almost survived. That was the front of the house. Reporter karen and Matthew Porter kind of knew what to expect when they returned to their home, but it turns out nothing could fully prepare them. Coming to see it, difference between knowing it mentally and when you come and see it, thats when it kicks in the stomach. Its hard. Reporter with every step, another memory. My bandshaw, some of the stocks and computers. That was a table saw. That was a tree she planted when her husband passed. It really gets you in your gut when you can recognize pieces i think. That makes it a little worse. Reporter still, the porters are surrounded by signs of hope, like karens goddess figurine from portugal. I take it as a positive sign that everything is going to get ready. Reporter this row of redwoods that are now a sign of res ....