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Weve learned this is not just one fire, but a combination of six fires that started shortly before 2 00 this afternoon. So far 138 acres have burned along calaveras and felter roads. Right now the fire is 40 contained and it is not burning in a heavily populated area and no buildings have burned. The fire is near Calaveras Reservoir and calaveras road is now closed and this afternoon cal fire made air drops and we saw a lot of pink retardant covering many of the roads. Crews are also using dozers and other equipment to help them cut fire lines in this area which has very steep terrain. Weve also seen a lot of water tanker trucks heading to the fire which is a remote area. Now fortunately right now the winds are mild. So again, heat, steep terrain. Thesethe firefighters right now. The cause of this fire is under nvestigation and fire crews here allignto the morning to keep an eye on this fire. Again, its at 40 containment. Rep ....
Calaveras rose ad is closed whi could impact who use the road to avoid highway 680 traffic. Cal fire made a lot of air drops. Crews are also using doziers and other equipment to help them cut fire lines in this area, which has very steep terrain, and they tell me that they have just stopped the forward progress of this fire. So certainly that is good news. Because this was six separate fires, it does beg the question, could this possibly be arson . I asked firefighters that. They say its too early to tell, but they are investigating the cause firefighters also say theyre going to be out here all night into the morning battling Marianne Favro nbc bay area news. The fire spread really quickly making it harder for firefighters to get control over it. Even though summer is winding down, clearly that doesnt mean were in the clear from fire danger. Roy mayeda is standing by with more to explain. Were already seeing warm ask dry conditio ....
We are live with the details. Reporter terry, firefighters will be out here overnight, battling the six fires right now, they are only 40 contained and tonight, they have two new challenges. Increased winds and darkness. A night time battle for conta containment, after six wildfires, some miles apart, scorched the earth. We have investigators out there right now. They are look they are look engi ing in to it and we are not ruling out anything at the time. At the responded to fivefis concerns about arson. Since 300 firefighters battled the fires today from the ground and the air. Blanketing the area. Working in the terrain, its working at night time, we have currently close to 300 firefighters out there between the fire engines and the bull dozers and the hand crews that are there. Calabares boulevard, will be closed, eliminating the ability for others to bypass the traffic. Theres no billings burned. I got off the phone with cal firer and they say, its 40 c marianne, thank you very muc ....
Someone they believe intentionally set the fires. Cal fire was one of several agencies participating today. But halfway through the event cal fire took off. A plume of smoke started. Corey johnson took pictures of this. Two of the larger planes dropped retarget. A lot of equipment responded quick. Cal fire is investigating six fires in the hills as arson. Fire crews saw a honda suv leaving the area. Calaveras road closed throughout the night. Predicted high temperatures and gusty winds prompted pg e to warn customers of potential power shut offs. The utility raised the likelihood of power should off to elevated. Forecasters are predicting hot, dry and windy conditions for monday and tuesday. The shut off program has grown to 30,000 miles of power lines in high fire risk areas. Kyle will have more on the fire danger coming up. The pentagon is deploying military forces to the middle east a fields were bombed. Bia the pentagon said this is just the first step in response to these attacks, ....
Where is the going going . Somewhere behind all of that fog. Well see a lot more cloud cover today. Were going to be running a few degrees cooler. The reason for that, we have a system, a trough off in the Pacific Northwest that is keeping our temperatures slightly below seasonable for today but its still warm through the inland areas. You can see here on satellite radar the system just off to the north, im going to zoom in a little bit closer, you can see how its bringing that cloud cover and thats whats going to keep our temperatures slightly more comfortable today but still pretty hot. As we head into the start of the work week, were going to start to notice those winds kicking up, and as those winds kick up, High Pressure is going to roll back in and then the concern for fire danger is really going to play a part in your monday through wednesday forecast, and as kira sa ....