Out tonight forcing evacuations. Within hours, the fire grew from 50 acres to more than 10,000. I am ken wayne. Heather holmes is off tonight. A new fire in lake county blowing up. Its called the valley fire. In Southern Lake county, it has forced thousands to evacuate the communities of middletown, kelsey bill, and he valid Hidden Valley lake. Deborah villalon into the latest. Reporter ken, the speed of this fire, 10,000 acres in half the day, dwarfs the ones that ravaged lake county before. Dozens structures are gone, and its still growing. Engines and crews could not get on it fast. Interrupts it erupted at about one back 30 saturday afternoon. The valley fire went to 400 acres in no time and by nightfall was estimated at 25x that size. This is another explosive fire. Reporter why lake county . I dont have good reasons. Reporter the usual reasons, dry fuel, a rugged terrain, and when wind. I could feel the heat from the flames. Reporter those who ran, grabbing what they could, newsome homes were gone. I wish i could help the people across the street. Reporter suddenly everyone smelled smoke, and the fire was on top of them, gobbling structures. Even as far crews juggled structure protection and fighting flames. They farm the farm, unfortunately burned down. They are hoping to save the home. Reporter firefighters who suffered seconddegree burns were on this superhumanly super he we that went in for attacks. Copter 104 is a workhorse, often seem dropping water or crews into remote spots. It delivers up to seven people, two captains and five firefighters. After four were injured, copter 104 had to come back to airlift them to the hospital. Those four firefighters were on the ground actively battling the fire when they suffered burn injuries. Reporter this photo shows a school catching fire in middletown. We are not certain what part of town, but clearly, the damage is worsening. Ken, the firefighters are at the burn center at uc davis. They are in stable condition. This fire store is still developing. People under mandatory Evacuation Orders are having a tough time escaping the fire. On the phone is linda hammers. Your battery is about to die, but can you tell me where you are and where youre going . I am just close to clearlake and i am on my way through the moose lodge for evacuation. This is the third time you have had to move tonight . You started in Hidden Valley lake . I live in Hidden Valley. We were watching the fire earlier on facebook and looking at it from the patio. Later on, it started getting really blackened smoky outside. All of a sudden, i am watching on the scanner they were telling about all the fires. I went outside and my friend and i could see it coming over the mountain down onto flat farmland right across from Hidden Valley. Noise was like a train coming through. You could feel the heat and everything. We got notices, get out now. My friends and i grabbed our dogs, went to a friends house, and half an hour ago, they said, gotta leave. When we were leaving my house, the lot across the street was on fire. I dont know if i have home. I heard four or five houses in Hidden Valley were lost. The shell station, the Hidden Valley food mart, their propane tanks blew up. I dont know if the whole station has gone. High school in middletown from what i understand is gone. This is just devastating beyond words. I am sitting here in a parking lot off the main road so i could call you, and i see this red glow all over the place. Can you tell me. And the smell of the fire, the smoke, too many fires. Too much. The firefighters were hurt cop my heart goes out to them. Can you tell me what the Road Conditions are likely so thats. Linda may be having trouble hearing us. She is telling us whats going on. Our hearts go out to linda and to those who may have lost their homes in Clearlake Linda was saying she has been forced to move three times because the fire was moving that quickly. She said she was going to the moose lodge in clearlake oaks, because they keep moving them north away from the flames to get out of the path of the fire. Mandatory evacuations in place for koepka middletown, and Hidden Valley lake. The fire has potential to grow even more. Were going to go now for mark tamayo for the conditions crews are facing. You can see how scary the fire is in the tone of lindas voice. The one observation i have heard, the strong winds added to the increase in coverage of this fire. We have one flame to show you here, but it is deceiving because this is so widespread. You can see basically the threatened areas towards lower lake, Hidden Valley lake, in middletown. As we move the maps around even down to the south, highway 29 close to the north of calistoga, pushing us out to the east, highway 29, thats how widespread the threat of the fire is. 10,000 acres already, and there are signs that there are strong winds that could add to the boost of the coverage. The satellite shows clouds moving into the evening region. Most of the shower activity offshore is not reaching the ground. The activity north is assigned of the smoke plume from this intense fire with the valley fire. In terms of conditions around the fire zone, temperatures still very warm. We have days triple digits, 100 degrees basically for monday, tuesday, wednesday, thursday, and running. Hot today. We have temperatures in the upper 70s 80s strong reports of strong winds. Hawkeye is over 2000 feet, but that is a wind gust out of the north, 43 miles an hour. Strong winds up in the higher terrain. As far as the wind forecast tomorrow, i have that coming up for you right now. First i will tell you temperatures tomorrow in the upper 80s to mid 90s. Throughout the day tomorrow, these are projections around the fire zone. Of course within the fire itself, you have stronger winds, around 615 miles an hour. We could have them up to double the strength of some of these projected speeds into sunday with temperatures in the 80s to the 90s. Cad, days triple digit ken, days of triple digit heat. I should tell you we will have an update later in the newscast with somebody at a command post at the fire zone. In the meantime, 3800 firefighters are on the front lines of another wildfire that continues to more bird in californias gold country. The butte fire began wednesday southeast sacramento. Jerry brown has declared a state of emergency. The flames have destroyed at least 86 homes and are threatening another 6000 homes. There have been mandatory evacuations at about and about 3500 residents have been forced to leave. This is also a difficult fire to fight because conditions. It is only 15 contained. The cause is under investigation. All of the smoke from the butte fire is affecting people from the central valley. The skies created poor air quality today. Groups were urged to stay indoors and close their windows. People at the Farmers Market notice fewer noticed your customers today. Usually we have a lot of people. Today, its kind of slow. Its horrible. Its supposed to be a nice blue sky, and everything is great. I dont like it. Rate gray. I dont like it. In other news tonight, el nino could ring us some muchneeded rain this winter. Scientists say dont be fooled. Cristina rendon explains why it will take a lot more than a wet winter sees the drought. Reporter school was in session saturday, listening to the teachers every word. All the sudden, you want to ask them. Reporter the free lesson on saving water came courtesy of wilma chan. We are here to melt help people meet their goals. Reporter they offered alternatives and gay boy buckets. I will use this for watering. I learned a lot about sustainable plants that you can have in your garden. Reporter the big test will come this winter. The common perception of the drought is it just means we dont have rain. Reporter she says despite predictions for a strong pattern, the Biggest Challenges the lack of snowpack in the sierras. It will be a wet, warm winter. The idea that we are going to recharge our snowpack is probably not going to happen. Reporter el nino may not be the cure. Every day you learn something, and water is so precious right now. Our area has done a great job of conserving, but they are going to have to continue to get us out of the situation. Reporter if you missed the workshop, there will be two more in october. Cristina rendon, ktvu. Eye catching art has been made out of trees. The artist wanted to do something creative with stops. He hired a sculptor who carved huge likenesses of his pets. The project took a few weeks to complete. While the models may be unfazed, people are stopping to admire the art. Numerous people have stopped and show appreciation for the effort, and they like what they see. It has been great. It has been a great response. Reporter the aging trees with rotting branches or pushing into sewer lines. The sculptures add something whimsical to the neighborhood. They will probably outlast the pets. I hope they do. I hope they last for a long time. I will try to make that happen. Reporter all it will take is a good coat of dexia went to keep them looking fresh. San mateo firefighters escorted city leaders through a fire to show how tough their job can be. Christien kafton braved the flames for fire ops 101. Reporter intense heat and smoke, part of a firefighters daily routine. This is all under control. Firefighters in San Mateo County took leaders through the flames. This is basically what firefighters do on a daytoday basis. Reporter i took the training and was ready to man the hose. We are getting ready to make our approach. I am the third manan. This is i get in, i say right on the tail of the firefighter in front of me. Reporter inside, the fire is blazing, filling every corner with intense heat and smoke. Our fire was out in minutes. Then it was time to pull back to a safe position. My team has just come out from putting out that fire. It is getting very hot. As soon as we put water on the fire, smoke filled the room from the top to the floor. Reporter it wasnt just flames. Firefighters took Community Leaders through Emergency Rescue techniques and a walk through of freeing trapped person in an automobile to give an idea of why firefighters require expensive gear. Our goal is to try to get our City Council Members and dignitaries from our local area to experience what we do. Reporter leaders like the san mateo mayor says the training was an eyeopener. This is a difficult job. Its not easy. I understand more why they need equipment they need. Reporter firefighters say they will continue to hold sessions like this to show off what they do and what they need to get the job done. Christien kafton, fox 2news. I dont think there is a gray area. I dont think this person should have a badge or gone again. Reporter blake speaks out about being tackled in a case of mistaken identity. Thieves hoping to cash in on the popes trip to america. New information about a teenage student found dead on the school bus and how police found out. The 19yearold found dead on an empty school bus in Southern California has been identified as a special needs student. The bus was parked in a depot used by the Whittier High School district. Police had a team regularly rode the bus home and when he didnt show up, his mother called the school. Thats when the bus driver walked to the bus yard. Thats where he discovered the student lying in the hallway near the front of the bus, unresponsive. Orr the bus driver was brought in for questioning and release. Police say there were no sign of trauma weapons. They are treating the death as suspicious because they have no reason to believe the student had any medical conditions. 89 people have died after a blast flattened a restaurant in india full of people eating breakfast. The first explosion was from a gas tank used for cooking food. It caused mine detonators stored illegally nearby to explode in a second blast. Police and people looking for their relatives rushed to the site and crowds made it harder for crews to reach the scene. The mine detonators were being used in local contractor to dig wells. He was also killed in the explosion. Pope francis will arrive in the United States 10 days, and retailers are getting ready. Souvenir and gift shop owners in philadelphia hope to profit big time from his visit. They are stocking their shelves with traditional memorabilia including mugs, tshirts, and keychains. There also unusual items including the pope francis bobblehead. It makes him look like a cartoon, having a bobblehead of the pope. I get it, that people by those kinds of things. Buy those kinds of things. Among the other unusual items are a solar pope and pope dolls. The pontiff is scheduled to spend his trip giving an address to the united nations, speaking to congress, and leading a mass in philadelphia. Bay area counties are receiving fondling funding to purchase rate gets. In arizona, a dozen cars have been targeted by a serial shooter. Police questioned a suspect about the case. The bay area cooled off today. Tracking high clouds. Coming up, we will breakdown the slight chance of showers for sunday. We will let you know if we have any major heat in the five day outlook. An arizona man may be the latest victim in a string of shootings along interstate 10 in phoenix. The driver was on his way to work when his passenger side window was shattered. It is similar to a number of recent shootings along the freeway. 11 vehicles have been hit by bullets or some kind of projectile over two weeks. There is a big mark on the passenger side on the door. Bam. The glass on my door shattered. Police believe several gunmen may be to blame. Authorities are questioning one man but he has not been charged. Former tennis star james blake wants the Police Officer who arrested him to never have badge or gun again. He relived the moment the officer dragged him to the ground in an interview. I see someone running from the street towards me, and my first reaction, naove as it may be, was it is someone who knows me from high school to give me a hug or play a joke. Three seconds later, i realized that was the case. The nypd released Surveillance Video of the arrest. Blake says there was no reason for this to be handled this way and reference his record. He has had five complaints and four years. The majority of Police Officers do great work, and they are heroes. This person doesnt ever belong in that same sentence with the heroes that are doing the right kind of police work. Blake added the new York City Police commissioner and mayor have apologized. He wants them to apologize to the people who have had similar encounters and does not have the same voice. District attorneys will be receiving part of an unprecedented 79 million pledge to try to break down the backlog of untested rape kits nationwide. The Justice Department and the District Attorney are behind the grant. New york was the first major city to cut down its backlog a decade ago. It is using assets seized from seven to criminal cases to fund their grant. This will test 70,000 kits that have collected dust for years. This comprehensive review will help to bring to justice thousands of perpetrators who have assaulted thousands of victims, victims who have had to wait for the turn of the technical well. The funds will go to jurisdictions in 27 states. We are continuing to follow that developing story, the valley fire in lake county. We will have an update from cal fire after the break. Snoop dogg visits the bay area, but he wasnt here to put on a show. Why he showed up on the sidelines of a youth football game. We are adding an hour to mornings on two starting monday. Join us for an extra hour from 910 monday through friday. We are following the valley fire raging tonight in Southern Lake county. Evacuations have been ordered for calm, kelsey bill capo middletown, and steve allen Hidden Valley lake. Firefighters suffered Second Degree burns, which has grown to 25,000 acres. Those firefighters are being treated at uc davis. The valley fire broke out around 1 30 this afternoon and is burning near high valley and bottle rock roads. It has proved fred way beyond that. A number of structures have been destroyed, and the only school in middletown may be on fire. Doug pitman is on the scene. Do you know anything about the high school being burned . It is a Christian School that is located on the northeast end of middletown. It was overcome with flames about an hour ago. The biggest threat to the town of middletown right now is that the fire has encroached into the city limits on the northeast side of town. Is that the only major structure . Is the school still safe . The building itself is not safe in the town is not safe. The entire town is under an Evacuation Order asking everyone to leave we had difficulties at first due to the fact that the fired very quickly spread to the northeast, jumping over highway 29 to the north of the town of middletown. That caused complete traffic blockage. Everyone is being forced south to head towards calistoga. I heard the roads were jammed up. Somebody from calistoga told me that the station off 29 leaving over the hill to santa rosa with was jammed with people trying to get out. What can you tell us about Road Conditions . The biggest dynamic we have a working against us as we have basically one ln. , road sitting out in each direction. Roads leading out in each direction. There are people on vacation and motorhomes coupling trailers. All these things had to the problem. Almost from