They had to be rescued. The fire is burning on the south side of Lake Berryessa near the boat dock. I believe we have someone on the phone with us who can give us some more information . Yes. Hello. My name is Susie Blankenship with cal fire. Hi. This is the allen martin. What can you tell us . I have it at 700 acres. Yes. I can confirm that the wildland fire is currently at 700 acres with zero percent containment. And this got started about 2 00, it was a vehicle fire that started this . It was a vehicle fire. I dont have information on how the vehicle sparked the wildland fire. But it was a vehicle accident. What can you tell me about evacuations in the area . Evacuations are in the mix canyon area for homeowners. And as you spoke of the campers in the canyon screen campground, they have been evacuated. I would assume here we are in the middle of summer those campgrounds have to be pretty packed. Well, i dont have the number of evacuations but i do know that that campground has been
Terrain and, of course, because of the drought its bone dry. Billowing smoke and crackling flames created an orange and black backdrop for tankers fighting the massive fire. A dc10 has been dropping retardant along with hundreds of firefighters who have been battling this hard to reach fire tearing across this rural section of northern california. Helicopters scooped up water one bucket at a time each holding 324 gallons. Emergency responders feared the fire would move quickly. And it did ballooning to thousands of acres in a matter of hours. Super dry vegetation four years of drought not helping us any. The winds keep changing and shifting direction. All of a sudden they were, like, the winds are moving rapidly and it shifts we dont have very much contained and its just spreading so fast and you guys just need to leave. Reporter now, the fire threat forced some cattle and horses to flee. And cal fire says the wildfire may have been sparked by a car accident yesterday afternoon. But th
Model for young officers to Senior Officers creek he was that guy he was technically aware and experienced. He was smart. He was skeptical. He truly represent what we do every day in this line of work this is a dangerous job and a sergeant knew that it was a dangerous job he brought resources to work everyday and mentored everyone every single day in the organization. Reporter this is video of the pickup truck that was pulled over. We also received word in the last hour that the suspect, has been arrested. Mark a strut and the chief talked with in the last hour about having game tied to an association with the gate and the oakland area certainly more to come. And once we receive more details will bring them to you. There is a visual at 8 00 at city hall. J. R. Stone kron 4 news. Grant the trucks registration was an expired. Grant a recording of the Police Dispatch radio reveals what happened next. Shot fired. Shots fired. He is still going partner down. Partner down. Whos down . Grant
Officer. Kron 4s jeff bush joins us live from hayward city hall. Where the memorial wrapped up earlier. Jeff . Jeff it was a touching event here on the steps of city hall. Residents from all walks of life came to remember this Police Officer who touched some many peoples lives the death of sergant scott lunger was on the minds of the people of hayward. He was known for his professionalism, his cool head and for his dedication to the people who live herein short, scott was regarded as a heroand, a heros memorial was what he got from those he protected. Jamie belden he was very nice. He was very laid back and a very sweet guy. Linda reid we just wanted to come out here and show our support for the entire Police Department and to let them know that our condolences are with them and our hearts go out to the family. Tamy franke i grew up with scott in high school. He was fun and a very outgoing person, very loving. Armondo depina when i was younger i got into a lot of trouble and im not pro
Him being gone. A somber day for Hayward Police, and Police Across the country. Good evening, im julie haener. Im frank somerville. The shooting happened 3 15 this morning, when scott lunger pulled over a truck for driving erratically. As Sergeant Lunger got out of the car and approached the drivers side of the vehicle, the driver shot Sergeant Lunger without warning. A second officer in a separate vehicle had also responded and returned fire as the pickup raced away. The second officer used his radio to alert dispatchers. Shots fired shots fired white chevy truck. Hes still going white Chevy Silverado truck, i copy. Set fire, and my partner down. Partner down. Whos down . Sergeant lunger is down. Within a couple of hours, the bullet riddled pickup truck was found abandoned in east oakland. Sergeant lunger was taken to the medical facility. He had died from his injuries. Hayward Police Officers gathered to show their grief and support. They stood at attention and saluted as Sergeant Lu