3 bill we begin this 3 morning with an update to a story we have been following on news 4. A longstanding lawsuit over the splitting of reno and truckee meadows Fire Agencies is now settled. The lawsuit was filed in september of 2014 by the city over unresolved costs from the 2012 deconsolidation of the agencies. So, now that things are settled what does that mean for each side. Under the settlement, both sides have agreed to drop Financial Claims against the other. And the district will pay back Workers Compensation money it began withholding when reno filed the suit. In the end, truckee meadows will pay more workers comp. Plus interest to the city of reno. During yesterdays meeting. Mayor Hillary Schieve actually brought up the possibility of consolidating the agencies again. Heres what truckee meadows fire deputy chief tim leighton had to say about that. 3 whether its my thoughts or someone elses thoughts, once again its up the elected officials to set policy for both organizations
Lucky he woke up and he get out in time. My nephew was the only one at home and he called her and said, mom, the house is on fire and everything is carbon. She rushed down here. It was heartbreaking to see the two destroyed homes and people realizing they do not have homes anymore. Two other homes were damned, so, two destroyed and two damned. Now a look at this power pole, this also complicates things on the fire. It was on fire and it created a threat to the firefighters would had to stand back and wait for pg e to get here and shut off the power. That took 45 minutes. With the dangling wires they had to get it shut off. Investigators focused now next to the stand so it will be a focal point of the investigation but firefighters do not know what started the fire. Now a check on the weather. We will check out the heat wave with meteorologist mike nicco. Mike . Good news for the coast and San Francisco. If you are with us during the midday she we watched the marine layer encroaching on
Underway in the Boulder Creek area because of a wildfire. The place broke out overnight along bear can corner road. The forward spread of the fire was stopped at five acres but crews are on the scene all morning. A structure is destroyed. We will bring you updates. San jose firefighters are watching for flareups from a grass fire that came dangerously close to a mobile home park. It broke out before 7 00 last night near oakland road and b street. Flames and spoke were captured on the video between the park and the golf course. Several people including one used a hose to try to fight the fire from the roof of the home. Firefighters contained the place to eight acres. Wildfire in calaveras has grown do 1,200 acres burning in the sierra foothill town of jackson. No structure are damaged but there are homes in the path that need to be saved. A burning truck may sparked a grass fire on highway 152 in the south bay now at 2 15 acres green gilroy and los gatos at 70 percent contained. It was
It was much worse. About 15 minutes ago, the fire cruise blocked all southbound lanes of 280. As you see, those lanes have reopened. 280 at winchester. Firefighters battling the flames earlier. Fire Officials Say at one time three separate fires popped up. There were structures in danger. But things have been cleared and all lanes are back open again. High heat for all of us and no school for some of us. A rare move by South Bay School districts. Theyre cutting classes for eight high schools. Not just for tomorrow. But also on thursday. Nbc bay areas Terry Mcsweeney is in saratoga where classes will be cut short. But rob, how hot are we talking about . The temperatures the same as today if not slightly hotter in the valleys. 76 degrees in San Francisco. San jose, 75. And in livermore, 76 degrees. In locations around the bay, if you dont have air conditioning, its not comfortable outside tonight. And same trend tomorrow 11 00 to 7 00 tomorrow evening. A heat advisory up bay areawide thr
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