I would say that the valley fire in lake county will be one of the top 20 most devastating fires weve seen in california and the fire season itself has probably been the most extreme that ive seen in my 30 years with regards to the number of fires that weve seen statewide, the way these fires are starting and spreading in and ending up in basically a migration is a rapid and very erratic spread of fire and its making it very, very difficult to fight and to get on and its putting people and property in harms way. And my colleague, Scott Schaefer spends part of the week in lake county as kqedsuki lewis. Welcome to you both. Suki, let me start with you. You were among the first allowed back into the fire zone. What did you see . It was as the sun was setting and we went through the blockade and there were still spot fires everywhere, and there was smoke rising from the bound and the big tree stumps from where the fire had burned to the ground and we were driving further down the road to a
Progress. But there is containment and some schools are reopening in the morning. Lets start with lilian kim who is live in middletown. It is difficult to process the word progress amid this destruction. But slowly and surely firefighters are gaining the upper hand. Crews spent the evening setting backfires on cobb mountain. The cold temperatures made it possible for firefighters to conduct these controlled burns. Just down the way investigators went to the property on high valley road where they believe the valley fire may have started. They paid close attention to this shed where flames burned fast at the hill behind it on saturday afternoon. I have already changed twice today. I am all scraped up from climbing through the creek. He was among the thousands who left his home and he bypassed the police blockades despite the evacuation orders. He lost a few out buildings and a couple of rental eke haves. It is not so bad. It is not so bad. I can see some of the good. There can be way wo
Contained. Estimated 400 homes have been destroyed as well as many hundreds of other structure including apartment buildings and businesses. Threaten,000 people have been displaced. Retired School Teacher who couldnt get out on her own is confirmed dead. There are many people who remain unaccounted for. This of course is all hands on deck. 50 engine crew from other states called in to help. Along with happened crew from nevada and California National guard. Many of them completely exhausted. 55 hours after it started. All Public School in lake county remain cholestero cholesteroled another day tomorrow. The map give you an idea of how big the fire is. Navy square miles and growing. We have more now from laura. Reporter flames may have died some but still homes burning. Lost massive valley fire already consumed so many. Too many it seems to count. If on Cobb Mountain firefighters did what they could. This home saved hours earlier lost when the flames suddenly snuck back in. And torched
Will tran 4 off toward law stringency the home run behind make arbitrary random that home is still in place right next door this home was leveled theres nothing to spare pretty much the same case across the street will show you a different Vantage Point where down someones driveway this is someones home and is gone back home here at this is a place the backyard yes it is destroyed but more courtly the structure is so pretty much intact those homes as well it is still smoking out it was while im sneezing and the sea off in the distance there is a haze it consists of smoke coming from that location beyond those trees and that is causing a lot of concern for cal fire because there were about the hot spot come over here possibly as a member of the have two crews crisscrossing this area not with fires but with and as youve the the sticky and ill this case something happens over here because these homes intact and that is great news should these homes catch on fire are going to inflame the c
Fire. One person unaccounted for tonight. Identity of the new fire victims have yet to be confirmed but the Lake County Sheriffs Office is presume that go they are leonard nevt former Police Reporter for the San Jose Mercury news. Body found near the burned car in the Anderson Springs area and 65yearold bruce burns whose sisterinlaw says he may have been asleep as fair came racing toward his familys recycle yard. More now from janet who spoke to friend of if his. Beautiful man. Do anything for anybody. Dave clark is not only mourning the death of his friend 65yearold bruce burns but hes feeling deep guilt for not being able to do more to save his life. He just didnt make it out. And my heart really hurts because i was right there by it and i had to make the decision to good to my grandkids evacuate them. Clark says by the time he tried to good back to help the roads were blocked. Burns body was found yesterday in Hidden Valley. Clark says burns was having car trouble and couldnt make i