Incident map. All the areas in purpose under mandatory evacuations. The Santa Rosa County is telling people in northeastern santa rosa to leave immediately as well. But Santa Rosa Police say thats just not the case yet. In any case, a little confusion there which well try to sort out for you. The situation is obviously changing rapidly. Obviously all of this is playing out in darkness. Most of the bay area left without power. This morning, nearly pg e customers across the bay area have no electricity. Businesses forced to work by flashlights so they could get their food moved to backup refrigeration trucks overnight. Im kate larson. Im kristen sze. The winds we were talking about are here driving into San Francisco, we noticed that winds are howling at this hour. Hearing more and more from officials in the north bay and meteorologist lisa argen joins us this morning. You were tracking the winds which have picked up in the last few hours. These are the upper elevation winds. Knoxville c
For the most delicious taste imaginable. Thats no ordinary cheese. No. Its kerrygold. Kerrygold. The taste that takes you there. Now from abc 7, live breaking news. The breaking news most of Sonoma County threat binds the growing kincade fire. Winds are picking up and Officials Say the time to move out is now. This alert sent out at 3 18 by the city of healdsburg which is under threat. The city tells people, quote, winds are picked up and fire activity has increased and heading our way. Leave now. And this week from the sonoma sheriff he heavy wind smoke and debris around arata lane and brooks in wind sor. The Santa Rosa Police department saying mandatory Evacuation Orders have been issue for the city of santa rosa. All areas in city limits of Santa Rosa West of highway 101 and north of highway 12 north of steel lane, lewis road, to montecito boulevard to calistoga road head south. Obviously all of this is playing out in the darkness when Fire Fighting is difficult and the evacuation i
Middle school. If you are in danger, dont wait. Evacuate. All others please avoid these areas to allow First Responders access. Another fire burning in east concord county rig contra costa county. Severely fast winds and tinder dry conditions toward the summer lake park subdivision. Homes and Mobile Home Park is being threatened. More information on the vicinity of Bethel Island and cypress roads in oakley. Task forces have been dispatched and the contra costa Fire District is asking to avoid that. Sorry. Moving on to this video you can see well peo a in the dark and so theyve been trying to prepare and deal with that. This is video overnight of grocery stores, folks at whole foods trying to move all of those fringe rated items into freezer trucks outside since they dont have power inside. This morning nearly 389,000 pg e customers across the bay area have no electricity like this whole foods in lafayette who are using flashlights to get by like so many of us here. Yes. Also we have me
The neighborhoods of Fountain Grove and coffee park, which were devastated during the 2017 north bay fires. 90,000plus under mandatory Evacuation Orders. Buildings have been threatened along highway 128. An Elementary School in harms way. Some of the rhinerys, one has gone up in flames already, wineries, one has gone up in flames already. Hes cal fire. We were here on highway 128 observing fire behavior. The fire behavior was subdued and had not, the winds had not picked up very much yet. We monitored and observed as the winds shifted and became very gusty and strong sustained winds. And we observed increased fire behavior and there was containment lines installed in firing operations that were leave taken by the fire; overtaken by the fire. The fire behavior continues to increase. The strong gusty winds were forecast updated from 3 00 until 10 00. Were currently in that time period and the fire behavior is increasing. Take a look at some of the video from overnight. This is the winery
Operations center. Our town leadership has been evacuated twice from our command center. Once in downtown windsor and on the outskirts and now in santa rosa. Thankfully the city of santa rosa hosting us in one of their buildings. Right now, were the most important thing weve got our residents out. Its just things now. Which, you know, can always be replaced. Were happy we have our residents out. On the fire front our last update were still okay. The fire is up to the east of the town, and were still monitoring. What are your biggest worries at the moment then . Whats going to happen with the wind. I went into town last night and with our town manager and a couple of my Council Members and it was the most fierce wind ive ever seen in the 30 plus years ive lived in our town. So the concern obviously that wind would bring the fire towards the city. Do you know if firefighters are staged in the city trying to do structure protection so that any flying embers dont start fires in buildings .