4500 buildings are threatened. Kron 4s phillipe jegal attended a Community Meeting tonight near the fire where the residents share what they have been going through. Reporter some residents have already been evacuated from their homes, others are making last minute plans to leave their neighborhoods if the flames continue pushing towards them. we are all ready do go but we will wait until they tell us we have to. Joanne scott is one of the people leaving in the community in groveland just outside of the burn zone. I have asthma. Today was a little more difficult. I stayed inside and used my inhaler. Reporter firefighters are battling strong winds and rough terrain. I havent been evacuated yet. How is this on your family . It is rough. The kids are with the grandparents so that makes it a little easier. Having school in session makes it complicated. We are going to stay at one of the camp sites here for the duration. Reporter do you know if your home is still up . My home is still up. R
Getting a hold of this thing. Over 2000 firefighters are working diligently kaka claims under control. Trying to get underfire underneath the control. With residents being advised to leave. Reporter many nervous residents are hoping that the flames will stay away from their homes. I will continue to follow the developments, with a Community Meeting is planned tonight. Another pinteresting t remains open. There is another section that is being threatened. Reporting live, scott rates, kron 4 news. Pam for more now on the wildfire. Weather center with our chief meteorologist. Jacqueline bennet. Jacqueline where is all the smoke from the yosemite fire headed . Jacqueline it is really coming out of the south west, with the satellite for this ramify or other visible satellite. It is going towards the north. Again the these wind is really coming from the southwest. Here is where the fire is located. You can see that it is headed to the north and to the northeast. There are hot, dry conditions
San francisco to 72 in oakland to 80 if san jose and along the coast we go from 63 to 68 in San Francisco. That is probably south San Francisco. Thank you, mine, it is friday we have an accident in oakland northbound 880. C. H. P. Is on the scene trying to clean up debris. There is road work northbound so be prepared for delays. From antioch it is looking good for friday. Not bad. The drive up and over the Altamont Pass westbound 580 moving at the limit with a little bit slowing to the pass but good through livermore. Bart is getting 35 trains off to a from start and no delays for mass transit and the Golden Gate Bridge shows traffic slowing nicely and they reconfigured the commute to four lanes. It is clear with no fog and no delays. This Morning Police are warning women to be extra cautious around Santa Clara University a. Was sexually assaulted near the intersection of franklin and sherman streets and the search is on for the attacker. Abc7 News Reporter is on the scene. Matt . The
Personnel are on the job. More bay area fire crews are headed that way in the next few hours to help in the firefight. Its all hands on deck. I heard its burning in basically all directions, meaning 360 degrees. Six engines will leave today, 22 firefighters volunteered for the assignment. Each year they sign up and take the wild land training. We will be careful up there. The teams will be gone at least 5 to 10 days. This is what awaits them. A fastmoving fire in steep and rugged terrain. There are areas where crews cant even access because of the terra terrain. The fire is now burning inside the border of yosemite forest. The massive fire has forced hundreds to evacuate the area. Leaving was voluntary until now. Flames are threatening about 4,500 structures. Its freaky to see it this close. The first time ive had it this close to our house. This is classic structure protection. We have everything loaded and ready on trailers and stuff to go if we need to go. Everybody is on high alert