Incredibly low. 10 , if not worse. Now that the fire has happened, all these homes have been destroyed, how are you going to put them in temporary housing . Thats the biggest question were trying to deal with right now. Reporter the fires in santa rosa and Sonoma County destroyed 6500 homes. There are still about 300 people in temporary shelters and thousands more displaced. Short term and long term housing, this is the tightest market in the United States and we know that. The state, the county and the city. Reporter what fema doesnt know is how theyll handle it. Their first goal is to put people in hotels once rooms open up. Then theyll look for something more permanent. To keep that many people close to home, they still dont have an answer. Trailers, like those we saw in katrina, are a possibility. That sounds like a really long process. Whats the timeline . Thats not going to be a short process. Reporter it could take months or longer, he says, and the further away from home youre
In and i i am praying for them. Reporter he received the purple heart award in 2015 after lewintankel was hurt on the job while trying to protect others. We also learned that he recently started law school. He is a volunteer in the tenderloin. Clearly a well liked and respected officer in the department. Officers have been stopping by to offer support. We also understand that his family is asking for two things. They want privacy and they are also asking for prayers. They say he is a survivor. They want him to get through this. They have faith he can but they are asking for prayers. We are set to receive an update from the police chief in 1 minutes. Well be here to cover it and bring you any updates that we get. Are you getting a sense of the update, is it about the version the officers condition . Reporter we dont know. The chief is going to be coming out and giving us an update around 5 15. Other than that, well wait to see what comes out of that update. As you said, well carry that
Care. And the following is a statement written by his wife. It was read by the police chief. If elia was writing this, he would want to say that he is like every other cop working in San Francisco. He goes to work every day to protect and serve his community. He does this with heart and passion. At the end of the day, like any other officer, he wants to come home to his family. Elia is a symbol of strength. Its in his blood. This situation will be no different. This is not the end of elias story. Please, please, send him positive energy and love. He deserves it and he will no doubt get through this. Reporter just to give you an idea of how well liked this officer is, were told that in his five years with the department, he has been recognized numerous times for his Outstanding Police work. Owe received sfpds purple heart award in 2015 after he was hurt on the job while trying to protect others. And we also learned he recently started law school. He teaches jujitsu and volunteers in the
Series of wildfires california has ever seen. Tonight we asked the feds, what are you going to do about the housing crisis . Kpix 5s emily turner says fema admits it doesnt know. These are the faces of those who have been displaced, who have lost something or everything in the fire. I opened up my door, all of the sudden i saw the winds blowing and embers and branches flying in the flames. Essentially we had just seconds to get out of the house. Reporter there are thousands of them and they came to this Community Meeting for answers. But where housing is concerned, there are few. Before the fire, santa rosa had vacancy rates that were incredibly low. 10 , if not worse. Now that the fire has happened, all these homes have been destroyed, how are you going to put them in temporary housing . Thats the biggest question were trying to deal with right now. Reporter the fires in santa rosa and Sonoma County destroyed 6500 homes. There are still about 300 people in temporary shelters and thous
Back and was taken into custody by oakland police. We dont have identification yet on the suspect. We dont have identification yet on the victim. We were told, though, she was taken to the hospital and, again, as the police said, in Critical Condition. So the injuries were major. As we learn more about exactly what happened here, well bring it to you live at 5 00 and at 6 00. For right now, live in oakland, eric thomas, abc 7 news. All right. Eric, thank you. The stories of heroism and narrow escapes continue to pour in from the devastating north bay fires. This time from the north shore of clear lake where more than 150 homes were destroyed by the fastmoving fires. The sulfur fire is out. But the traumatic memories will live on. Abc 7 News Reporter, Laura Anthony live in Clear Lake Park with a story only on abc 7 news. Reporter hi, larry. This is a mobile home park. Its called Holiday Island. This has just one narrow drive in and out at the height of the fire. Racing down the hill beh