This is a zoomed in shot from our camera some 80 miles away. The fire is flaring up way up in the hills along pine flat road. We have Team Coverage right now starting with kpix 5s Juliette Goodrich. She and photographer alex monano headed to the peak of the fire where the wind is the strongest. Reporter its the wind tonight thats the major concern. Were on top of a ridge as you can see. This is a perfect example of how fast the wind is blowing. The fire fight tonight, behind me on this ridge, a ridge that leads down into windsor. The fire towering 30 feet in the air, and while this ridge is miles away from heelsburg and windsor, its the emberred carried by the wind thats the major concern tonight. Thats how fire moves. It blows sometimes as much to a mile and mile and a half away. Reporter and the wind could carry embers into areas already burned. And theres more fuel for it here. Reporter this fire just outside windsor reignited in a spot firefighters thought they had knocked down. Th
Urutro tamera in San Francisco which is about 66 miles away. And this is a time lapse of the fire as the wind just whips up the flames. You can see a large burning section to the area to the left and suddenly a new section of flames you see suddenly right there burst out to the right. The big worry is how high winds overnight will affect this fire. This will be hopefully one of the fire tests of these fire perimeters. Were entering the critical period of extreme fire danger as we come on the air tonight. Along with the threat of fire thousands of people remain evacuated and 435,000 people are without power. Its 50 contained, 189 structures have been destroyed. With the northeast winds that we still are currently feeling up there on the mountain everybodys still anticipating those high rates of spread, the erratic fire behavior. Were also seeing that push some of those fire embers back into the main burn. So its very advantageous for us in some areas but very destructive in others. Full
This is a zoomed in shot from our camera some 80 miles away. The fire is flaring up way up in the hills along pine flat road. We have Team Coverage right now starting with kpix 5s Juliette Goodrich. She and photographer alex monano headed to the peak of the fire where the wind is the strongest. Reporter its the wind tonight thats the major er weonto a as a perfect example o how fast the wind is blowing. The fire fight tonight, behind me on this ridge, a ridge that leads down into windsor. The fire towering 30 feet in the air, and while this ridge is miles away from heelsburg and windsor, its the emberred carried by the wind thats the major concern tonight. Thats how fire moves. It blows sometimes as much to a mile and mile and a half away. Reporter and the wind could carry embers into areas already burned. And theres more it here. Reporter this fire just outside windsor reignited in a spot firefighters thought they had knocked down. The problem is hot spots and moldering embers reignit
Poor air quality for the north bay, moderate for most of the bay area except for santa clara county. Those temperatures are falling in some spots like santa rosa, Half Moon Bay in the low 40s a look at the kinkade fire right now. Right now. But look at San Francisco, 52 this is live picture of the fire degrees with that northeast from our sutro tower camera in wind. Emeriville camera showing you a San Francisco which is about 66 stunning view looking back towards San Francisco. Miles away. And this is a time lapse of lighter winds for halloween, and we are looking at cold the fire as the wind just whips conditions the next few mornings. Up the flames. First thing tomorrow morning, you can see a large burning windy in the hills for the early section to the area to the left part. Most areas are going to be in and suddenly a new section of flames you see suddenly right the 30s and 40s, so definitely chilly enough to require a there burst out to the right. Jacket. But 54 in San Francisco.
The fire has burned over 23,000 acres. Fire officials are bracing for the wind. New round of power shut offs. Businesses and residences tired of it. Powerful wind and power shut offs, dry gusty conditions are expected to put parts of the mountains in the dark. We have two breaking stories were following to want. Theres the kincade fire. Which is more than doubled in size in 24 hours. Firefighters are battling the weather. Which has led to pg e putting millions of residents on notice. This time tomorrow night you could be without electricity. We are preparing for whats likely going to be a widespread safety shut off. This will be the strongest event of the year. And if models are right. Stronger than the october 8 and 9, 2017 fire event. So were lez than 24 hours from the pg e possible power shut off. Effecting 850,000 customers across 36 counties. From the north bay. The shut off would begin tomorrow at 5 00 p. M. For the rest of the bay area 7 00. We begin with hayward. She found lots