Dana dimartini never left her hill top home on cobb mountain, even though flames were right up to her yard on saturday night. Shes been here for six days. Though she has no tv or internet, dimartini is aware that her house, still standing, is among very few like it in this part of the area. I feel very blessed. Im probably going to sell it after this, but, yeah, im very blessed. We should tell you once again, we did make some calls for dana. I talked to her son and let him know that she was okay. Obviously, he was very relieved. Laura anthony, abc 7 news. Residents in a Rural Division are being allowed to go back into their homes tonight. Just over and hour ago, officials listened to mandatory evacuation order. Residents have been kept away from their homes since sunday. The nearby Pope Valley Elementary School will reopen tomorrow. Many of the schools students and staff live in the area. Fire evacueees have many questions. Michael finne spent the day in calastoga trying to offer some
Firefighters are finally making some progress. Many victims of the valley fire are sleeping in tents and campers. Sky7hd shows what its like at the napa county fairgrounds in calistoga, many businesses have showed up to help the people there, so good news, but now they have to worry about a change in the weather coming. Wayne friedman has been talking to evacuees today and joins us live. Reporter good afternoon, 11, its certainly not all the comforts of home but all the volunteers you talked about are trying to make it that way and the people here are making the best of their situation. Is it possible that a tragedy hundreds of people might describe as rock bottom could also feel so warm and hopeful . I am seeing this is humanity at its finest. Humanity intense, humanity on cots, humanity fighting off confusion with only the possessions they could carry or wear or cram into a car. These are the fairgrounds in calistoga tonight where much of burnedout and evacuated middletown has moved
Is. Forced from homes for 5 days now. Tonight the evacuee of the valley fair gather to find out when they might be able to go back. Good evening. Thanks for joining us tonight. The meeting tonight came on the same day we learn the number of dead from the fire climbed to 3. Victim are believed to be bruce burns who was reported missing tuesday. 69yearold leonard 97 reported missing on sunday and Barbara Mcwilliams first confirmed victim of the fire. She never made it out of the Anderson Springs home on saturday. Latest on the fire tonight. Its now burned 73,000 plus acres. 35 percent contained. Encouraging fuss. Evacuation orders listed for people who live is safe and Pope Valley Elementary School reopening. Alan picks up our coverage live in calistoga tonight. Alan . Is there are now 1,000 people camped out here and almost everyone is in the same boat. They have been traumatized. They dont know if the homes are Still Standing and struggling to maintain morale. We are not really down. W
Of memories. Firefighters made progress getting it 10 percent contained yesterday. The weather is helping them out. It is cool. There is high humidity. The fire now is pushing most responsely north of Cobb Mountain and in napa county. Authorities plan to escort homeowners into to property to feed their animals or retrieve them. A lot of them were left behind during the frantic evacuation. That process will start at 10 00 this morning. This morning, evacuees in calistoga wake up that the napa valley fairgrounds could their homosexual for week or months. Many have lost their homes and are worried about loved ones. Message boards have been put up with note asking people to call other people, freeways and family, and it has been called camp calistoga and has what many consider a live saver a place to recharge cell phones and computers. Get in the car. Go. The house is on fire. Hopefully she makes it out. Go, go. A teen recorded the familys escape from the valley fire on saturday night. Fla
Forced from homes for 5 days now. Tonight the evacuee of the valley fair gather to find out when they might be able to go back. Good evening. Thanks for joining us tonight. The meeting tonight came on the same day we learn the number of dead from the fire climbed to 3. Victim are believed to be bruce burns who was reported missing tuesday. 69yearold leonard 97 reported missing on sunday and Barbara Mcwilliams first confirmed victim of the fire. She never made it out of the Anderson Springs home on saturday. Latest on the fire tonight. Its now burned 73,000 plus acres. 35 percent contained. Encouraging fuss. Evacuation orders listed for people who live is safe and Pope Valley Elementary School reopening. Alan picks up our coverage live in calistoga tonight. Alan . Is there are now 1,000 people camped out here and almost everyone is in the same boat. They have been traumatized. They dont know if the homes are Still Standing and struggling to maintain morale. We are not really down. We ar