top of the hour, we will take you back to the fema directors that are going on right now. this news conference and we will listen to the very latest from winter park, florida, and get an update on recovery and rescue operations there. fema back to flood insurance. what kind of turnaround or how long until you expect people to be able to receive to face what s needed in their homes? how long do the inspections and claims take? yeah, one of the very first things that everybody should do is contact their insurance company to see what is going to be eligible. this includes flood insurance, which is by fema and also some of the other insurances they have for wind damage, et cetera. they are going to have to file that claim. one of the first thing that s going to have to happen is an inspection of that home, so they can determine the extent of damages. that will depend on the availability to access the homes. we know that there are still many homes that might be underwa
and they ll have to be rebuilt. unfortunately, there are also homes and businesses that will simply not be able to safely take the power once it s ready. but the 20,000 plus men and women who are already here are staging and getting on the field currently. they will work 24/7 until we get the lights back on. again, as the governor said, not our first rodeo, but every storm is also different and always poses different challenges. but appreciate all the support from the state. governor, thank you. from local law enforcement as well, national guard. this is a team sport and a team effort, and we re going to all work together until we get florida back up on her feet and where we all want her to be. thank you. when fdl and the other companies have crews in, the extent to which that infrastructure has remained is just critical because, you know, it s a lot easier for them to reconnect an existing system than to have to rebuild it. to see that was able to withstand is encouraging.
field currently. they will work 24/7 until we get the lights back on, again as the governor said, not our first rodeo, but every storm is also different, and always poses different challenges. appreciate all the support from the state, governor, thank you, from local law enforcement as well, the national guard, this is a team sport and a team effort and we are going to all work together until we get florida back up on our feet and where we all want to be. thank you. and when fpl and the other companies have crews in, the ex ten to which that infrastructure has remained is critical because it s a lot easier for them to reconnect an existing system than to have to rebuild it. so to see some of that that was able to withstand is encouraging. it s also just a testament. some of these folks put money into the resilience of the infrastructure, and this is like the ultimate test. you have a hurricane that s a massive hurricane coming in at 155 miles an hour, producing this type of
We were looking at here is we turned south just a little heading back toward kenwood. You can hear the fire trucks going up and down highway 12. That is because this area started flaring up. This is a main concern the firefighters are dealing with. The reason why, there is a Communications Repeater right at the top of that ridgeline, that right that white box at the top of the ridge is essential for radio communication. They have been making drops on that. We will talk more about that incident coming up tonight at 6 30 pm. Back to you. We will see you later in the show. The fire has been keeping fire crews busy to the southeast on the outskirts of sonoma were flames came within 1. 5 miles of the citys Historic Downtown and threatened the oldest winery, buena vista. Several more homes along that road have burned. Reporter thats right. A tough day for some sonoma homeowners. This is one of the houses that was burned down earlier today. Next with there is another house on the next propert
Cruises a the two alarm fire burned three cars and extra resources were brought in to extinguish the flames. No reports of injuries or damage at this time. Thousands of firefighters are on the front lines of battling the wine country wildfires. One of the biggest concerns is a fire that burned over 47,000 acres and is 25 contained. This fire blew up on two fronts overnight friday with gusty wind pushing it to the eastern edge of the city of sonoma and the Santa Rosa Oakmont neighborhood to the north. We are live this morning as firefighters start another day of battling the flames. What is the latest . Reporter one of the battles they lost here is behind me. This area was evacuated very early yesterday morning. One of those frantic evacuations where we have seen deputy is going door to door. The property behind me, destroyed. A burnt out vehicle. Behind it, a tree still on fire right now. Likely, now that the sun is coming up, the air attacks can begin again. The fire has been spreadin