Graphic together. Yesterday at 4 30 am, they are this is around 599 feet, Fountain Grove area. Northeast santa rosa. The Northeast Area of santa rosa, you are encouraged to boil your water. The temperature was 91 degrees yesterday at this time at 4 30 am. Many people were astounded at how fast the wind was and how fast the fire move. The good news is i see a lot of low 40s around santa rosa. The wind is a little out of the northeast at 4 miles an hour. Upper 70s and 80s today. Decreasing wind. Some locations not have any at all. Humidity is high your. Wind, 515. The red flag warning has ended but there are so many fires. We will get a break. High humidity and cooler temperatures will help but there is a slight easterly or northeasterly wind for many. That has not changed yet but thats a far cry from anything we saw yesterday. Most speeds are less than 5 miles an hour. There is fog out there but its not moving in. A system in the Pacific Northwest will usher in a cooler pattern. Fairfie
Seven victims in Sonoma County. Two and napa county and one each in yuba and Mendocino County. Cal fire said at least 1500 buildings have burned including homes and at least two schools were damaged as well as several wineries. Sonoma county Officials Say they have getting questions on the missing persons hotline for 100 people but add many people may not have been able to get in touch with relatives or friends because of problems with Cell Phone Service or lack of electricity. Fires are burning in sonoma and napa county this morning. 0 containment on the biggest fires according to the latest updates from cal fire. Here are some of the latest number. The tubbs fire has burned 27,000 acres. The atlas fire and napa county has burned 25,000 acres. The fire in Sonoma County has burned 5000 acres. There is no containment on any of these fires. There were more evacuations overnight. We want to show you the size of some of the areas being evacuated. The largest fire burned from napa county in
Northern California Wine country. California emergency Officials Say more than 115,000 acres of state and aivate land have burned in thes under evacuation orders right now. And more than 2,000 structures, homes, and businesses have been destroyed. Among the counties effected napa, sonoma, butte, yuba, and lake counties. Vice president mike pence is in sacramento this afternoon at the cal les headquarters. Moments ago he said President Trump just approved a major disaster declaration for the wildfires ravaging our state. Let me first say our hearts and the hearts of every american have gone out to the family of the people who lost their lives. Many of the fallen represent our most vulnerable, in some cases Senior Citizens who were simply not able to escape the flames that overcame their homes. Theyre in our prayers. That disaster declaration will allow fema to send Additional Resources to firefighters on scene. At least nine fire related deaths have been confirmed in Sonoma County. And
Its comprised of three. Here is a look at how widespread the fires are. The redwood complex fire and mendocino has burned 21,000 acres. The sulfur fire has burned 2500 acres and is 10 contained. The pocket fire has burned 500 acres. The tubbs fire has burned 27,000 acres with zero containment. The nuns fire has burned more than 5000 acres and the atlas fire has burned 25,000 acres. The partrick fire has burned 1000 acres. The 37 fire has burned 2000 acres and is 15 contained. Vice president mike pence offer gratitude to the firefighters by pledging federal support to help battle the fires. President trump asked me to come here this morning to assure the people of california that we will continue to work closely with governor brown, the state of california and each of you to support your courageous First Responders and, alongside the families affect did through loss of persons and property in the wake of these wildfires. He said the federal government will pledge more than 570 million t
No residents are being allowed in. You can see the devastation from the fires. Leslie brinkley is in napa with a look at the devastation. Ive been wearing my mask and my glasses all day. It is still very smoky. Im standing in front of a home where a 99yearold and 100yearold couple lived. They perished in the fire. The husband died in the living room, the wife in a bedroom here. Theres still china scattered throughout. The kitchen sink, a microwave, remnants of a life thats gone now. I can tell you, weve driven today, all up and down the hill here. Weve seen good news and stories of survival. You can see the big old flames. 15, 20 feet. I told my family, pack up whatever is important and leave. Im done. Im going to die. He and his wife and her parents and son tried to escape but access was blocked. The family of five was trapped. He set his horses free hoping they would survive. That was a nightmare. We go up and down, up and down until finly they told to us park here. The helicopter ca