Mountains and also in southern San Mateo County thousands of people have had to evacuate these communities where the fire is burning and also where the fire continues to threaten theres been extensive damage in areas near Boulder Creek and also in bonny doon homes. Theyre just incinerated by the fire hundreds of other buildings have also been destroyed and many more are still threatened fire crews have been dealing with these intense fires for days now fire Officials Say that it is actively burning in heavy timber and thick undergrowth one of the big concerns has been burning trees which have been breaking apart hitting the ground and then causing the potential for more fires to spread however, firefighters have reported that there have been better firefighting conditions, thanks to improved. The weather. More aerial attacks and an increase in the number of crews that are working the fire. But evacuees that have been staying in nearby santa cruz have been patiently waiting for more upd
Quickly it can go from bad to worse. Thanks so much. New video tonight from the north bay showing flames burning out of control. Firefighters continue to work around the clock. Yeah. And its not just the north bay. Fires are burning in parts of Santa Clara County and the east bay along with santa cruz, san mateo counties. Thats the czu fire. And tonight weve learned a body has been found in the fire wreckage. We have Team Coverage tonight of all these fires. Lets begin with fire fighterma in Scotts Valley. Reporter and it was some very close call for one homeowner in Boulder Creek tonight. It was very scary just off the road here off highway 9 we watched as flames headed right to the home. This is what it looked like in Boulder Creek just a couple of hours ago. The flames were burning a fence, and we did not see any fire crews around. But ten minutes later cal fire crews showed up and attacked the flames with shovels and water preventing the flames from burning the house. But its not j
Over head. A spare the air alert is issued for today and tomorrow across the bay area. We will check in with the forecast with rosemary in just minutes. Obviously the smoke has really been a problem especially to those that have a breathing difficulties. I heard you guys talking earlier how you opened the windows early in the morning to see if you can sneak the fresh air in, but theres not a window so to speak. Right. Theres so much information online. I am watching the numbers, and once they drop below 100, im like lets open the windows. Open gain on sunday morning and then mike before 8 00 a. M. We had to close them again, so that the window so to speak is very in the house all day with no ac. It was hot outside. This was a tough weekend. Yeah, being stuck inside and knowing what is going on and children running around. They cannot go outside. I mean at one point yesterday i thought that i had a window and got out in the morning. I had to do something. I was going against the walls h
Begin to pick up the pieces your life changes and that you have to face rebuilding. Hello everyone i thank you for joining us at 6 oclock im Catherine Heenan firefighters are making progress on a string of huge wildfires across the bay area. The scu fire complex now the second biggest. In california history burning more than 363,000 acres only 15 contained, followed closely by the l a new complex fires. They burned more than 352,000 acres 27 contained and there is the czu complex a fire in san mateo and santa cruz counties burning nearly 79,000 acres and all together the fires have burned nearly 800,000 acres in just one week. Lets take our first look at the weather conditions and san mateo and Santa Cruz County and then things again continue to get better mabrisa yeah they really are catherine and we are noticing right now temperatures in monterey. 69 degrees so cooler forecast there along the coast, thanks to the return of that marine layer relative humidity up to 68 and wind speeds
The fire to drop water and retardant. Cal fire at any moment is scheduled to begin their evening briefing that the Community Center in scotts valley. As soon as they do, well bring it to you live. Right now, we want to bring in our chief meteorologist bill martin. What are the weather conditions looking like, bill . Well, just kind of like what you said. Weve had a good run of weather for firefighters. Cal fire has made exceptional progress. Most of this great weather has to do quit what im showing you here, this live shot of the fog coming in. Its cool, moist, doing its thing, and that has increased humidities in the fire zone, doubled and tripled the humidities, which is huge. Any firefighters will tell you that. We saw more smoke today on the peninsula, with more of a southerly wind bringing the smoke in from the santa cruz fire. So we have a lot of smoke. Thats why the air quality district has issued or extended their spare the air alert through friday, and thats just how its going