Valley. About 400 homes now under a mandatory Evacuation Order. We do believe that most people have heeded that warning. But heavy fuels up there on the ridge, as a firefighter just pointed out to me. To the left, we have another fire burning in the sonoma valley. We see a big header of smoke right there, that is another fire in the northeast section of the ridge above the sonoma valley. So two major fires burning here. A major firefighter is now on to protect all of the homes in the area. Lets bring in captain tony mchale with cal fire. Tony, any containment on these fires right now . Theres no reports of containment right now. It is a tense situation up here. We have a lot of active fires you can see on the hillside there. Its established, pretty heavy fuels, a lot of timber up there, plus some slope. We had some pretty heavy winds this morning. The winds have calmed down here in the flats, but theres probably some pretty good ridge top winds going on, erratic winds, very hazardous f
Stretched down highway 29 today filled with families eager to go home. I am so thrilled. Reporter carey left her home thursday morning. What is the first time youre going to do . Really i want to kiss the ground but i got to clean out the refrigerator or freezer otherwise shell want to keep everything. Reporter just a few miles away, danger still looms. Dense clouds of smoke over the hill overlooking the napa wineries. Helicopters dropping loads of water trying to stop the march of flames. The whole thing is a bit surreal. Reporter ed hudson watched from below. The stress and sleepless nights have taken a toll. I think once the held torpts go thats when its really going to set in. Reporter hes worried about the regions economy. Even those people who havent lost their homes have for now lost their jobs. Reporter wineries are closed and employees dont know when theyll work again. Its only been a week. Seems like its been a month of this. Every day is full of emotion. Reporter firefighter
Sugar loaf park. You can see the thick smoke rise in the air. The fire burned more than 47,000 acres. Containment right now is at 25 . Now the other fires in the knot bay have some higher containment numbers. Take a look at your screen. 60 for the tubs fire, cal fire reports increased containment. And as you can imagine, people are anxious to get back into their phonhomes. Theres been a steady line of traffic. Thats where Tiffany Wilson joins us live. Tiffany . Reporter deon, there ask a sense of celebration here in the air in calistoga. Hand made signs are welcoming families back into the city. Cars have been honking their horns and weve seen some signs of life returning to normal, kindz riding their bikes down the streets. Last week no one thought much of it but today this is a luxury. Thank you. Reporter a line of cars stretched down highway 29 today filled with families eager to go home. I am so thrilled. Reporter carey left her home thursday morning. What is the first time youre g
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