Bay area wildfires turning even more deadly tonight weve learned a 70 yearold man has been found dead in Santa Cruz County where the czu lightning complex fires are burning coal fire says those fires are burning at least 74,000 acres so far in san mateo and santa cruz counties. It is at 8 containment at least a 163 structures have been destroyed. There are roughly 1500 fire personnel working on the fire lines kron fours gayle ong joins us now live. In the Santa Cruz Mountains in Scotts Valley with more on this fire fight. Gayle. Well that 70 yearold man was found in the low area of last chance the road and of Santa Cruz County sheriffs deputies are also looking into 3 other missing persons cases. Firefighters are focusing on saving homes. We have video of what theyre doing today and you can see a they were a back burning they were setting fires to control the fire line around a home on highway 9 in Boulder Creek and this is right by the Boulder Creek Community Church. They were making
Contained. The scu lightning complex fires in the east bay and parts of Santa Clara County or 10 contained. And the czu august lightning complex fires on the peninsula and into Santa Cruz County or 8 contained. Thanks for joining us tonight, im ken wayne and i pale more fire crews and residents are anxious about the high winds, the thunderstorms and the lightning expected tonight and into the start of the workweek in fact all of us across the bay area are concerned more than 14,000 firefighters are battling more than 2 dozen major fires across the state. Tonight, another death to report the body of a 70 yearold man has been discovered in Santa Cruz County. We have Team Coverage on all 3 major complex fires tonight kron fours noelle bellow gayle ong and dan thorn our live with the latest on the fires and the damage and our chief meteorologist Lawrence Karnow is in our Weather Center tracking the weather conditions tonight, lets go to the biggest fire noelle bellow has the latest on the
The workweek more than 14,000 firefighters are battling more than 2 dozen major fires across california and tonight word of another death th of a 70 yearold man has been discovered in Santa Cruz County good evening. Everybody, im pam moore and im ken wayne thanks for joining us tonight for kron 4 news at 8 oclock tonight were monitoring 3 lightning complex fires across the bay area. Heres the latest information on each the largest one burning acl and you complex fires. Those fires spanned napa a Sonoma Solano and lake counties. Tonights theyve grown to more than 347,000 acres and theyre at 21 containment. The s c you lightning complex fires are burning in alameda contra costa and santa clara counties. Theyve expanded to 343,000 acres and or 10 cothe czu august lightning complex fires are burning in san mateo and santa cruz counties. Theyve gwn to 74,000 acres and are at 8 containment. And the last time that we have this event which was last weekend. There are some significant wind gust
Strides in that area as well. There were 600 fewer carburetors in the first 11 months of sara issues such as extra patrols and sharing information with other Law Enforcement agencies. Suspect accused of trying to jab, with a hypodermic needle. The victim says he was chased for more than a block of the suspect . Reporter yes i spoke with edmund earlier today and said he was on his way out of a muni station when he spotted the man injecting drugs. He said when he told the man to move along, thats when the man charged at him threatening to poke him, jeff him and inject him with whatever was inside the hypodermic needle. I was, and up out of the steers and he was there with his the dell out. Reporter bank other began as he was exiting that in a station on his way to pick up his 3yearold from daycare. He realized that he would be taking his job at that location in just a few minutes, he asked the man to move on. Thats what triggered him so he went and chased me about three quarters of a blo
The entrants are wellexperienced competitors, heat is a significant threat for them. On saturday, iron men and iron women will be bathed in it as well. We ask them to be prepared, to know how to hydrate and take salt and electo lights and be ready for anything that the weather or day may throw at them. Reporter for those that are out there in the afternoon, weve increased the amount of water theyve got out there. Were just encouraging them to know their bodies, Pay Attention to those things. Mainly not go too hard, really. Thats probably the primary focus. Not to go for your record. Its going to be really hot. Reporter a few miles away, Cal Fire Sonoma Air Attack base knows that high heat not only promotes wildfires now, but increasingly for the rest of the week. Cal fire tanker pilot bob has been firefighting from the air for the last 45 years. At this point, its much more active than i would like to see, tom. Which means later on in the year, were going to have to watch out and be ex