Get as it relates to the czu complex fires as the santa cruz, San Mateo County fires and this is a live picture from. The podium there where we expect cal fire officials to speak momentarily. So this News Conference was scheduled to get underway the top of the hour. So were probably moments away from that happening, well keep an eye on the shot and the minute they come there to the microphone to give us the very latest will jump back to our live coverage but right now lets cover the lnu complex fire which is in the north bay. This map shows you the area burned around sonoma napa and solano counties kron fours sara stinson is live in napa county with a closer look at the damage to homes and other property sarah. The devastation is hard to see with your own eyes and i hope by us being live here you can really get a good idea of how awful the hennessy fire has been ripping through napa county salon a county here alive above Lake Berryessa in this Highlands Community look at this this is a
Fours will tran has been getting these numbers and updated in live from the cal fire base in Scotts Valley. Well. So unfortunately that number gone up has gone up james and area, the containment number has not gone up still sitting at 19 containment, but they will take it because the acreage has not exploded look at this this fog here they love seeing this fog. It brings moisture rises the humidity raises the humidity and it brings it cooler makes a cooler for the firefighters who are working so hard to put out these fires. Let me show you some video of whats going on the fires continue to burn through santa cruz and san mateo counties right now were sitting at 80,138 acres thats only up however, 1000 acres from yesterday so these controlled burns that theyre doing. Its slowing down the fire eating through the hillside. So well see the numbers exploding. Unfortunately, the evacuees still not allowed to return at this time. But the hope is over the next day or so they will change the Ev
That what we saw over the first couple of hours, the first couple of days look at this that fog is a wonderful they will take it every time because it cools things down it brings moisture to the area rises the humidity. A raises the humidity and that is helping firefighters take to the air that they plan to drop another 256,000 gallons of water down to the fire. Still 19 containment so that did not go up. As far as the acreage its 80,138 acres and that is only about a 1000 more than it was yesterday at this time. And the reason why its not exploding because theyre doing controlled burns and that is taking the field away from the fire which of course is still churning through santa cruz and san mateo counties but it is not fatal no new fatalities to report in terms of the fire. I can tell you with these great conditions. They have so far down to one 0. 6 million gallons of water down to the flames. Heres cal fire talking about their success. Past couple days weve been able to make a sig
Kron fours will tran is there live at the Cal Fire Base Camp in scott valley with more well. Actually we just got an update from cal fire unfortunately you talked about the structures and the damage we do know now its now 538 structures and that involves either barns or homes that have been destroyed so that number has gone up, but they say theyre not surprised by that especially with having investigators going into burned areas and now going through the neighborhoods and county feast your eyes on this james and area that is not smoke thats fog and theyre so happy to see fog because it brings moisture to the area it cools things down. And it allows firefighters to get a bit of a break once the fog lifts it will be sunny again and they expect to have the aircraft back up in the air in the aircraft has been wonderful for the firefighting efforts in fact theyve increased the gallons every day as far as gallons dropped to the fire. It is still 19 containment so that did not go up. But more
News stations, youre watching kron 4 news at 9. And its hard to look at. And i know that were going to have to start going through things and. You know coming up here and at and working a little bit but its sad its hard to come. Now at 9 as firefighters start to gain control of the 3 large wildfire complex is burning in the bay area evacuees are returning to find whats been left behind good evening. Im ken wayne and im pale more firefighters acknowledge the scope of the damage is historic but. Containment of these fires is growing cal fire says the scu lightning complex fires. Parts of the east bay and south bay or 35 contained tonight. The czu lightning complex fires in san mateo and santa cruz counties now 24 contained and the l in new lightning complex fires in the north bay are now 35 contained. The lnu lightning complex fire has ripped through hundreds of homes and displaced scores of families from fourstaters sackey is in vacaville where one family has lost everything from the ln