It was evacuated along with other camps in the area. Its been more than a week since the rim fire started. Alameda county firefighter on the firelines says it will take a lot longer to put it out. Reporter how long could it be before the entire fire is out . I think 100 dead out is going to be wintertime, months. Cbs reporter candy brown shows us how firefighters are scrambling to keep up with the unpredictable fastmoving fire. Reporter this ridge is the firefighters focus on the west side. Winds up to 20 Miles Per Hour spread the flames sunday afternoon. Its unpredictable with the wind. Reporter if the fire continues this destruction this far west thousands of homes will be threatened. Strike teams are waiting to protect homes just in case this erratically moving fire takes a devastating turn. Cal fire cleared brush trying to stay one step ahead of the fire. Slow the fire, stop the fire, give us a place to work, keep it out of the communities of tuolumne and such. Reporter their work
Show the readings from a series of sensors monitoring what is called turbidity or cloudiness in the water supply. Most show a 0. 2 reading the same as before the fire. Managers would only become concerned if the reads increased to a 5 if the readings increased to a 5, or 25 times higher than now. The concern is ash deposition on the surface of the reservoir. Reporter while the sf puc owns and manages the hetch hetchy system, it serves 2. 6 million customers throughout the bay area in San Francisco as well as alameda, san mateo and santa clara counties. But during a tour of the fire zone today, Governor Brown says water clarity could still be a significant concern long after the fire is out. The concern is it as the months go on, that winter comes and the floods move all the ash and loose debris on the water and the water gets contaminated, thats bad. So whatever the firefighters can do to prevent that were doing. Then after the fire is contained, then more action will be taken. Reporte
Fire is still burning along both sides of highway 120. That road remains closed outside of groveland. Crews are making significant progress though on the southwestern edge of the fire. But it is still moving to the north threatening the town of Tuolumne City. Cbs reporter Teresa Garcia is there with the latest. Reporter the rim fire near the Yosemite National park has been designated the number one priority for the Forest Service. A lot of firefighters here trying to get ahead of it. Reporter more than 3400 firefighters are battling the blaze, which has consumed more than 20 structures and scorched nearly 144,000 acres. Look how deep that is. Reporter pine needles and dead leaves have created a bed of kindling on the forest floor. We are inside the firelines. This is whats being called a First Priority zone. Its an area where the most resources are bring dedicated and this is because the blaze has been spreading most intensely along the eastern side of the fire. To the east of the fire
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Main water supply for millis of people across the bay ar. Good. Tonight, the wildfire is threatening the water supply for millions across the bay area. Ash has been raining down on the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir as the flames inch closer. So far, the fire is not effecting the Water Quality. The fire has spread to 160,000 acres and is now 20 percent contained. And that fires burning on the western edge of Yosemite National park. Heres the latest on the firefighters effort. The monster wildfire is challenging firefighters in every way. Its an area larger than the city of chicago. Thousands of homes and businesses are in danger. The fires within a mile of the Hetch Hetchy Reservoir, the main source of some its water and power in san francisco. Are you confident were going to protect it any way we can. 150 firefighters are stationed at the reservoir. The fire hasnt effected Water Quality yet, but some generators that power the city have been shut down. Chief Glen Stratton says the change in te