told that the fire crews are being more aggressive because the conditions allow for that. they had the back fire operation and doing more of that around the fires. here's the first briefing for october 13. we will continue to provide information on the fires burning in napa county and what is relevant to the residence. i will say that today is a better day than yesterday. we have confirmed that the cal fire is 27% contain, yet misfire is 18% contain, and these fires are coming together, the cal fire chief will speak on that. the numbers will change. what i want to assure the residents of napa county is that you're getting the help, help is here and arriving by the hour and progress is being made. your safety is our top priority. we continue to address the fire on two fronts, the life safety obviously is the most important part of what we are doing. we also will continue to fight the fire on the front lines and establishing the hard perimeters. the fire crews are working diligently and they are working with little to no breaks. the law enforcement officers are supporting them by keeping the roadways clear, and we ask you to continue to do the same. we still do not have the numbers of the evacuees. we do not have the damage assessment. i do not know how many structures, residential or outdoor buildings that have been destroyed. we are not prepared to do that right now. we have to make sure that all of our resources of cal fire and the mutual aid is spent on attacking these fires. as we get the information we will provide it but today is not that day. today is the day where we want to give you additional information on what is happening and relevant for your health, and for your safety. at this time i will introduce the chief, barry beerman. >> good morning, i am barry beerman. >> i want to talk about the atlas fire and we have a black line on the west side, 27% containment we were able to accomplish. we are making great progress, resources are coming in and throughout these fires we are beginning to make progress. some areas are challenging and we will continue to work on those and this progress is working well on the east side. on the north end of the fire we are finding aries -- areas of opportunity to go indirect and direct on the control lines to control the fire, continuing to the east side and the north end of the fire, those are priorities to get the containment lines in to stop the progression of the fire. great progress is being made. the resources out there are doing an amazing job, tired and working hard, but we are making great progress. these fires are combining into one. we will address the fire down here combined into one on the sonoma county side, and these fires particularly will be managed by cal fire instant manage and we have resources assigned to work closely with them in the tubbs fire area and calistoga area. on the napa county fire we have dry creek road, as well as aries up above, rutherford and st. helena are areas where we have fires coming out of the napa county sided we are putting planes together to put in the containment lines but the west side of the valley is priority for us today and one of these party spots we will be and with aircraft, ground resources and developing plans to keep that fire contained and keep it from progressing further down into the valley. the fire continues over the ridge. as we get more containment on the fires we will continue to move the resources around to the priorities. at the north end is the tubbs lane, and we are working closely to coordinate the supporting needs to ensure the fire stays where it is and out of the community of calistoga, stopping it from moving up into middletown, and trying to ensure it does not cross highway 29. we had a small spot that crossed highway 29 on the side but we were quickly able to pick it up and contain the fire. again, everyone is working very hard, resources continued come in from all of the state and the country. we are thankful that we are beginning to see a large amount of people at the briefings which is a great sign. today the weather is cooperating but we will go under the red flag again, an issue we will have to watch for that low humidity and potential wind over the next couple of days. people want to see more and more, it is imperative that no one flies those drones. if the drones fly we cannot fly our aircraft. stay away from the areas, and keep those drones on the ground. thank you. good morning everybody, i am chris child, the commander of the napa chp area. your chp resources continue to be deployed at a maximum level in napa and in sonoma county. we are proud of the hard work that the men and women of the highway patrol, and that law enforcement personnel are doing to keep the people safe in the community. we have been able to open certain roads working closely with cal fire and the napa sheriff's department to open up some areas of the eastern napa county. the avenues have been open along with the monticello park. people can return to their homes in those areas. the silverado country club is open to the residents only, and i repeat that is for residents only. everyone else is being asked to stay away other than the residence. we need to get them back first. there is work happening in these areas. we have critical infrastructure with the trucks and crews trying to reestablish the power, and trying to reestablish the water service. i want to remind all of the residents that just because the roadways are open does not mean that you will have lights or water. be prepared. i would like to say finally, a few words to the people of this community. i am continually impressed watching the support you are giving each other and to all of the people standing behind me, and all of the workers everywhere, for the great work they are doing. thank you for your community spirit. napa is like any community i have worked in, and i have worked all over the state. thank you from the california highway patrol and the community at large in this area. good morning. i am dr. karen larusho, the public health director for the county. we need to plan for the repopulation and while doing that i want to urge caution in going back to your property. when you're going back to these sites that could be burned, we are back protective equipment like the mask, goggles, boots, and clothing that will cover your arms and legs, and wear gloves. do not touch the toxic debris with bare hands. we are working to remove the toxic household waste that could've been burned in the fire. if you have food left in a refrigerator where the power was out, do not eat that food. if you have nonperishable items left over after the burn, do not eat that because it will be contaminated. we want to make sure as you are able to repopulate your homes that you remain safe. thank you. hello i am ryan gregory, supervisor of district 2. district 2 is the section of the county including the city of napa and melbeter. i want to thank the media for being here to share the message for those that are concerned, and to my friends and constituents on the mountain that want to know what happened to their house, the axis is very limited so i would ask all of those folks to go out and to do your best to interpret them to see how you stand, and there are a lot of maps to the websites out there. all my friends and constituents that live on the edge of the city, they are watching this fire come toward them, and no news is good news. no evacuation order means you are okay. the minute the neighborhood gets evacuated at the alliston park, i will be there but no news is good news so stay tuned and watch of the fire is moving. i just want to re-iterate for our area that the evacuation centers is at the church, the solano community college. thank you. good morning, i am diane dillon, napa county supervisor representing district 3, the upper half of napa county. i am here to address the issue of the tubbs fire which started in the area outside of calistoga, went to sonoma and then a flare up resulting in the mandatory evacuation of the entire city of calistoga early wednesday morning. the tubbs fire is over 35,000 acres burned. the good news is that it is 10% contain which is an improvement. cal fire and all the resources are coming from all over and doing a great job at keeping the fire away from the city of calistoga. it is not a sure thing but they are doing a great job, and they are feeling positive about the effort. that being said, the city of calistoga, the surrounding unincorporated area is under mandatory evacuation. we ask that people not go there. there are a few residents remaining and we are asking that they leave the city so that the law enforcement, safety personnel and firefighters can do their job. for the calistoga inns evacuated -- calistogans the shelters are the napa college and the american canyon high school at 3000 newell drive. thank you. good morning, i am the county supervisor for the fourth district and thank you for being here to help us share the message. we have over 43,000 acres burned and we have increased the containment from 3% now 27% which is done by the great work of the men and women at the cal fire. in addition we have other news to share in that we have some areas that are repopulating, monticello park, silverado country club, and i cannot underscore enough that you need to make sure it is still safe. we understand the temptation to look at the devastation but right now we want to make sure everyone is safe, the number one priority. i want to give a special thanks to the cal fire, sheriff's department, pg&e, chp, working tirelessly round-the-clock to allow us to get back to our home safely. thank you for being here. i am brad wagner, district 1 supervisor and i will talk about the advisory evacuations. a lot of these advisory evacuations happened yesterday, everything east of 121 from the monticello road. east of the silverado trail, east of highway 29 between highway 29 and 221 in jamison canyon, and also north of jamison gagnon between highway 12, napa and solano county line. last night with the nunn fire peeking over mount st. john we have done an advisory evacuation west of highway 29 and to rutherford road. the advisory evacuation does not mean you have to go immediately but means to be prepared to go. some people have taken that as a time to leave. my father-in-law, i checked on him and he is one of those that is safe and well in colfax with my brother-in-law. all mandatory evacuations are still in effect unless you have heard differently today. we are still impressing upon people that is safe and well is our way of getting to know who is missing and who is not safe and well, safeandwell.org, it's where to go. i want to thank pg&e for their presence here, truly one of our first responders on the team and they have deployed their resources and napa county and at this time we continue to have 5700 people without power this morning. since the beginning of the incident pg&e has worked very hard to restore the power to 25,000 residents, and keep in mind they have crews from all around the state. i understand that southern california has sent the mutual aid gas crews and thank you to pg&e for getting the residents back to some level of normalcy so they can reenter their home. i would like to say that certainly we know that napa county is a very welcoming and diverse place. there is concern about the safety of our residents at the shelters, the safety of our residents in reaching out to the county of napa. earlier this year the board of supervisors through the supervisor patrosa claiming we are a welcoming community and that could not be more true right now. regardless of the race, immigration status, age, sex, creed or sexual orientation, religion, you're welcome in our shelters. we do not want anyone sleeping in the car. we do not want anyone in harms way. we do not want you to fear leaving your home because you do not have a place to stay. so long as we have mandatory evacuations we will have shelters. i will tell you that immigration is of no concern. through the work of our congressmen thompson who will speak to you momentarily, he has received commitment from the department of homeland security that today will be issued the following statement, "i feel deeply concerned the devastation that the wildfires have caused in a significant portion of northern california. our thoughts remain with those impacted by this tragedy. our highest priority is the preservation of life and safety wherever possible. in consideration of these distressing circumstances, ice will continue to suspend routine enforcement operations for those affected by the fires in california except in the event of a serious criminal presenting a public safety threat. immigration enforcement will not be conducted at evacuation sites or assistance centers like shelters or food banks. rest assured napa that you are safe in the hands of napa county. i will quickly say this in spanish. >> [speaking spanish] we continue to share information through all of our social media platforms. that is facebook, twitter and of course the county website. we continue to have cell phone issues. i can say that last night the california public utilities commission reached out and said to all of the supervisors, they are ready to assist us with that communication. we know that our crews and the various communications companies are working very hard, and we thank them. last night we had a meeting in spanish at the st. john's catholic church. that meeting is available on the county facebook page and was streaming live and it is stored at that location. sign up and text your zip code to 888777. make sure to text your zip code. we will continue to partner with the media and we ask our county employees to check in with the department heads on where they are most needed. we thank you for all of your sacrifices. this outward communication would not be possible without the men and women that comprise the napa county. at this time i invite our congressman mike thompson and state senator bill dodd. i'm so appreciative of all of the resources we have here and napa county. like congressmen thompson we represent 3 to 4 counties where this fire is impacting our constituents. right here embedded in this building, and embedded in the napa county fairgrounds, cal fire and the management of this incident, the infrastructure people, even the units from all 58 counties, the california national guard in here, all of the resources are here to make this happen in god willing we will have the weather to make this happen quicker. i appreciate all of you getting the word out and i want to thank my colleague senator scott weiner from san francisco for being here to support us along with our constituents. thank you. i want to reiterate that behind us is the illustrative incredible team working 24/7 on this tragedy and for the people of our area. these guys are second to none and have been absolutely fabulous. senator dodd mentioned we have mutual aid throughout the state and there's also mutual aid from across the country. we have units on the ground on this fire from state as far away as the south, to the east in pennsylvania, washington, oregon, nevada, arizona. we have a national mutual aid assistance with the department of defense, all of the forestry firefighting assets are available, and we also have international mutual aid. we have firefighters here from canada, firefighters from australia. they are doing everything they can and doing a fantastic job. the only thing i ask of you is to make sure that you let them do their job. it is important to follow the directions of law enforcement and our firefighters. get out of the way and let them do their job. ground your drones, stay out of the closed areas, and we will get everybody back on their feet as soon as possible. thank you. last night i had the opportunity to talk to the supervisor of sonoma county. what i will say to sonoma county is that we feel for you, and that we are in this together. we are sharing a lot more than just two fires here within our boundary areas. the amount of love that the world is showing to our region, to the county of napa, it is overwhelming. we will continue to monitor the weather. certainly we know we have unfavorable weather heading our way. the crews are arriving on an hourly basis and we have a number fire crews on the lines establishing the primary and secondary lines to protect you, napa. it is heartening. i say to you to keep cheering for the fire crews. everyone is on team napa. we will take questions. >> have you had many drones in the air? >> we have had reported drone activity in areas not being utilized by aircraft but that was quickly mitigated. i am not aware of anything yet, but this is the time where we will begin to see people reaching out beyond what they currently see, and that is a problem on the fires that has continued for a period of time so we are asking that that not continue. >> reporter: can you talk more about the fires you are concerned about merging in the exodus? >> the fires that merge -- that merged are on the sonoma county side and the napa county side. that series of fires, they have all gone together and will be ran as one incident on that side. of course we have the atlas fire in the tubbs fire, and we are concerned about all of these. any time we have uncontained fire lines that is a concern because it will continued to progress. anywhere will we have the uncontained line or where we need to reinforce the line with fire activity in it, that is the priority. there are other parts of the fire which is black which means mop up and control status, and hopefully we will see a lot more of that as the day goes on. everything will be shown right here, basically it's altogether. we have reported separate acreage but basically from this point forward everything on this fire is considered the nunn incident now. we are getting the folks off the line and rested to get reengaged in the incident. it is pulling teeth to get the firefighters and law enforcement officers to disengage and what they are doing. they are passionate about what they are doing to help the public. reinforcements are coming in and we continue to make progress, and we are transitioning from the defending structures and the fire was running in so many directions, and now we are getting in there to focus on areas and we continue to pull resources to the next priority. the reinforcements are making a big difference. what is your concern about the weather tonight? >> we are concerned. we are going back under the red flag for low humidity and increasing wind, but we will do everything we can keep those fires in containment. one benefit when the fires merge into one is that we do not have as much exterior perimeter to put out. instead of having a bunch of separate fires that need a constant line around it we have one line around it which is one benefit. within the organization as we manage it, it does not change too much other than the fact that there is probably less direct perimeter to put in but we still have to put out all of the fire. this is the edge of the line, and now deep in the middle of the barn, and so long as the structure is secure we will not put a dozier line around the middle of a black area. >> reporter: how many firefighters do we have now versus monday or tuesday? >> for the atlas fire and for our section 14 3, we are just short of 1900 personnel, and those numbers continue to climb. 2 to 3 days ago we were barely at 400 so the numbers are growing which is a great sign. i want to reassure napa that you have a great team with you. not only is the county working hard for you but cal fire is also working hard for you. law enforcement officers and mutual aid from around the state are coming for you. we want to say thank you to the california national guard for their assistance. i also want to thank our city. every city, your mayors are here to show you they support you. they are here for you. we have the mayor of calistoga, galbreath, napa, american canyon, we are all in this together. we will continue to update you. the next press conference will be tomorrow morning at 9 am. be safe, be vigilant, napa. today is an even better day than yesterday, the first words from the napa county officials as they just finished bringing us the latest on the fires burning in the north bay. let's give you the highlights, the cal fire chief in napa says the fire is 27% contained and that is great progress to use his words. he says that the crews are tired but working hard. he had an important morning about those flying drones. >> he does not want unauthorized drones flying in the fire zone. if the drones are flying that means the aircraft cannot fly. the thing is that people coming in from other areas to take pictures, and you cannot do that over and active fire. >> 20% of the napa fire is on the silverado trail progressing to the south and east. with regards to the folks able to reenter you are the public health official saying to throw away the food. even the nonperishable stuff, get it out of there. that is another thing you would not think about. >> they have to start all over again no matter what. >> it ended on a good note which is we are altogether in this, team napa. county officials just brought is live on the air we bring you the latest numbers, the death tolls at 31, containment for the tubbs fire and atlas fire went up overnight which is good news. these fires have combined to burn over 300 square miles, an area six times the size of san francisco. let's pull up the map for the wildfires along the sonoma and napa county line have merged into one. the tubbs fire is located west of calistoga. the atlas fire spanning napa and solano counties.>> they are hoping the forecast of the dangers wind is wrong and those unrelenting winds that help to fan the fires last saturday night are predicted to return tonight but not quite as strong. they are trying to make more headway before the largest part of the wind arrives in the largest is the napa atlas fire, going from 44,000 and now 48,000 acres. containment jump from 7% to 27%. the tubbs fire burned into santa rosa and continuing to burn to the east off of highway 128 in the calistoga area. it is still 34,000 acres. containment went from 10% and now 25%. the nuns fire has merged with the northern fire and together scorching 44,000 acres and most of the community of glen allen and containment is that 5%. this is the deadliest bob ferguson in the california state history and killing 31 people. we wanted to compare this to the other large wildfires in our area. the valley fire started september 12, 2015 and burning over 76,000 acres, killed four people and destroyed 2000 buildings and spread into the middletown and hidden valley threatening northern sonoma and napa counties. it took just over a month to contain the valley fire, the third worst fire in the history of the state based on the number of structures burned. 26 years ago the longtime bag area residents remember the oakland hill fire that burned 1600 acres, destroyed 2900 buildings and killed 25 people, the third deadliest wildfire in the history of the state based on those numbers killed. the oakland hill fire broke out saturday, october 19, 1991. they thought it was out with the flames flared up the next day and the fire exploded. the oakland hills fire was declared in control by wednesday, the 23rd, four days after it started. we asked them how long they expect to be in the north bay and they said at least through the end of the month it will be an active firefight, and here we are on october 13. this is the deadliest wildfire when it comes the firefighters, june 2013, 19 firefighters died. august 2008 that fire covered with nine people killed and seven were firefighters when the aircraft went down. we spoke with cal fire and they said no firefighters that they know of have been injured. that is great here, especially when you have almost 10,000 firefighters fighting these active fires. >> these areas are very dangerous due to the steep terrain as well. mandatory evacuation order still in place in parts of napa county. they have lifted the silverado country club, monticello park and the avenues evacuation orders. some evacuees are returning to should be what is left. >> reporter: like so many evacuated from their napa homes, susan and tony already knew that the home and been incinerated, stood in the pets and meds line hoping against hope. for a few minutes the police took the evacuees to the homes to retrieve the prescriptions, but they wanted to find their pet cat, bk and was patiently waiting in the driveway. >> we got our cat. >> i cannot believe she survived. >> reporter: no pets, no meds, no entry. >> i'm going in for money, i would like to pay for some bills, food and room. >> the house is replaceable. it is the old albums, things like that. >> my neighbor, he got medication, so they are letting you get the things you really need. >> reporter: the volunteer police chatman -- volunteer police chaplain is helping those in line. >> sometimes we let them talk, and sometimes we can do physical things, but we always carry water, bars and things like that. >> reporter: you get a sense of acceptance of the loss but gratitude for the life in this slice of paradise in the california wine country. >> we are so much better off than so many people in the world, so i'm grateful for what we do have. >> it is so wonderful. you lose everything but [ laughter ] >> okay sweetie. >> reporter: ktvu fox 2 news. earlier this morning lisa at the bay area quality management district joined us on the set with good advice on what to do protect yourself from this unhealthy hair -- unhealthy air. >> we have poor air quality throughout the bay area so keep your door and window close and that is the best thing. for those that go to work in the large office buildings they have air-conditioning they can put on so that is not a bad thing. >> she suggest you go anywhere where the area is air- conditioned. it is important if you purchase a new mast, make sure it says "n95" and people have asked about the wet bandanna, but the thing about this is that seal. you want to keep the air out.>> this article says that at the orchard supply hardware store, the woman answers the phone, good morning, we are sold out of the masks, how can i help you. that is not the only store and many other stores have run out. one thing is how this smoke is going to blow down to the bigger part of the bay area. rosemary, do we have any relief for the wind to blow away the smoke? >> that is not coming anytime soon and affect the north wind pushing the smoke into the bay area will increase through the afternoon. let's take a look at the air- quality for today, unhealthy for everybody, very unhealthy in the north bay, and some areas are not so bad because the wind has been generally light. we have changes coming our way and that will increase the fire danger once again. if you're at the cal game tonight you may want to rethink that because the wind is expected to begin in the evening and it will be pushing the smoke back in our direction. it is already drifting our way. the northeast wind is expected at 20 miles an hour. i just checked the cal twitter page and nothing yet and it looks like the cal game is still scheduled so far. here's a look at what is going on outside of our door at this hour, a north breeze generally light. looking at kelseyville, five miles an hour, and actually coming in from the southeast where we have a bit of a north breeze. cloverdale at 19 miles an hour. the wind is increasing later today, and the red flag warning will move into place into the evening. here is a look at santa rosa with the north breeze, generally light. napa has the northeast breeze already with the atlas peak, humidity is up which is good news. the wind conditions through the afternoon and evening, noticed by 7:00 they will start to pick up. i will stop it for you here at 11:00, the northeast wind at 27 miles an hour for the futurecast model, but we expect that will pick up overnight at the atlas peak, napa and sonoma valley were sporting stronger wind gusting. tomorrow morning peaking at 37 miles an hour. with that said the national weather service is issuing another red flag warning for those dry and gusting conditions returning to the bay area, and we look at that lasting through saturday night. we will track that but there's no relief in sight. at this point it is probably the best weather conditions for the firefighters and it will turn into the evening hours. >> thank you, rosemary. coming up on 9:40 am generally we have been bringing you updates on sonoma county fires and they will have another briefing at 1:00 and of course we will carry that for you as we have all week. we are going to shift slightly to bring you top stories in the newsroom, president trump says he is cutting the federal subsidies to help the insurance company provided for under the affordable care act. the subsidies help low income americans of for the coverage, and he also signed an executive order allowing alternative health insurance plans that do not need to fulfill the requirements of the affordable care act. >> nancy pelosi and charles schumer released a statement to that announcement, "sadly, instead of working to lower health costs for americans, it seems president trump will single-handedly hike the american health premiums." >> they continue to get criticism. president trump is blaming the puerto rico mismanagement infrastructure for the problems and threatening to withdraw federal relief workers from puerto rico saying that the electric grid and infrastructure in puerto rico were a disaster even before the hurricane. a woman from novato among those -- nevada among those 58 killed in the attack has been laid to rest. thousands attended the funeral mass of the 50-year-old, stacy. >> reporter: it was a funeral mass but fitting the san francisco police officer. the procession was for the wife of the officer and she was shot and killed during the las vegas shooting rampage the claimed the life of 59 innocent people and with the death of stacy being so public they wanted to say goodbye privately asking the media not to attend. >> the passing of stacy, wife, mother and friend to many has been a tough and trying time for our family. >> reporter: officers attended the mass at the st. mary's cathedral and it was standing room only. >> we have a personal connection. described as a go-getter, a devoted wife and mother that spoke her mind and that love to ride horses. >> reporter: friends had on orange ribbons, her favorite color and this past weekend her children, olivia and vincent scored the winning goals after soccer games and olivia said she felt the breeze pick up at that moment, and remarked how her mother always loved to whistle. >> we wanted to support the family and to say goodbye to stacee etcheber in the right way and that we would continue to support them. >> out of the darkness the love and support that surrounds us has brought light that comforts us every day.>> reporter: from san francisco, ktvu fox 2 news. >> her friends describe her as full of life, wildly passionate about her family and even her hobbies, living life to the absolute fullest. coming up on mornings on 2 on the 9, expecting wind conditions similar to the ones that started the fire earlier in the week, and up next we get the live update from the mendocino county executive here on the 9. let's turn to mendocino county with the complex of fires burning north and at ukiah, west of mendocino national forest, burning over 34,000 acres with 10% containment. 8 people have died with 8000 evacuated from the region. the changing wind pattern is the biggest concern at this time. in late county the sulfur fire is 55% contain, burned 2500 acres in clearlake oaks area and the sheriff says that about 3000 evacuees have been allowed back home. they're working to lift the evacuation orders and other parts once they are cleaned up and power is restored. we have the angelo, director of mendocino county, and our thoughts and family prayers are with everyone in mendocino county. we know that eight lives have been lost and we are thinking about you. i wanted to ask you about the current situation. is it getting better compared to 24 hours ago or is it getting worse? >> good morning and thank you very much. we are pretty much holding steady compared to 24 hours ago. we have 5% to 10% containment. we have not only cal fire but the safety folks are working very hard to keep the people safe, and to try to contain the fire. the national guard arrived today, and everyone is working hard to keep the people say. i would say that the statistics you gave earlier, 34,000 acres burned with hundreds evacuated, 8 fatalities that we know of is where we are today. what are some of the challenges you are facing and have you been able, for example, to let everyone know in a timely manner when they need to evacuate? >> mendocino county is 3500 acres with very remote and rustic areas. it has been challenging since the beginning to notify people. we do not have broadband throughout the county. we have lost the internet service, and people have been without land lines, cell phones and internet. we actually sent search and rescue, and of course the public safety and cal fire officers out into some of these remote areas trying to find people. we have done multiple advisories for the evacuations so that people know this is an advisory and to please get out. we let them know that within 3 to 4 hours they may not have any services or roads out of the areas. it has been quite challenging but everyone has pitched in using neighbor to neighbor which is what you find in these country areas. we have done everything we can to keep the people safe and to get them out. we know that in spite of all of that we have people that refuse to leave their homes. as the days go by we will know more and more about the fatalities and the damage. >> carmel, is mendocino county at a disadvantage because it is not as close to san francisco, oakland or the heart of the bay area where there are so many resources? >> i think that -- i will not say we were disadvantaged due to our location but i will say that there are so many wildfires within the state right now. there are so many emergency declarations throughout the state that the resources are stretched throughout the state. if mendocino county was the only fire, of course we would have had more resources. given the events that have happened in the state, we have had mutual aid and resources coming to mendocino county. it would had been great if they had been 3 to 4 times what they are, but we know there is a lot of fires happening. of course mendocino county is really part of this major complex of sonoma and napa, and we know this is the largest fire this state has seen. you mentioned 8 dead specifically that you know of. because the county is rural and spread out, i heard you say that search and rescue teams are going in. the places burned over, are the people going in for a recovery process? were the areas that you know that have burned?>> again, mendocino county is 3500 acres and we have burn 34,000 acres so far with only approximately 10% containment. at this point we are going into the areas that are safe to see if we can find the people that are still there, people that still need help. you are correct in what i said, 8 fatalities so far. we don't see anymore people dying in the fire right now and we think we have some containment where we are not looking at those structures -- >> are you still there question mark >> -- given the magnitude of the fire as we go in to assess the damage that is where we find additional fatalities. >> that is tran8 from mendocino county and good to talk with you. we are sending our best to the mendocino county, to the men and women on the fire line as well. >> thank you very much. take care. we will be right back on the 9. do you want to do a monster check? yes. no monsters. ♪ how about the drawer? ♪ no monsters. nightly monster checks are how grant makes home his. and homegoods is what makes it all possible. amazing finds. always great prices. make home yours. the devastation caused by the northbay wildfires is taking a toll on so many, certainly the men and women working bravely to contain these fires. you can see exhausted firefighters sleeping on the side of the road. posting this photo, "bless their hearts. so thankful to our first responders." >> some firefighters taking a much needed break on the lawn with two children, "thankful for the family that fed my nephew tonight." the county chief of the novato fire department is among those that have lost their homes, showing us what was left of his home at the lark field neighborhood in santa rosa. he was out of town when the fire began sunday night and never had a chance to get any belongings, everything is gone including the wedding ring of his wife. >> i was sifting through stuff looking for the wedding ring. it's not the monetary value but the emotional connection. there are other things that can be replaced.>> the captain jason beaks with the alameda fire department lost his home after getting his daughter to safety. he went back to evacuate his neighbors knowing his house was destroyed. the international association of firefighters has set up of fund help those that have lost their homes and many have not been able to see the damage or to comfort their families, and "go find a hero" has raised over $40,000 and if you would like to make a donation we have a link on ktvu.com and you can click on the web links at the top of the page. one says that she had a sister-in-law get married at a beautiful home in napa three weeks ago. the silverado trail, in napa, there is someone that is staying in the neighborhood. we will share more pictures of the men and women doing hard work fighting these northbay fires. someone is staying in the area and she writes that it was so good to cook a warm meal for these fire troops some of them on a shift for four straight days without a good night sleep or a full meal. we coordinated food for the crew of 30 in three shifts, using tomatoes from the garden, pork, venison, mushrooms, ravioli, and putting football on the tv for these guys to let them relax just a little.>> it is amazing and we have so many stories like this one. we are thinking about you and we will bring you the next briefing starting at 11:30 am live. >> announcer: live from new york city. now here's wende>> wendy: >> wendy: okay. 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