Pulled together. Reporter that does not come without some risk. Some officers who have been helping out in fire zones have had to evacuate their own families. Officers are doing what they can. This park police spent the day collecting water and other supplies that they will bring to First Responders and other residences. What we asked to make sure that our firefighters are successful is to leave the area when you are told to do so. While fires are burning out of control in the north bay and more than one dozen people have been killed as firefighters ordered new evacuations. These firefighters are getting a state of Emergency Declaration from President Donald Trump. Tonight, at least that the people are confirmed dead and 2000 homes and businesses have burned. Thousands more homes are threatened from the fires that continue to raise two parts of sonoma, napa, mendocino, and lake counties. We are seeing even more homes destroyed by fires today. Our helicopter was over santa rosa today an
Traumatized. I cant tell you what will happen tonight or tomorrow or the next day. Reporter the crowd is reassured what happened sunday was unique, simultaneous fires and wind. The chief paused, emotional describing the scene. A lot of people lost a lot of houses. It is difficult for the community. I polk guise. Apologize. Victims want to know how to start rebuilding. They wish there was a master list of destroyed homes. People are trying to go in because we want to know is it gone . Gone is gone. My house is ashes. It took two seconds to realize that. I want to none my moms home is gone. People up here have your back. I came off the line this morning after 40 hours straight. [ applause ] time after time interrupting this briefing showing support for first responders. Fire victims got to their feet for an ovation. It has only been two days. Support services are coming together and evacuated areas will be reopened. There is a 30person Team Dedicated to finding missing persons. Today the
Mcguire in santa rosa. The fires in napa and sonoma have been spreading. The death toll has gone up to 17. Others are unaccounted for. 85 have been injured. 2,000 home and other structures have burned. 115,000acres have been burned as fires hopscotch through the counties. Here is a look at the fire map focusing on the north bay. You can see how the fires are hitting the heart of wine country spanning two state park there is. The fires are destroying hand and property in glen ellen and kenwood and the silverado trail in napa. Tracking another red flag warning which is a problem for firefighters. We are in napa county where new evacuations are taking place. Live in santa rosa where emotions ran high, deb. Reporter people are still raw, traumatized. It is all so fresh. Even as they arrived at Santa Rosa High School looking for answer and guidance, fires are still burning. The measure of what santa rosa is up against with strike teams at work, heavy smoke plumes line the ridges. New evacua
Santa rosa and through the sonoma and napa valleys. The latest map shows how the string of fires we had sunday and monday are beginning to merge into one fire. Team coverage tonight. Jenna is and napa. Bill martin is tracking the 1. The wind. The Bennett Valley area tonight. Reporter Bennett Ridge with sits between here and Sonoma Valley already lost dozens of homes early on. No one can promise that wont happen again. The tide doesnt seem to be turning the right way. The hills over kenwood east of santa rosa the nuns fire. Date 3. One of 22 fires burning in the region. Named for nuns canyon road where it started. This one destroyed dozens of homes in glen ellen and it is still spreading. And merging with smaller fires. What that ends up doing is make a half circle around the town of sonoma. Reporter cal fire taking no chances on the sonoma end of the fire and clearing residents from aqua kelly and take. A small town next in line. Aqua kelly and say. Moon mountain is already full of fir
Not accounted for. In sonoma, to 85 people have not been found. Our coverage begins with justine is santa rosa. Give us the latest please. Reporter we know that in the state right now there are 22 wild fires that are burning but the ones that are getting the priority are the ones in napa and sonoma because they have the greatest risk to people and property. I want to bring in cal fire, who is going to tell us about the fire fight happening this evening. We are running a 24 hour operation, the challenges that we are facing today are the terrain and the wind event that is taking place later this evening. Reporter the cal fire chief said one of the biggest concerns he was having was that the wind are changing. Thats causing more evacuations tonight. Which way are the winds blowing and is that something that is going to change and help you guys. When it comes to fire fighting, sometimes you know which directions the winds are coming but that can change on you, the crews have been given ins