By the lnu complex fires which have burned more than 357,000 acres containment there when up to 33 and the czu lightning complex fires have burned more than 80,000 acres. In just over a week the fires have burned more than 800,000 acres altogether. Now in the Santa Cruz Mountains crews are quite literally fighting fire with fire. Crews are setting backfires to help protect felton and other communities in the san lorenzo valley just north of santa cruz kron fours rob fladeboe takes us there now for a ride to the fire ravaged felt an empire road. A spot at the time firefighters are gaining ground on the czu lightning complex fire in the Santa Cruz Mountains. Its hoped backfires here along felt an empire road from upper fall creek to empire grade where one encounters many of those rocks and thick smoke will help keep the fire away from felton been lawman and neighborhoods in the nearby san lorenzo valley. And that way so when the main fire makes its way to the communities that are affecte
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
Over there you see that big plume of smoke right above my shoulder, its still a very active fire fight the challenge with this fire is a hot dry conditions. The crews fire is burning on steep terrain and the winds are not helping aid could shes a bit thick black smoke and the huge flames firefighters responded to a structure fire in the area crews road and oak Spring Circle flames were first reported around 2 oclock this afternoon and this fire has quickly grown to more than 1300 acres to structures have been destroyed one man lost his boat Maggie Swanton lives in the area the flames where the house was burning were over the trees you could see it above the trees and the line the fire line was real big. From the air. On the ground firefighters worked to put out the flames. Theyre currently working on structure protection and theyre trying to keep the fire from crossing kenyada road and the entire road kenyada road has been evacuated at this point. And it just a short time ago i got mor
Masks, businesses are becoming frustrating with some customers refusing to wear them, and some customers say they have a valid reason not to. Marianne favro has this story of where some people are resorting to fake exemption cards. Reporter the owner says on friday a customer walked into her store without a mask, so she was asked to put one on. She refused to put a mask on. Reporter the woman later left the store, only to return moments later, screaming and showing this card. She came back twice and started screaming at her that she has im exceempt. Reporter the card was a fake. The department of justice recently posted a photo of this fate card from the freedom to 3wr50e9 agency, and issued a warning this week that people are now selling these cards falsely claiming they are backed by the department of justice. We also reached out the California Department of Public Health, which says it does not issue mask exemption cards either. But the state has a list of exemptions to the mandator
The man escaped sunday from the Monterey County jail by cutting a 22 inch hole in the bathroom ceiling. Track down salazar at the motel 6 yesterday though he was nowhere to be found after an hours long standoff. The two are currently on their way back to Monterey County. Truckers continue their statewide protest over a. B. 5. The law changes the classification of independent workers as employees and that means it will impact Truck Drivers. Cristina rendon is live from San Francisco or one of the protest has wrapped up. Reporter good afternoon. There is some progress to report. Nine Truck Drivers were invited up to senator scott wieners office and i spoke to one of those Truck Drivers after the meeting ended a short time ago. He said he appreciates the Staff Members taking the time to listen but said their fight is far from over. [ crowd chanting ] reporter right now these truckers are joining forces to let state lawmakers know they want an exemption from a. B. 5. Dozens of drivers rall