here are latest numbers. this is the town of lower lake. homes decimated, demolished, burned to the ground. firefighters are making great progress on this fire. 4,000 acres have burned. that s the same number as yesterday. crews now say the fire is 20% contained. that up from 5% yesterday. more than 175 structures destroyed, including many of these homes that you see below from our chopper. that s the same number as yesterday and more than 1500 structures are still threatened. we are learning more about the man suspect of starting this destructive fire, 40-year-old damin pashlik is no stranger to law enforcement. the lake county resident has been convicted of numerous crimes including evading a police officers, possession of meth, and firearms charges. he has had experience fighting fires. the california department of corrections said he was trained and served as an inmate firefighter in 2007. people impacted by this fire are outraged. it s scary. he awful. but it s also r
past year are connected to this individual. reporter: cal fire says they re confident 40-year-old damin pashilk in the man responsible. today, the district attorney revealed the clearlake man was on the radar for a long time. cal fire knew this gentleman. he was under surveillance. reporter: the d.a. says he has been convicted of a slew of crimes over the past 16 years, including evading officers of resisting arrest and possessing methamphetamine. ironically, he served as an inmate firefighter while serve state prison time. ten years ago this person worked to put out these fires and to build containment, and here we are ten years later where we believe he is actually starting them. reporter: his neighbors aren t convinced. they say pashilk is a nice guy. i don t think he did it, i don t. in my heart, i can t. he just seems like he doesn t seem like that type of guy. reporter: but for folks who have lost everything it is rough thinking someone in their communit