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calistoga. it s now 34,000 acres and 10% contained. abc 7 news reporter is live in calistoga with the latest. laura. reporter: hi, kristen, we are at the base of mount st. helen a. this is the tubbs fire. behind me you can see where the fire came through overnight. while residents of calistoga wait anxiously. i can tell you the fire crews on the front lines are working tirelessly for the most part this is not about turning water on flames, but more about wind, humidity, and a lot of hard work on the ground. despite some better than expected wind conditions, the tubbs fire above calistoga has done what firefighters hoped it wouldn t. that is, jump highway 2 2 2 least in one spot. this morning as the wind switched to the northwest, that started to cause problems with ash fall and the fire progressing towards the highway on its terms versus our terms. reporter: several miles away from the fire fight, the small town of calistoga remains under a mandatory evacuation ....