have been 10 deaths. seven in sonoma county. two in napa county. and one in mendocino county at this point there are no reported containment numbers on these fires.

communities affected most by these wildfires. homes burned to the ground by the block...(steve) kron-4's j-r stone saw the devastation close up at the coffee park developmentand talked with some neighbors who have lost everything. (jrs)

(pam) we want to give you

another sense of the devastation now .. look at this ... it is a side by side comparison of the area on the left is a google earth image of what the area looked like before the fire... and on the right a c-h-p helicopter image today following the massive fire... (steve) all day we have been hearing harrowing stories of people fleeing their homes with little warning.((pam)) so many families are dealing with the unknown tonight ... they do not know what they will find whenever they are allowed to return home. kron 4's hermela aregawi has been talking with evacuees.. she is live santa rosa hermela? c(pam) as we have been

telling you... some neighborhoods of santa rosa have been completely wiped out. but there were some lucky people who do still have a home to go back to (steve)kron 4's dan kerman spoke to both groups.. he is live tonight in santa rosa (dan) that's right i was along crestview drive and it was completely wiped out sot john storck/home saved 00-10when john storck returned to kerry lane monday afternoon much of the block had been wiped out. but

miraculously his house and those of many neighbors were still standingsotmost weren't so lucky down the street on crestview drive there was complete destructionsot odin mena, jr. / house burned down 40-45with flames bearing down, families had minutes to escape around 2 in the morning sot steve dittmer/house burned down 51-57many of these families returned monday afternoon, to find nothing was left.sot111/face my reality (pam) (pam) viewers are asking

us to show where the fire is now .. but that is not clear at this hour. fire officials say, right now their priority is saving lives.... not necessarily knocking down the fire itself. (steve) that has (steve) that has some evacuees frustrated.. as we do not know the full extent of the damage yet.(pam) but kron-4s justine waldman has been

visiting many hard hit communities today. she talked with someone who lost their home.. the devastation in coffey park is beyond comprehension. most of the development is gone.homes are smoldering.cars are burnt and melted.all that is left standing are stone chimneys.kent craigie escaped the fire with his family.. nothing else.his home of 21 years is now burnt to the ground. sot it happened so fast the embers raining down we had time to just run away with nothingnats water on house a group of men tried to stop a fire from spreading, by spraying water on it.even turning a hose on the house still standing next door - trying to save it.sot i know a family lives here with kids and stopping someone from losing their stuff is kinda an important thingnats meowa rescued cat with its sniged whiskers, looked desperate to be reunited with her owner.but not all pets could make it out alivesot i could hear dogs howling crying and dying it was apocalypticcoffey park a shell of what it once was a family filled neighborhood now destroyedsot it just devastation it is sad my house is ok all of my neighbors

aren't i just don't know where to go from here (pam) that was kron4-'s justine waldman justine kron4-'s that was (pam) (pam) that was kron4-'s justine waldman reporting from santa rosa. (steve) we have much more ahead ... in two minutes a live report from santa rosa. we will be right back this is the new comfort food. grown right here in california, with absolutely no antibiotics ever. a better way to grow, a better way to eat.

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nest thermostat e. e is for everyone. (steve) napa county also hit hard by this devastating firestorm. as of 9 -oclock tonight - at least 100 people have been injured in areas of the fire zone.. according to officials in napa.(pam) st. joseph health said 100 patients have been treated, most for smoke inhalation, at two of its hospitals, santa rosa memorial in santa rosa and queen of the valley medical center in napa. meantime... kron4-'s rob fladeboe got to see the destruction close up in napa..

(pam) some 68- square miles in the north bay are affected by the firestorm.. because of that, fire crews are stretched thin ... and a lot of people have been taking steps to protect their own property.. (steve) world renound vineyards are also threatened... reporter justin lum spoke with the owner of a winery who scrambled to save his vines. (steve) there are evacuation

centers set up throughout the fire area. so many people forced to leave their homes and find safety. some shelters are already at capacity for the night. we've got a list of those that are still taking people in. (steve) the center is open at the calistoga fairgrounds in calistoga. so is the

sonoma county fairgrounds in santa rosa. and the petaluma community center. neighbors are being asked to go to the santa rosa veterans memorial hall. sonoma valley high school is open as well. evacuees are being asked to go to the napa valley college gym. two evacuation centers are open in the city of sebastopol ... one at the sebastopol community cultural center and another at analy high school. and the cloverdale citrus fairgrounds is open as a center as well. in fairfield, an evacuation center is open at the solano community college parking lot ... elsie allen high school in santa rosa opened its doors. people with small pets can take them to the napa county animal shelter in napa. there is also a shelter open at hessel church in sebastopol. shelters have opened up at cook middle school in santa rosa. the healdsburg community center in healdsburg is open as an evacuation center as well. there are many more shelters... to see the complete list head to our website at kron4.com steve, pam back to you.

(pam ) people in the north bay have been without power all day... right now... 99-thousand customers remain without customers remain without power tonight ... and the majority of them are in sonoma and napa counties. as a precaution... p-g-&-e has turned off gas service to approximately 26-thousand customers in santa rosa, yountville, and kenwood. additionally, additionally, another four- thousand customers in the willits to calpella area had their gas lines shut off as well. once p-g-and -e receives the go -ahead from cal-fire, p-g&e will turn the power back on.... crews want to remind people in the area to not touch any downed wires or lines... (steve) kron-4's chief meteorologist brittney shipp is here now.(pam) and

brittney we know high winds played a role in how fast these fires spread... is that expected to ease up tonight?

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the 'canyon' two fire - as it is called- also spread quickly today.. it started this morning just after 10 oclock.... at last check.. more than 6- thousand acres have been destroyed. these are live pictures tonight.... like the wine country fires - the 'canyon' fire blew up because of strong winds....and there have been also thousands of evacuations. we watched large, expensive homes being destroyed by flames... at least 24 structures are gone. more homes are still threatened. t-v cameras showed homes burning in a hilly area known as anaheim hills... evacuations included homes, 2 schools, and the c-h-p shut down parts of the 91and 241 freeways. authorities are more specifically calling this 'canyon fire 2' -- acknowledging a huge fire in the same area last month. it's not clear yet what

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the north bay deadly firestorm burning out of control. the raging fires reducing homes to rubble. and forcing thousands

from their beds in the middle of the night.(pam) these wildfires exploding overnight--- and causing devastation on bay area communities.(steve) some people have lost everything.. others do not know if their home is still standing or not.(steve) here is where we stand tonight. at least ten people are dead in this firestorm. most of those deaths right now in sonoma county with seven there two others have died in napa county. and one death in mendocino county. more than 70-thousand acres have burned the wind-driven wildfires have forced thousands to flee their homes. it has also shut down schools today. some schools are saying they will be closed tomorrow as well at least 15-hundred structures are destroyed...but that number is expected to rise. (pam)(topvo) this is an updated list of the evacuation orders .. issued for residents of the following santa rosa neighborhoods due to firestorm.... 7 cross creek road7 sky farm drive7 saint

andrews drive7 all residences north fountaingrove parkway7 montecito heights7 the hopper avenue area west of coffey lane (between dennis lane and hopper avenue to the north and south and coffey lane and barnes road to the east and west)7 all residences east of fulton road, between piner road and guerneville road7 kaiser permanente hospital and sutter hospital are being evacuated7 all residences in rincon valley north of montecito blvd from brush creek road to eastern city limits at calistoga road 7 all of oakmont area east of melita road ((2shot))((pam)) as we mentioned... a sunrise to sunset curfew is in place for the city of santa rosa. police santa rosa. police will be out in force tonight looking for looters.((steve))the acting police chief says right now...evacuating residents from the danger zone is top priority. ((2shot))((steve)) all day )((2shot))((steve)

top priority.danger zone is from the danger zone is top priority. ((2shot))((steve) ) all day we have

been hearing harrowing stories of people fleeing their homes with little warning.((pam)) many don't know if they will have a home to return to.kron 4's hermela aregawi spoke with evacuees.. she is live santa rosa hermela?

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(steve) in napa, evacuees are in napa, evacuees are wondering about their homes near atlas peak, where the original fire began sunday night at about ten o'clock. (pam) and kron four's spencer blake was in

napa all day... to show us the dozens of homes that burned to the ground. (pkg)these friends and evacuees met up in this grocery store parking lot in napa, consoling each other over fear of the unknown."we could see the blaze on the hills surrounding the highlands, both sides. both to the east and to the west."don turner worries his house is a goner, but what makes things worse is that he just doesn't know.he can't get up the hill to see.but if he did, his house might not be any better off than these."i felt blessed in that we're safe and we're healthy."the huge fire, which cal fire says will have crews fighting it for weeks, also forced edward graziani's father to evacuate."he called this morning and said, 'hey i was evacuated. can you tell me whether the house is still there?'"he hasn't been able to get a look, either, but he knows some of his dad's neighbors already lost their home."i think we're gonna lose the house. i just gotta find him. he just lost - we just lost our mom."but finding dad is hard, with no cell service, and wi-fi only at hotspots like starbucks.service providers say getting towers back up is a priority. meanwhile, cal fire has been getting help from agencies all over the state to attack the historic fire from all sides. in napa, spencer blake, kron four news.

the wildfires have meant that a lot of north bay pet owners have been dealing with the problem of what to do with their animals...(steve) tonight the rohnert park animal shelter is coming to the rescue... ( steve) if you love your pets - you know that taking care of them in the midst of a disaster is a big concern. stop and consider the huge number of people who have been evacuated.. and you know there are lots of animals who desperately need somewhere to go.. these are some of the new boarders at the rohnert park animal shelter.....where they opened hours early today....and they'll be there late tonight. they're taking in just about any small animals -- dogs, cats, chickens, rabbits..... the shelter is making room for them while their owners figure out where to find shelter...so

some of these pets could be here for awhile. (steve) it might seem like a secondary concern in the midst of disaster.....but having a safe place to put their pets -- is giving peace of mind to a lot of people. the rohnert park animal park shelter, by the way is welcoming any kind of donation...including things like dog and cat food, blankets....or cat litter. we've been showing you video all day of the homes

and businesses severely damaged or destroyed in the fire... here in video from santa rosa... you can see a mexican restaurant just gone ... destroyed ... and some pieces of the restaurant still in flames... we talked to some of the people in the area who describe what happened... as the fire broke out...

(pam) this is video showing you where a k-mart store used to be... the store completely gone ... walls, trees and metal trees and metal damaged... and this is one of the many locations surrounded by such destruction. ammunition.. hilton hotel.. mcdonalds.. applebees resatruatn all in close p (steve) as we've been telling you many people do not know right now ... if their homes are still standing. one santa rosa homeowner told

kron-4 ... she was told hers would likely not be spared. (pam) the following school

districts will be closed again on tomorrow due to the fires in napa and sonoma counties: howell mountain elementary school district, napa valley unified school district, pope valley union elementary school district and st. helena unified school district. in addition napa valley college, and the offices and programs of the napa county office of education, will also be closed tomorrow. families and staff are advised to follow public health advice regarding smoke and air quality, and to stay safe. at this time calistoga joint unified school district has not announced plans for tomorrow. (steve) our reporters have been all over the north bay talking to many of the people impacted by the fire... kron4's haaziq madyun talk to some some residents who chosenot to evacuate...

((steve)) southern california has its 'own' wildfire problems tonight... including a wind- fueled fire in orange county, near disneyland... that has destroyed homes.... five thousand are threatened at this hour.. (pam) the 'canyon' two fire - as it is called- also spread quickly today.. it started this morning just after 10 oclock.... at last check.. more than 6- thousand acres have been destroyed. these

are live pictures tonight.... like the wine country fires - the 'canyon' fire blew up because of strong winds....and there have been also thousands of evacuations. we watched large, expensive homes being destroyed by flames... at least 24 structures are gone. more homes are still threatened. t-v cameras showed homes burning in a hilly area known as anaheim hills... anaheim hills... evacuations included evacuations included homes, 2 schools, and the c-h-p shut down parts of the 91and 241 freeways. authorities are more specifically calling this 'canyon fire 2' -- acknowledging a huge fire in the same area last month.

it's not clear yet what started the canyon two fire...which has led to more than a thousand evacuations. it's only about 5- percent contained. ..... (steve) toss to break (steve ) now with brittney shipp who is tracking

the weather conditions as these fires burn into the night. hopefully the wind will not whip up again tonight

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