. >> the ba tallin chief has concerns for the oakland hills. mores here under a tinderbox there is dry pine needles everywhere. and not enough defensible zones. >> there is about 10 feet from the house. and dead branches from adjacent shrubry. >> don't barbecue or have open flames. you know? be safe. >> that is about it. and there is please be careful. and the novato fire department held a training session for seasonal firefighters and they decided to cancel a live session because of the hot werm. >> there is a foul smell in the east bay prom prompted a response and rattled nerves all day. the smell dpraim a water tank and abc 7 news is there and joins us live. >> and right now, crews are getting ready for repairs. there is not a rotten egg smell here but we're told it's lingering. they've been pouring water on the tank and around 7:20 a seal along the top edge rup zpurd this is about 30 feet long containing a million and a half gallons of processed water. this creates a rotten egg smell that stunk and made people feel sick. >> they responded a