state park sunday was the result of a fire that have been smoldering in the ground for months calfireno time dispatching hand crews to the scene which stopped the fire at about 6 acres. no homes or structures were threatened today. calfire said an aerial reconnaissance flight using infrared sensors has pinpointed 5 more such hot spots in the same general area says cal fire chief ian larkin. there was one out white house. kate is rolled out on the play to the fire. >> there was 3 year super reza gore. and then there was a spot almost in between those 2 locations. this was the height of the czu lightning complex fire last august which raged across 42,000 acres in both san mateo and santa cruz counties. >> mop up operations like this occurred in january and as recently as april mostly on the ground with the occasional aerial attack. the hot spots. typically burn and spread just below the ground in the root system of trees and other fuels not fully consumed by the earlier fires and doctors out there >> the basement provided gps coordinates of where those hot spots are and they're actually

calfire said an aerial reconnaissance flight using infrared sensors. his pinpointed 5 more such hot spots in the same general area says cal fire chief ian larkin. there was one out off white house. kate is rolled out on the play to the fire. >> there was 3 year super reza gore and then there was a 5th spot almost in between those 2 locations. this was the height of the czu lightning complex fire last august which raged across 42,000 acres in both san mateo and santa cruz counties. >> mop up operations like this occurred in january and as recently as april mostly on the ground with the occasional aerial attack. the hot spots. typically burn and spread just below the ground in the root system of trees and other fuels not fully consumed by the earlier fires and doctors out there >> the basement provided gps coordinates of where those hot spots are and they're actually out there physically going out. observing. what is there is causing ot spot. taken care of. it is out by mopping up the area. the lack of adequate rainfall last winter is largely to blame fo

the mission that has seen the addition of new calfire national guard hand crews across the state. >> there's been dubbed task force rattlesnake for its quick strike capabilities. no doubt. and if the battle against wildfire is like a war. the more boots on the ground. the better says chief pereira. >> that sense of urgency and readiness. and you know, this year with the precipitation and snowpack. it's going to be another busy year like it has in years past. in my opinion. but mike said we're all here and every one big happy family and us trying to get it done, getting ready for viruses. >> the national guard needs no training in one respect. that is the ability to be ready to go at a moment's notice now that it's fire season that call could come at any time in morgan hill. rob fladeboe kron 4 news. >> cal fire has suspended burn permits in 6 northern california counties including napa solano and sonoma state agency cites continuing drought in the early fire season for that decision. the suspension applies to burn for months for residential landscape. debris does not affect campfires

so with that was being prepared, local fire departments and calfire have been precaring well ahead of critical fire weather. >> which means enhanced patrols and starting seasonal academies in april, which usually begins in may. >> under red flag warning calfire urges residents to use caution. they ask that all of us do all we can to prevent sparks. don't throw out a lit cigarette avoid using your lawn mower on dry grass. >> and make sure your safety chain doesn't hit the pavement. when you're pulling a trailer. gayle ong kron 4 news. or the north bay. a calfire camera caught video of the wild fire. >> that broke out near the benicia bridge in solano county. this happened on saturday and the fire was contained to 45 acres. a benicia resident believes he may have accidentally played a role in starting the fire there. >> iraq with the blade. and then road make a sparkle. and then that's how fire started. >> but we never don't even see it until i was the role and then come back and i see the fire and then i call my buddy is doing up to me out for a way to stop the fire. but we couldn't. >

calfire santa clara unit. typically at this time. we provide 5 engines for response. we've up that staffing up to 10 engines. >> additionally, we typically have one dozer during this time we upped that to 2. pretty much what that staffing pattern throughout the state based in santa clara you in the northern region up to the siskiyou every and cal fire is up their stocking levels to meet those requirements. the recent flare ups of hot spots from last summer's czu lightning complex fire in the santa cruz mountains. >> suggest a heavier fuels are also drying out early grass and other vegetation fires are the biggest threat right now. however, and you'll grasses and other so-called ladder fuels that can ignite homes and other structures are drying out a record 4 to 6 weeks ahead of normal. the fuels. we're seeing a lot readily available for admission a lot earlier in the season. just based upon the precipitation. and for that snow pack. so. >> it's it's coming a lot earlier this year and we're just taking the steps to be prepared. >> cal fire says it already this year. so

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so with that was being prepared, local fire departments and calfire have been preparing well ahead of critical fire weather. >> which means enhanced patrols and starting seasonal academies in april, which usually begins in may. >> red flag warning calfire urges residents to use caution. they ask that all of us do all we can to prevent sparks. don't throw out a lit cigarette. >> avoid using your lawn mower on dry grass and make sure your safety chain doesn't hit the pavement. when you're pulling a trailer. >> and what you can do under red flag events. you can have your ready. set, go plan in place. important documents backed up the last time there was a red flag warning issued in may was 8 years ago in 2013 and there is also a red flag warning issued in april of 2013. so these things don't come often live in san all gayle ong kron 4 news. he prepared. gayle, thank most fire at a dump in warren county now under control tonight. take a look at this. >> time-lapse video of the scene from this morning at the redwood landfill on lake highway near in nevado. so far there's no word on exactly

tip your cap to the california national guard, which is stepping up volunteering actually to help calfire wage war on wildfires this year. let's take a look. >> the build up to it is likely to be an all out war on wildfire has begun a long line of soon to be battle ready firefighters began a day of training with a 4 mile track into the south san jose back country alongside regular calfire recruit the men and women in green fatigues or members of the california national guard for whom this is just another mission. this task force. our mission here is to reduce fuels and respond to fire. so. >> just like any other mission. we're just preparing ourselves so that we're ready and then we execute that mission to the best of our abilities status. >> the guardsmen and women trained alongside regulars cal fire crews thursday in the use of the poll last key tool. they will no doubt be deployed to cut fire breaks. another backbreaking work when the time comes, there are little green, but they learn fast. his battalion chief cool pereira its all new kind of getting dropped off on the moon. but they'v

now 5 calfire bracing for another rough wildfire season after a rude awakening over the weekend up inta cruz mountains. a small fire broke out inside the burn scar of last summer's czu lightning complex fires. well, thanks for joining us tonight at 5 everybody. i'm vicki liviakis and i'm grant lotus. fire seasons here. the triple threat has reared its ugly head im the form of drought. >> rapidly drying vegetation, dad hot spots from previous wildfires, kron four's. rob fladeboe. those details. he's live in boulder creek for us tonight. robert, you know. >> well, grande calfire tells me that the santa cruz mountains here in other parts of the bay area, frankly, are drying out almost 6 weeks ahead of schedule on top of that rainfall here is down by half. what's more? they're still encountering problems left over from the czu complex fire. it's still smoldering as we speak. here's more. turns out the smoke plume that popped up sunday afternoon in a remote part of big basin. state park is actually a hot spot from last summer's devastating czu lightning complex fire. >> it was burning unde

we'll see some wind this weekend and that has firefighters on high alert says calfire school pereira obviously with the winds is going to provide a higher. >> the fire danger lower humidities and more chances incident to spark and actually go extended. so with that was being prepared. >> don't think it's too early for a big wildfire. 2008 summit fire which burned 4,000 acres in the santa cruz mountains broke out amid high winds on may 22nd the early fire season. has calfire adding more staff which now includes the california national guard, which is in training this weekend. cal-fire santa clara unit typically at this time. we provide 5 engines for response. we've up that staffing up to 10 engines. >> additionally, we typically have one dozer during this time we upped that to 2. pretty much what that staffing pattern throughout the state based in santa clara you in the northern region up to the siskiyou every and cal fire is up their stocking levels to meet those requirements. the recent flare ups of hot spots from last summer's czu lightning complex fire in the santa cruz mountains.

. >> we are getting an idea of just how bad this year has already been 4 firefighters calfire compare this year to date with the same time period last year in 2020 there have been fewer than 1100 total fires that number jumped to almost 1800 this year. you can see the numbers right there as far as acres burned, fewer than 2000 last year. already more than 13,000 this year. it's so early. the agency says these numbers are an indication of the challenging conditions ahead. in the east bay residents in raga are working to defend their homes against wildfires. fire officials across the state are encouraging people to work on that defensible space around their homes last year. a 100 tons of material was collected as part of the program. the fire district is preparing for what could be a very ruffin, difficult summer and is again and again is clearing as much debris as possible. >> we're anticipating a bad fire season. this was the 4th driest winter on record in california. obviously it's the first week in may. we should be seeing things greening up and growing yet they're already during ou

calfire quickly stopped the fire's progress. in solano county fire officials are still searching for a cause for this grassfire. in vacaville, cornell barnard, abc7 news. >>> calfire is taking a proactive approach this fire season. the agency is concerned about the number of dead trees and is urging communities to take a hands-on approach to fire safety. it's reminding residents to keep as much as 100 feet of defensible space around their homes. tomorrow calfire is hosting the first of three wildfire prepared ness events. it begins at 11:30 at 500 san pablo dam road in orinda. >>> tourists are starting to come back to san francisco and crime in some popular tourist areas is also now ticking up. neighbors near san francisco's palace of fine arts say car break-ins now may be worse than they've ever seen. abc7 news reporter j.r. stone is following this story and has details. >> reporter: look closely at the top part of your screen. this is all new surveillance video from saturday near san francisco's palace of fine arts. someone ge

calfire santa clara unit. typically at this time. we provide 5 engines for response. we've up that staffing up to 10 engines. >> additionally, we typically have one dozer during this time we upped that to 2. pretty much what that staffing pattern throughout the state based in santa clara you in the northern region up to the siskiyou every and cal fire's up their stocking levels to meet those requirements. the recent flare ups of hot spots from last summer's czu lightning complex fire in the santa cruz mountains. >> suggest a heavier fuels are also drying out early. grass and other vegetation fires are the biggest threat right now. however, and you'll grasses and other so-called ladder fuels that can ignite homes and other structures are drying out a record 4 to 6 weeks ahead of normal. the fuels. we're seeing a lot readily available for ignition. a lot earlier in the season. just based upon the precipitation and for that snow pack. so it's it's coming a lot earlier this year and we're just taking the steps to be prepared. >> cal fire says it already this year. some 13

our training right now alongside calfire recruits getting ready for the season. kron four's.deboe reports. >> the build up to it is likely to be an all out war on wildfire has begun a long line of soon to be battle ready firefighters began a day of training with a 4 mile track into the south san jose back country alongside regular calfire recruit the men and women in green fatigues or members of the california national guard for whom this is just another mission. this task force. our mission here is to reduce fuels and respond to fire. so. >> just like any other mission. we're just preparing ourselves so that we're ready and then we execute that mission to the best of our abilities to federal status. >> guardsmen and women trained alongside regulars cal fire crews thursday in the use of the polaski tool. they will no doubt be deployed to cut fire breaks. another backbreaking work when the time comes, there are a little green, but they learn fast. his battalion chief cool pereira its all new kind of getting dropped off on the moon. but they've caught on very quickly and every

state park sunday was the result of a fire that have been smoldering in the ground for months calfire wasted no time dispatching hand crews to the scene which stopped the fire at about 6 acres. no homes or structures were threatened today. calfire said an aerial reconnaissance flight using infrared sensors has pinpointed 5 more such hot spots in the same general area says cal fire chief ian larkin. there was one out white house. kate is rolled out on the play to the fire. >> there was 3 year super reza gore. and then there was a spot almost in between those 2 locations. this was the height of the czu lightning complex fire last august which raged across 42,000 acres in both san mateo and santa cruz counties. >> mop up operations like this occurred in january and as recently as april mostly on the ground with the occasional aerial attack. the hot spots. typically burn and spread just below the ground in the root system of trees and other fuels not fully consumed by the earlier fires and doctors out there >> the basement provided gps coordinates of where those hot spots are and they're

so with that was being prepared, local fire departments and calfire have been preparing well ahead of critical fire weather. >> which means enhanced patrols and starting seasonal academies in april, which usually begins in may. >> under red flag warning calfire urges residents to use caution. they ask that all of us do all we can to prevent sparks. don't throw out a lit cigarette. >> avoid using your lawn mower on dry grass and make sure your safety chain doesn't hit the pavement. when you're pulling a trailer. >> gayle ong reporting for us tonight. meanwhile, most fire at a dump in marin county now under control. this is time lapse video of the scene that unfolded this morning at the redwood land filled along lake ville highway near in nevado tonight. there's no word on exactly what sparked the blaze fire crews in yuba county have also contained a large grass fire that sparked yesterday afternoon. the blaze charring some 100 acres and also destroyed a barn and burned and abandoned building. strong winds did forced crews to issue evacuations in the area. >> i contacted yuma county. yo

the mission that has seen the addition of new calfire national guard hand crews across the state. >> has been dubbed task force rattlesnake for its quick strike capabilities. no doubt. and if the battle against wildfire is like a war. the more boots on the ground. the better says chief pereira. >> that sense of urgency and readiness. and you know, this year with the precipitation and snowpack. it's going to be another busy year like it has in years past. in my opinion. but mike said we're all here and every one big happy family and us trying to get it done, getting ready for viruses. >> the national guard needs no training in one respect. that is the ability to be ready to go at a moment's notice now that it's fire season that call could come at any time in morgan hill. rob fladeboe kron 4 news. get your phone ready to scan this qr code kron four's, a special section on our website just for wildfire resources. >> you can scan this code with the camera on your phone and it will take you directly to our web page. it includes advice on evacuation checklists wildfire past preparedness ti

we've got members of the california national guard training alongside calfire recruits preparing for this upcoming fire season. the guard members were put to here in south san jose for their training. they're being taught how to cut fire breaks, how to basically cut back brush that creates a fuel for these wildfires. so yeah, heavy work. heavy training ahead of what's expected to be very severe fire season. but the guard says their mission is to go wherever they're needed. just like any other mission. we're just preparing ourselves so that we're ready. >> and then we execute that mission to the best of our abilities. it's all new kind of getting dropped off on the moon. but they've caught on very quickly and every day they're learning something new. so every day is a little bit recalling. >> now the national guard members will help make up for the lack of inmate. firefighters. many were given early release during the pandemic. so they've got to fill the ranks. now. kron 4, by the way, has a special section on our website just for wildfire resources. so while in describing it take out

so with that was being prepared, local fire departments and calfire have been preparing well ahead of critical fire weather. >> which means enhanced patrols and starting seasonal academies in april, which usually begins in may. >> under red flag warning calfire urges residents to use caution. they ask that all of us do all we can to prevent sparks. don't throw out a lit cigarette avoid using your lawn mower on dry grass. >> and make sure your safety chain doesn't hit the pavement. when you're pulling a trailer. and what you can do under red flag events. is heavier ready, set. go plan in place and important documents backed up. >> here in seminole, gayle ong kron 4 news. >> a mulch fire at a dump in marin county now under control tonight. take a look at this time. lapse video from the scene this morning at the redwood landfill on lake bill highway near in nevado. so far there's no word on what sparked the fire. fire crews in yuma county also containing a large fire that sparked yesterday afternoon. this blaze burning some 100 acres but also destroyed a barn and burned an abandoned buil

so with that was being prepared, local fire departments and calfire have been preparing well ahead of critical fire weather. >> which means enhanced patrols and starting seasonal academies in april, which usually begins in may. >> under red flag warning calfire urges residents to use caution. they ask that all of us do all we can to prevent sparks. don't throw out a lit cigarette avoid using your lawn mower on dry grass. >> and make sure your safety chain doesn't hit the pavement. when you're pulling a trailer. >> now what you can do under red flag events is to have your ready set, go plan in place and upload important documents. make sure those are backed up. these are things i talked to evacuees that they wish they have done and again, the winds are going to be a major concern up in the hills and higher elevation and you can already feel the breeze coming down here in the valley live at gayle ong kron 4 news time to get ready right now. thank you. meanwhile, a mulch fire. the dump in marin county now under control. >> take a look at this time. lapse video of the scene this morning a

now training alongside calfire recruits in preparation for this summer's firefight guard members havet to work. as you can see in the south san jose training on how to dig fire breaks how to cut back brush. that obviously fuel fires as they burn. it's part of the guards overall mission, they say, to go anywhere that they're needed. just like any other mission. we're just preparing ourselves so that we're ready. >> and then we execute that mission to the best of our abilities. it's all new kind of getting dropped off on the moon. but they've caught on very quickly and every day they're learning something new. so every day is a little bit recalling. >> the national guard members are going to be helping make up for the lack of inmate firefighters who traditionally would be helping out during summer wildfire seasons. but a lot of them were released early because of the pandemic. >> it turns out a trust that was set up to pay victims of wildfires sparked by pg and e pay them. only 7 million dollars last year while racking up 51 million dollars in overhead expenses. the trust was created as

what we're talking about calfire issued that red flag warning mainly due to the gusty winds and low humidity and the dry brush officials in vacaville say these conditions that they're seeing normally don't appear until july. and here we are already dealing with it. that red flag warning thankfully is set to expire tonight. >> in the east bay with not much rain and record setting temperatures almost as an increase in fire danger there, too. so to keep things burning out of control. the fire department asking the public to help the city's danger area or fire hazard severity zone has been actually mapped out. you can see it here practically all of the oakland hills or in this zone and it's a very high fire hazard category. >> it's challenging to control the ignition is challenging to control the weather. you can't control the feed. the one thing we can control is fuels, but the showers never manifested that we thought we had hoped for. >> we're in back in the severe drought conditions. the moisture within the fuel is at record lows. >> the fire department is going to be doing inspections in the

we'll see some wind this weekend and that has firefighters on high alert says calfire school pereira obviously with the winds is going to provide a higher. >> fire danger lower humidities and more chances incident to spark and actually go extended. so with that was being prepared. >> don't think it's too early for a big wildfire. 2008 summit fire which burned 4,000 acres in the santa cruz mountains broke out amid high winds on may 22nd the early fire season. has calfire adding more staff which now includes the california national guard which is in training this weekend. cal-fire santa clara unit. typically at this time. we provide 5 engines for response. we've up that staffing up to 10 engines. >> additionally, we typically have one dozer during this time we upped that to 2. pretty much what that staffing pattern throughout the state based in santa clara you in the northern region up to the siskiyou every and cal fire's up their stocking levels to meet those requirements. >> and some perspective for so far. 13,000 acres have burned across california this year. that's 8 times more tha

also today calfire suspending burn permits for santa clara, alameda and contra costa counties. no outdoor burning of branches and leaves. >>> coming up next on "today in the bay," this monday morning, the services twitter is hoping you will pay for, that's next in your business headlines from cnbc. >>> the warriors do it again w more than 4,000 fans in the stands, the team closing out the regular season with a big win. so coming up for you in 15 minutes, what's next for steph curry, who has won his second scoring title. you're watching "today in the bay." >>> good morning! i am dominic chu from cnbc global headquarters. wall street set to open lower this week. the dow losing 1% and the 1.town 1.5% and the nasdaq dropping more than 2% on its own on inflation fears after consumer prices rose in april at their fastest pace in 13 years. investors are concerned the federal reserve may have to raise interest rates earlier than expected to keep the economy from overheating. in focus fornd investors this week, reports on the month's fed meeting and earnings from retailers, home depot,

calfire wants people to prepared be ready and especially ready your car so that you don't accidentally start a wildfire while you're on the road. according to cal fire vehicle sparked fires or one of the leading causes of wildfires in california. first they say be careful where you pull over try to avoid pulling over areas that have tall grass or weeds because hot exhaust pipes can start fires also make sure nothing on your car is dragging on the ground, especially change that could be hanging from trailers. they also suggest you carry a fire extinguisher in your vehicle and check your brakes. because warren outbreaks can actually cause a spark. and as we know all it takes is a spark as we take a live look outside here on this friday night. this is obviously the golden gate bridge hudson. well, it's been pretty cool at the coast. but you go inland on monday. boy. oh boy. >> it could be hot and notice a lot of the traffic was really heavy yesterday. if trying to get away if others still planning to get away. you have a few tips for me. yeah. weather really looking nice for the holiday w

it started around noon yesterday and today calfire work to strengthen containment lines and mop up hot spots. so far it's burned about 32 acres. cal fire says it has suspended backyard burns for folks in santa cruz county affective immediately. >> the stops backyard burning for the county and bans all residential outdoor burning of landscape debris without a permit from cal fire. the agency is also asking folks to make sure there is at least 100 feet of defensible space around homes and buildings on folks property and to be prepared to evacuate if the time comes for that to do so. the suspension of backyard burns, we're told does not apply to camp fires within organize campgrounds or on private properties. campfires may be permitted if the fire is maintained to prevent spreading. >> now to our weather forecast as we take a live look outside their across the bay and alcatraz stuck right there in the middle. very windy out there on this sunday. and it would cause some concerns for the fires that were burning and that more could be started. that's right. and we're also tracking a huge war

tonight at 6 bringing in back-up calfire relying on a new set of hands to help them fight fires aheadry chaotic wildfire season. >> and we are there as the new firefighters got some training plus we continue to follow our breaking news. a large fire at a senior care facility in walnut creek. >> smoke could be seen from interstate 6.80 and blowing embers caused a few other smaller fires at some homes and apartments. >> we'll have a live update from the scene at the top of the hour. news at 6 coming up next. >> the bay area's local news stations. you now with breaking news. >> and tonight at 6, we're following breaking news out of the east bay. there is a large fire at a senior care facility in walnut creek firefighters are mopping up the scene right now. kron four's, michelle kingston just got there and joins us now with the very latest details. michelle. >> it just spoke to a woman who lives right across the street from this senior care living facility. she said she heard 2 loud explosions and then saw fire good samaritans assisted the firefighters and getting all 5 of the residents o

. >> governor gavin newsome stopped by this calfire hangar in sacramento county to push part of whatoposing in the state budget billions toward emergency response and prevention state leaders are hoping to get this funding passed and out with peak fire season underway. >> taking a test ride in one of the state's new black hawk helicopters. governor gavin newsome and state emergency response leaders say this is one of many much needed tools as the state sees an intense start to fire season. clearly we recognize we need to step up our efforts here. the helicopter is one of what will be a complete fleet of a dozen of them by 2022 with some money. governor newsom is earmarked for wildfire response this year. newsome is proposing 2 billion dollars total for emergency preparedness, including 800 million dollars toward emergency response and one 0.2 billion toward fire prevention, including 500 fast tracked forest management projects across the state funding also includes money for an extra 1400 firefighters to stay on through the end of the we actually have more >> on the ground going into

. >> governor gavin newsome stopped by this calfire hangar in sacramento county to push part of what he's proposing in the state budget billions toward emergency response and prevention state leaders are hoping to get this funding passed and out with peak fire season underway. >> taking a test ride in one of the state's new black hawk helicopters. governor gavin newsome and state emergency response leaders say this is one of many much needed tools as the state sees an intense start to fire season. clearly we recognize we need to step up our efforts here. the helicopter is one of what will be a complete fleet of a dozen of them by 2022 with some money. governor newsom is earmarked for wildfire response this year. newsome is proposing 2 billion dollars total for emergency preparedness, including 800 million dollars toward emergency response and one 0.2 billion toward fire prevention, including 500 fast tracked forest management projects across the state funding also includes money for an extra 1400 firefighters to stay on through the end of the we actually have more >> on the ground go

prepared conditions are very dry there are red flag conditions in parts of the state right now today, calfire other agencies made a plea to the public to prepare. >> make a plan. make sure that you've got battery backup for all of your devices so that you can get your information that you need. have a full tank of gas. and practice your family plan. >> cal-fire the forest service, other agencies hiring thousands of seasonal firefighters and the public is being encouraged to sign up for emergency alerts in the santa cruz mountains a wildfire that was brought under control months and months ago is still smoldering and it touched off a new fire over the weekend as kron four's tells us, it's one of several factors that point to an early fire season in the mountains and beyond. >> it turns out the smoke plume that popped up sunday afternoon in a remote part of big basin. state park is actually a hot spot from last summer's devastating. czu lightning complex fire. it was burning underground in tree roots says cal fire san mateo santa cruz county chief ian larkin. there was a lot of heavy fuel out t

only abc7 news was in the north bay today as some of calfire's newest recruits trained.hey hacked away at dry brush creating breaks in case a fire ever breaks out in these hills. >>> in the south bay fremont fire will have extra staffing this weekend. today crews drove the access roads in the hills to make sure brush and debris were cleared out. they say residents should also clear dry brush around their homes, but be sure not to mow it because that can spark a fire. >> we're obviously starting fire season a little bit early and we got a lot of wind coming the next couple days, so very important to just be safe and prevent the fire from actually starting. >> fremont firefighters also recently gave their four wheel fire trucks tune-ups and conducted refresher wildfire training. we sent this push alert on our abc7 news app just at the top of the hour when the red flag warning went into effect for parts of the bay area. if you want alerts like this on weather conditions throughout the weekend, the app is free to download in the apple store. >>> san francisco police shot a b

began a day of training with a 4 mile track into the south san jose back country alongside regular calfire recruit the men and women in green fatigues or members of the california national guard for whom this is just another mission. this task force. our mission here is to reduce fuels and respond to fire. so. >> just like any other mission. we're just preparing ourselves so that we're ready and then we execute that mission to the best of our abilities status. >> guardsmen and women trained alongside regulars cal fire crews thursday in the use of the polaski tool. they will no doubt be deployed to cut fire breaks. another backbreaking work when the time comes, there are little green, but they learn fast his battalion chief cool pereira its all new kind of getting dropped off on the moon. but they've caught on very quickly and every day they're learning something new. so every day is a little bit recall. >> the national guard units will make up for the lack of inmate. firefighters whose ranks have been depleted by early releases amid the pandemic. >> these and other newly formed hand crews

only abc7 news was in the north bay today as some of calfire's newest recruits trained.hey hacked away at dry brush creating breaks in case a fire ever breaks out in these hills. >>> in the south bay fremont fire will have extra staffing this weekend. today crews drove the access roads in the hills to make sure brush and debris were cleared out. they say residents should also clear dry brush around their homes, but be sure not to mow it because that can spark a fire. >> we're obviously starting fire season a little bit early and we got a lot of wind coming the next couple days, so very important to just be safe and prevent the fire from actually starting. >> fremont firefighters also recently gave their four wheel fire trucks tune-ups and conducted refresher wildfire training. we sent this push alert on our abc7 news app just at the top of the hour when the red flag warning went into effect for parts of the bay area. if you want alerts like this on weather conditions throughout the weekend, the app is free to download in the apple store. arrae rk this afternoon just be 1

people who might be out barbecuing and doing education>> because of early prison release due to covid, calfire have been notified cities a few are available handcrews>> if we get an emergency in oakland will not get the handcrews were used to receive. >> doug hopes the preparation will keep his home and family safe. >> if this is in example of why this season will go there will be a lot of fires that will create a lot of damage and a lot of heartache for a lot of people.>> firefighters are reminding people if they are using a lawn more to do so in the early morning hours and not the afternoon. will help reduce the chances of a fire. in oakland i am da lin , kpix 5 . >>> bay area firefighters battle if you while fire saturday, starting less than 12 hours after the red flag warning went into effect. added santa clara county fire crews put out a three-acre blaze that burned near the san jose municipal golf course the fire smart creek area near the golf course on oakland road. fire crews found in flames engulfing some oak trees and burning several homeless encampment spirit there were reports of e

. >> calfire expects to see even more of the so-called sleeper fire says conditions continue to dry out get your phone out. you can scan this qr code kron 4 has a special section on our website just for wildfire resources. you can scan the code with the camera on your phone and that will take you directly to our web page with evacuation checklists wildfire preparedness tips and what to do after a wild fire. >> all right. let's go ahead and not go outside right now taking a live look over downtown san francisco on this beautiful evening. >> chief meteorologist lawrence karnow is with us. beautiful warm day in the bay, lawrence. but. more dry weather, dry fire conditions. we've got some offshore winds. those all combining. >> to keep us informed that headed into a season that may not be like any other we've seen. and so this is an early start. we've seen some of these pop-up fires already and now got red flag warnings are beginning to show up so high fire danger in parts of the east bay today head. slow county. the fire conditions just right there. some gusty winds 25 to 35 mile an hour g

. >> governor gavin newsome stopped by this calfire hangar in sacramento county to push part of what he's proposing in the state budget billions toward emergency response and prevention state leaders are hoping to get this funding passed and out with peak fire season underway. >> taking a test ride in one of the state's new black hawk helicopters. governor gavin newsome and state emergency response leaders say this is one of many much needed tools as the state sees an intense start to fire season. clearly we recognize we need to step up our efforts here the helicopter is one of what will be a complete fleet of a dozen of them by 2020 to get some money. governor newsom is earmarked for wildfire response this year. newsome is proposing 2 billion dollars total for emergency preparedness, including a 100 million dollars toward emergency response and one 0.2 billion toward fire prevention, including 500 fast track four's manager projects across the state funding also includes money for an extra 1400 firefighters to stay on through the end of the we actually have more >> on the ground goin

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meanwhile, calfire is suspending burn permits starting monday for contra costa, santa clara and alameda due to the increased fire danger risk. rob mayeda has been following this closely and how is it looking out there for us? >> right now may be the best thing short term for fire danger, low clouds, drizzle, seeing some of that around the bay area this morning. 52 in san jose. and a cool afternoon, 72 later on in san jose, 60 in san francisco. upper 60s near hayward and your seven-day forecast by the way the bay area this weekend cool finish, highs inland staying in the 70s. mike? >> light overall for friday as we expect but highway 4 very slow there through concord, pittsburg, bay point. travel times are kicking in again through concord, just like monday through thursday and a quick look at the bay bridge from emeryville, the toll plaza here, there are low clouds, cloudy, carl the fog's sister and rob's friend mr. drizzle, mist or drizzle, mr. drizzle. >> mr. drizzle. all right, that's going to do it for us. enjoy the cooler temperatures this weekend. >> look across the bay area this m

the homeowner was fined for sparking that fire calfire urging you just like you heard or jule as well. do not use power tools to cut dry grass during red flag warnings. it's so easy to spark a fire and is so easy to read about what you can do and see all of our stories on wildfires resources and everything that you really need to know. >> right down to the evacuation checklists that you should have and the s k plan for your family. just go to our website or easier yet. just a don't take a picture point your phone at this qr code and it will take a right to the wildfire spot on kron. 4 dot com happening today. governor newsom is going make a major announcement in alameda county and it could mean hundreds of dollars for you at 10 o'clock this morning, the governor is going to unveil his economic recovery package to help californians rebound from the financial impact of the pandemic. word is that it's going to be stimulus checks. that about i think 2 thirds california's would qualify for so we'll hear more about what qualifies you is should be about $600. they say if you qualify and then

. >> calfire expect to see even more of these so-called sleeper fires as conditions continue to dry out. >> state lawmakers say that more needs to be done to prevent wildfires. republican assemblyman james gallagher says that we should double the budget for wildfire prevention of forest management from 200 million 2, 400 million over the next 5 years. gallagher represents paradise, which as you know, was decimated by the state's deadliest wildfire in 2018. >> if you want to get on top of the tender box of fuel that we have in our forests and wild lands right now. you have to do 2 things. number one, we need more money going into these projects. and number 2, we need to remove the red tape. sequin other barriers that stop these projects are moving forward. >> so far the proposal has stalled in the democrat led natural resources committee. a spokesperson says the shorter legislative schedule has for several bills to be set aside. adding the proposal would not even take effect for at least a year. >> and get your phone ready scan. this qr code that you see on your screen. kron 4 has actual

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. >> and if you're heading out for memorial day weekend calfire wants you to prepare your car.t accidentally sparked a wildfire while you're out on the road. according to cal fire vehicle. sparked fires are one of the leading causes of wildfires in california. so first off, they're saying be careful where you pull over try to avoid pulling over in areas with tall grass or weeds because hot exhaust pipes can start fires. also make sure nothing on your car is dragging on the ground, especially chains that could be hanging off of a trailer. they also are suggesting that you carry a fire extinguisher in your car and check your brakes because warren breaks can cause a spark. and for more now on the hot temperatures. we're joined right now by our meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez. she's going to be telling us exactly how hot we're going to get. and when and it looks like monday is the hottest day of the long holiday weekend. yeah, course it has to land on memorial day were a lot of people are outdoors barbecuing. >> please be safe out there bay area because 90% of wildfires up to 95% a

vicki calfire pointing out they've already seen a 700% increase and the mount of fires that they have a battled this year compared to this time last year and we're not even in summer yet officially carefully that. yeah. thanks l a. make sure your cell phone is handy. kron 4 has a special section on our website just for wildfire resources. you can use the camera on your phone. >> to scan this qr code and it's going to take you directly to our web page. there. you'll find tips on creating defensible space around your house. evacuation checklists and other wildfire preparedness tips again, just scan the code you see on your screen right now and it will take you right to the wildfire resources page. >> all right. weather time obviously so connected to the hole. fire predicament and the drought. as we take a live look above san francisco on this monday pretty warm to hot day in the bay come for us. chief meteorologist lawrence karnow joining us now with a look at what we can expect. yeah. the hot weather going to continue their signs of the high pressure that brought us all the hot weather

to fade away to that 10 brown that we're used to in summer and it's going to be a long, hot summer calfire held a press conference earlier today just on the road here. warning folks to be prepared for a dangerous fire season. >> after a brutal twenty-twenty fire season in a mild winter california is now heading into the 2021 fire season with bone dry conditions across the state. we are seeing conditions right now. this year. >> that or a month or 2 down the road. cal fire, the u.s. forest service and other firefighting agencies are hiring thousands of seasonal firefighters bringing in new equipment like these helicopters. >> to help cal fire this year. >> asked for early augmentations. and emergency funding and has hired an additional 1200 to 1400 firefighters as of now ahead of schedule. >> they're also making a plea to the public to help prevent fires and be prepared to move quickly if one starts you need to think of it this way. >> every acre in california can and will burn some day. >> you need to be prepared as if it's going to happen today. >> so do your hard hardening of your struct

and happening now, members of the california national guard or training alongside calfire recruits gettingor what's expected to be a tough summer kron four's. rob fladeboe has more. >> just like any other mission. we're just preparing ourselves so that we're ready and that we execute that mission to the best of our abilities. it's all kind of getting dropped off on the moon. but they've caught on very quickly and every day they're learningrsomething new. and so every day is a little bit recalling. >> the guardsmen tell rob that they are going to do what they can. they have inmate firefighters, too, who were actually given early release to help in the pandemic. well, turns out the trust that was set up to pay the victims of wildfires sparked by pg equipment. >> pay them. only 7 million dollars in all of last year while it raked up racked up, i should say 51 million dollars in overhead. now the trust was created as part of the agility is bankruptcy proceedings after the deadly fire that wiped out the town of paradise. it's supposed to compensate nearly 70,000 victims. but an investigation fo

calfire urging you not to use power tools to cut dry grass, especially during red flag warnings like we have right now. kron 4, by the way, has a special section on our website kron 4 dot com with a lot of information that will be useful for you during this wildfire season. some scan that qr code right now with your phone's camera and it will take you to that page where we've got everything from advice on how to create defensible space around your property safely. what you should include in your evacuation kit that go bag that you should grab when a warning comes out that it's time to go because there's welfare coming lot of good information there for you again. that qr code take you right to it. >> it's 9. '07. and in the north bay. yet another woman comes forward with her story accusing windsor, mayor dominic foppoli. >> of misconduct and this victim herself is a former mayor of the north bay city. we've got kron 4. sarah stinson live for us in windsor to explain sarah. >> the list of women making allegations against mayor dominic foppoli here in windsor. it's growing, but so is th

along the freeways that are of concern is also what are called urban interface areas where you have calfire working the wildland areas in san jose fire keeping watch over those areas that bump up against the urban area. let's hear more on this now from captain matlow. we have lots of interface areas, areas where there's vegetation. >> one company of hours yesterday was on for vegetation fires that i'm aware of in a couple of them were rather large. we do have large vegetation fires right here in the city. so it doesn't matter where the vegetation is. if it's in your front yard, if it's in a park, if it's along the creek or if it's out and though the woods we're cal fire's responsible. we don't want any of that burning. >> these this is a map. that tweeted out actually with video tweeted by cal fire. but this map shows that cal fire contained a small fire off china grade road. the santa cruz mountains earlier today burned just a little over 5 acres know homes or structures were threatened. no evacuations were necessary. but it just shows you how the fire season is a little bit ahead of sched

calfire saying nearly 700% more acres have burned this year compared to the same time last year and because of the dangerous conditions, all outdoor burning is bad in sonoma, napa and solano counties. cal fire. and that's a announcing the enactment of this burn ban for the 3 north bay counties along with lake yolo and colusa counties. the agency justifying the decision noting california is entering its second consecutive dry year. we're bracing for what could be another devastating wildfire season. jonathan, catherine, back to you. thank you. grant this week lafayette city leaders will hear from them are either orinda fire district on how its crews are getting ready for fire season. >> and they will get updates on possible power outages related to fire danger. also how local agencies are planning to communicate with the public. the virtual meeting is scheduled for wednesday night at 7 o'clock also wednesday the moraga town council will officially object to the idea of the orinda fire district consolidating with the contra costa county fire protection district a lot of the residents in that

it started yesterday and calfire work today to strengthen containment lines and mop up hot spots. it has burned about 32 acres so far as we track the several small fires here at home are also keeping an eye on a blaze burning near san diego tonight. >> here's a look at some horses left behind in the fire. the san diego humane society says that its emergency response team rushed to the scene and along with the county's department of animal services managed to save those horses to get them out. cal fire says this blaze has scorched more than 2900 acres at this point and is still at 0% containment. >> we're talking about fires a few months too early fire season is getting a jump start on as we take a live look outside here at downtown san francisco. this is our camera on top of mount tam and looks like my sparkly sunday night dup, but we are tracking those fire threats that are still lingering as we move into the workweek. >> kron 4 meteorologist mabrisa rodriguez here tonight with a look at what's on the way for the start of your monday yeah. and the biggest area of concern just cnn

. >> but most of these calfire pilots say they already know where the water is.hey know where these rivers and streams the stock ponds are, but they are going to be harder to find later on this summer. we've already seen how the reservoirs are starting to dry up right now. so there will also be more reliance on water. tenders still have to truck water in. there's a couple of a big water tenders here in morgan several individuals are now under contract. >> so it's going to be a worse as the drought worsens. here's more now from cal fire for prevention, specialist and temperament. >> we don't >> and available water source all the time when we're out in the area trying to find registration fires. and so that can impact us. if we're we're far out into the hills. where there are no hydrants. we have to get water into the engines to help put the fire out. so typically we do that with water tenders and truck water in an out, but. when we don't have as many water tenders available or having a hard time getting in there with them. if we can find water sources. lakes. pond