i mean, for example, the caldor fire up in the tahoe area was incredibly devastating. homes were lost, but a lot of that fire did burn through the forest which again is just as devastating, but you don't get that incredibly toxic air quality. the air quality is still bad, but it's not like what you're going to see here. the other thing to keep in mind is that acreage. right now the acreage here is significant, but the real disaster comes because the fire is burning through communities and neighborhoods. in northern california we see fires that have reached up to 400,000 acres or more like the dixie fire which happened years ago, but again, a lot of that fire spread through the forest. so very different types of wildfire, but all disastrous and all heartbreaking. >> good perspective there. appreciate it. >>> firefighters are concerned that the winds could ground firefighting aircraft yet again and cause tiny burning embers to fly for miles like they did last week. that means current fires might have the potential to fuel new ones all across los angeles. >> we have a bur

. >> i was evacuated during the caldor fire. i lived up off highway 50 and the winds whipped up so fast i -- specifically because of the wind i got out of there a good eight hours before the mandatory evacuation came through and i was really glad i did. every wind advisory get my attention now, for sure. >> reporter: the national weather service issued a wind advisory through tuesday morning covering the north bay interior mountains. gusts could reach up to 55 miles per hour. high winds are responsible for the destructive wildfires in southern california. while current conditions locally are concerning, fire officials in sonoma county say there is one major difference in the regions. >> no wildland fire risk because of our fuel moistures are so high in the north bay. >> reporter: captain gary johnson with the sonoma valley fire district says firefighters are mostly concerned about downed trees and power outages. in fact, with no imminent fire danger present sonoma valley fire dispatched ten firefighters to l.a. county. captain j

fire stations closed that they closed this week had that been shuttered back in october when the caldor fire broke out. >> the chief argues we could have very well seeing the same devastation here that we're currently seeing down in l a. >> when we don't have our full compliment of fire service. 3 months ago, we could be looking the same way la looks for a person is having a heart attack or seizure port, a structure fire. we could be 10, 12, 15 minutes away because now we're coming from 4 districts. a way to get to that call. >> well, the city is receiving a little more than 2 and a half billion dollars from the sale of the oakland coliseum. but that money won't be enough even if they are able to save one of the 2 fire stations. don't forget, there are 4 more that are slated to be closed in february. so that's just another angle to the story that we're following. >> now we'll start with something a little bit closer to home right here in that is just over an hour ago. you may have felt a little jolt in more than a little jolt. if you are closer to the epicenter of this 3.7 magnitude qua

had those 2 fire stations closed earlier this week had if had they been shuttered during october's caldor fire. well, oakland could very well be seeing the same devastation that la is dealing with right now. >> when we don't have our full compliment of fire service. 3 months ago, we could be looking the same way la looks per person is having a heart attack or seizure port, a structure fire. we could be 10, 12, 15 minutes away our come from 4 districts a way to get to that call. >> the city is receiving a little more than 2 and a half million dollars in the next several weeks from that, sale of the revenue from the sale of the oakland coliseum and arena last year. but even if that event that's alemany is able to save one of the 2 fire stations for more are slated to close in february 708, right now. and the devastation in los angeles is just so overwhelming. >> one thing that's giving people hope, though, is seeing the hard work from firefighters. yeah, and some of them i from here in the bay area heading down there to help out. >> in the efforts, kron 4 sarah stinson gives us a closer >>