miraculously spared but their neighborhood on mark west springs road mostly looks like thissot: jennifer arringtonee// " i see some of the pictures of the cars and the driveways and i'm afraid to think that would have been us."the arringtons are two of about thirty neighbors who were quarraled into this parking lot early that morning at mark west lodge as flames made their way directly toward them.they credit three fire engines and a sonoma county sheriffs deputy for staying with them all five hours keeping everyone calm.sot: jennifer arrington, tubbs fire evacuee // "because we pretty much engulfed that was the only option pretty much so they were really good about making us feel safe and had clear plans on what to do." they were finally led to safety by a second deputy but never got to give their thanks. so they're hoping to find him and show their gratitude in person. sot: sot: jennifer arrington, tubbs fire evacuee // "thank you, thank you a lot. we couldn't be here without them. so we're trying to find the one especially that was in the parking lot with us the deputy sheriff."a viewer has sin

sot: sot: jennifer arrington, tubbs fire evacuee // "thank you, thank you a lot.nd the one especially that was in the parking lot with us the deputy sheriff."a viewer has since called kron 4 with information that's been arringtons who will in touch. in sonoma county ella sogomonian (darya) with all the fires burning... basketball may have been the last thing on your mind... but it's first in gary's world... with the warriors season opener. with all the breaking news. a lot of people woke up and forgot today is the opening of the nba season. you got the warriors playing. that's the hamilton star devee diggs. he's from oakland, rapping about how we're going to win again. the giants and a's in baseball the giants and a's in baseball in last place. in football the 49ers and raiders in last place. if you're looking for a little relief this is it.its just fires ,fires fires. like

you just have to do what you have to do. >> ktvu fox 2 news. >>> jennifer arrington took these pictures of the caravan making its way up the hill with the smoking ruin. they reached town and everyone's then split. the deputy kept saying we will be all right to during the altercation. >> that is incredible. >>> let's get to the wildfire in mendocino where five more people have been identified killed in the fires. steve stetler was found outside of his home. remains of his girlfriend jenna on so were inside the home. two more victims emerging gardener and her caregiver elizabeth foster. they died in the home that they shared. the remains of margaret stephenson were found in her home. eight people were killed in the mendocino county fire. >>> in the santa cruz mountains some who evacuated their homes are being allowed back to the neighborhoods. a stream of vehicles reentered the las cumbres neighborhoods. higher humidity and cooler temperatures have allowed crews to get the upper hand on this fire. rain overnight also helped. the bear fire has burned 320 acres. containment is now at 45%. p

. >> reporter: jennifer arrington shot this video escaping the tubbs fire. >> it's real.s is not a joke. >> i knew the parking lot was there. >> reporter: mark aldridge another deputies were on the hill evacuating people. what his sergeant warned, fire was everywhere. aldridge stopped and waved fleeing cars onto the pavement at a former restaurant >> keeping people calm. keeping call my cell. listening to what's going on. >> reporter: on his radio alldredge could hear neighborhoods were burning. people needed rescue and he had three dozen people from infants through the elderly huddled and terrified the fire would get them. >> there were young mothers. one with a four-month-old baby. she was throwing up behind her car. she thought she would see her baby burn. i hugged her. >> reporter: as flames sneered, alldredge had everyone close to their cars together and hunker inside. >> we had to get into the center of the car. i covered my son in towels and i had him lay his head on the console. >> reporter: what was remarkable over those five long hours was the deputy's demeanor.

it was then that jennifer arrington took this video escaping the tubbs fire. deputy mark aldridge and others were on the hill evacuating people with the fire surrounding them. aldridge stopped and waved fleeing cars onto the pavement at a former restaurant. aldridge had everyone cluster their cars together and stay inside. he admitted he was more scared than he let them see but he did not want anyone to panic. >> some of them tried. there were a couple people that did not want to be here. you could see it in their face. i said stay here. there is no other way to go. literally there is no other place to go. >> there were young mothers. she was throwing up a hunter car. she thought she was going to see her baby burn. i would hug her. >> arrington said over those long hours, deputy aldridge's demeanor was remarkable. he checked on everybody going from car to car in giving kids treats. as for what he did, the deputy said he is no hero. he just did what he had to do. >>> schools in sonoma county are beginning to schedule their reopening dates. school districts open

jennifer arrington shot this video while escaping the tubbs fire.y mark aldridge and other deputies were all over the hill evacuating people. fire surrounded them and officer aldrich stopped and waved fleeing cars onto the pavement at a former restaurant. he had everyone cluster their cars together and hunker down inside. officer aldrich admits he was more scared than he left on but did not want anyone to panic and leave. >> some of them tried. there were a couple people. you can tell. you can see it in their face. i said stay here. there was literally no other place to go. >> there were young mothers, one had a four-month-old baby. she was throwing up behind her car. she thought she would see her baby burn. i hugged her. >> airrington said over those five long hours, the deputies were remarkable. the deputy checked on everyone going from car to car, giving the kids treats. the deputy said he is not a hero. he did what he had to do. >>> half of the schools in the city of santa rosa will reopen next friday. the only santa rosa district campus lost in

it was then that jennifer arrington was shooting this video as they were escaping the tubbs fire. deputy mark aldridge and others were all over the hill evacuating people with fire around them. aldridge stopped and waited fleeing cars onto the pavement at a former restaurant. aldridge had everyone gather and cluster their cars together to stay inside. he admits he was more scared than he was letting them see but did not want anyone to panic and bolt. >> some of them tried. there were a couple people that did not want to be here. you can tell. you can see it in their face. i said stay here. there was literally no other place to go. >> there were young mothers. one had a four-month-old baby. she was throwing up behind her car and she thought she would see her baby burn. i hugged her. >> she said over those five hours, deputy airrington's demeanor was remarkable. he checked on everyone going from car to car giving kids treats. the deputy said he is no hero. he just did what he had to do. >>> schools in sonoma county are beginning to schedule their reopening dates. school districts op