lisa bernard is in grant cove, california, with more on this. lisa?> tony, we're just getting word that a search is underway for a 62-year-old woman who was hiking, got separated from her group, and is now missing. the fresno county sheriff department tells us that it's not near the flames, but there is hindering to find her. 100 square miles in one day burning with little relief in site. >> we're going to come in through the fire air at approximately 35 to 40 mph through the afternoon. >> fire officials are taking the unprecedented step to call for volunteers in the area. >> president obama signing an emergency for washington state. in 11 counties and several native american communities affected by the fires, officials say that the situation is so fluid it's hard to track how many homes have been destroyed. more fires are racing through bone dry states throughout the west. evacuations have been offered through idaho. new blaze ms. oregon, idaho and montana. in california, more than 12,000 firefighters are battling firefighters across the state. and o

lisa bernard is in hume lake california. good evening lisa. >> we are deep in sequoia national park, 8,000 acres have burned just since yesterday. much of this park has been evacuated, and now, a pg&e facility located here in the park says it's evacuating its employees as well. those employees were helping to deenergize power lines to provide support for firefighters. the fire now here as it is in washington is still spreading. >> today we're looking for a lot calmer day in terms of wind which will help you make some further progress. >> reporter: firefighters in washington state are homing reduced winds will give them the upper hand while they continue to battle fires that have torched thousands of acres of forest lands. >> the fire has crossed highway 155 and we're calling the fire 15% contained. >> firefighters in okanagan county are fighting at least five fires, burning to hot and too fast to know how many homes have been destroyed. >> there were no accidents or injuries. >> president obama declared an emergency in washin

lisa bernard reports from king's canyon national park. where firefighters are working around the clock. >> what did you learn about this fire? >> this is the most steep topography. one of the most steepest train in the united states. >> what would it happen if it went to the other side? >> on the other side of the road is more uncontained fuels, these firefighters are trying as hard as they can to keep it inside those lines. they are trying to eliminate the vegetation and by lighting back fires we're able to control it a little more do it under our terms versus nature's or others. >> the fire has been raging since a lightning strike ignited the area last month. most of the fire is in the back country inaccessible to firefighters on foot. choppers have been collecting water from a large lake here and dropping it as fast as possible and returning for more. thick smoke in the mornings is preventing the choppers from going up until late afternoon. ten helicopters are being used on this fire. and here you can see what they are trying to preven

lisa bernard has the story. >> what is unique with this fire? >> one of the biggest challenges is in deep topography and terrain. >> you want to make sure it doesn't jump over this road. what would happen if it got to the other side of the road. >> on the other side is more uncontained fuels, leading to problems along the way. these crews are working very hard to keep it inside these lines. one thing we're trying to do is actually eliminate the vegetation or fuel. lighting back fires, do it under our terms, versus nature's or others. >> the fires have been raging since a lightning strike ignited last month. more than 47,000 acres has already burned, most in the back country inaccessible to firefighters on foot. choppers have been collecting water from a large lake here dropping it as fast as possible and returning for more. thick smoke in the morning is preventing the choppers from going up until late afternoon. ten helicopters are being used on this fire. and here you can see what they are trying to prevent. the king's canyon lodge is the only

lisa bernard joins us from grant grove, california. lisa, you were on the fire line, what are the conditions like there now? >> reporter: well, antonio, the burned part of the forest that we saw really looks like a moon escape. and the firefighters on the line were impressive. in the way that they springed the fire from racing up the hill across the road and preventing even more damage that could have occurred. in the past hour, officials here have announced that large portions of this national park will be closed to visitors indefinitely because of the fire and the smoke. and also now the first structure has been lost. a tourist lodge is now gone. the fire in washington state that killed three firefighters and injured four others has exploded in size. burning more than 100 square miles in one day with little relief in sight. >> we should have more rate of spread and more acreage burned than we did yesterday. and we are expecting wind in the afternoon, it's going to come in through the fire area at approximately 35 to 45 miles an hour s

lisa bernard reports from king's canyon national park. >> what is unique about this particular fire? >> one of the biggest challenges with this fire is the steep topography and terrain. this is some of the roughest country in the united states. >> of course you want to make sure it doesn't jump this road. what would happen if it got to the other side. >> on the other side is more uncontained lines that would add more problems along the way. these crews are working very hard to keep it inside those lines as best they can. one of the things we're trying to do is eliminate the veg take this or the fuel and by actually lighting back fires, we are able to control it a little more, do it under our terms versus natures or others. >> the fire has been raging since a lightning strike ignited the terrain last month. more than 47,000-acres has already burned. most of the fire is in the back country. choppers have been collecting water from a large lake here and dropping it as fast as possible and returning for more. thick smoke in the morning is preventing the choppers from going up until latel

aisha bernard joins us with more on this developing situation. lisa?> michele, we are in the lake hume christian cams which is really a small village within the national park. there are restaurants and markets and a gas station, and the fire crews are here in numbers. you can see their fire trucks behind me. there are really a lot of resources, right here, to protect this part of the park. it has been evacuated, but, again, lots of resources here. we were on the fire lines, just a little while ago. the crews are trying to contain the fire that has burned 44,000 acres here. they are lighting intentional backfires to create a fire stop with the soon-to-be scorched ground. 1600 fire crews are working on this fire in the beloved sequoia national park. they are putting in long hours with few breaks or days off. one structure has been lost here. a tourist lodge has burned to the ground but no injuries. one of those we spoke with on the front lines tells us how stuff it is to fight this -- how tough it is to fight this fire. >> one of the unique challenges wi

bernard, abc7 news. >> we are wrapping up a cool weekend across much of the bay, but are these mild conditions here to stay? let's head over to lisa argen who is in for drew with a first look at live doppler 7hd. >> hi, chris. we are waiting for the fog. it has been slow to return. in fact, with the weaker winds at this hour, the temperatures are quite mild. in the 60s. 65 in san francisco. 67 in mountain view and san jose. 66 in morgan hill. tomorrow morning at the early morning hours when you are driving into work you may run into some fog along the coast of the peninsula. the north bay with the north winds, looks like we won't see much in the way of fog. we will get the afternoon sea breeze, but the temperatures are still going to be quite mild to warm for your monday. we are talking about cooler changes on the way. in fact, they will take up much of the upcoming workweek. and then we'll tell you about labor day. all sorts of ups and downs in the next seven days. >> look at these images. this fire moved quickly in martinez. the contra costa county fire district tweeted these pictures showing flames destroying one of two small b