but sonoma county sheriff mark esic did have this to say about the ongoing recovery. >> we believe most of the threat is now in our rearview mirror. >> reporter: even there are still about 6,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders and it will likely be like that for the foreseeable future until crews can get into these burn areas and assess all the damage. kate larson, abc 7 news. >> now power is slowly returning to residents in lake county where the kinkade fire is still active. >> tonigh people got an update. they had some colorful words for pg&e. >> yeah, they did. abc 7 reporter cornell bernard attended the community meeting in middletown. >> i really, really appreciate it. thank you very much. >> reporter: lots of praise for cal fire at this community meeting. the kinkade fire was burning only miles away from middletown, but firefighters may have stopped it. >> the fire is 45% contained, approximately 76,000 acres and so they're making great progress. >> reporter: she says her anxiety levels are through the roof. she lost her home in the 2015 valley fire. >> you can't help how

but sonoma county sheriff mark esic did have this to say about the ongoing recovery. >> we believe most of the threat is now in our rearview mirror. >> reporter: there are still about 6,000 people under mandatory evacuation orders and the sheriff says it will likely be like that for the foreseeable fought ch future until crews can get into these burn areas and assess all the damage. kate larson, abc 7 news. >>> today sonoma county will consider declaring a local state of emergency because of the kincade fire. the county administrator issued an emergency proclamation last week but it still needs to be approved by the board of supervisors. this would create a 2$2.5 millin kincade fire disaster fund to pay for the initial response. >>> governor newsom hasro tor utoffs tt hehe area. >> abc7 news was in american canyon yesterday when the governor met with seniors. they say living without power can be a health hazard, especially if they depend on electric medical devices. >> have pg&e be more considerate about what areas they shut down. >> this is not the new normal. this cannot take ten year