sound from chief mike mohler/cal fire deputy director earliest request has gone out in last 11 years mike mohler, cal fire deputy director, says the agency burned through their budget quicker this season than any other because of how vicious the wildfires have been. sound from chief mike mohler/cal fire deputy directorit's the worst it's ever been, the biggest fire ever with the mendicino complex fire and the car fire has had fatalities. even though calfire has just $11 million dollars left of their $439 million dollar budget, and they have requested $234 million more dollars to make it through the season, they want the public to know that these budget issues will not affect their performance. sound from chief mike mohler/cal fire deputy director our job is to protect it will not affect how he respond we are ready in the news room gabe slate kron 4 news (pam) you can track california's fire season at kron-4 dot com. there you can find a special fire danger section with an interactive map of the state. as well as current conditions. and always stay (pam) california's fire season at kr

sound from chief mike mohler/cal fire deputy director earliest request has gone out in last 11 years mike mohler, cal fire deputy director, says the agency burned through their budget quicker this season than any other because of how vicious the wildfires have been. sound from chief mike mohler/cal fire deputy directorit's the worst it's ever been, the biggest fire ever with the mendicino complex fire and the car fire has had fatalities. even though calfire has just $11 million dollars left of their $439 million dollar budget, and they have requested $234 million more dollars to make it through the season, they want the public to know that these budget issues will not affect their performance. sound from chief mike mohler/cal fire deputy director our job is to protect it will not affect how he respond we are ready in the news room gabe in the news ready respond we are affect how he protect it will not our job is to directorfire deputy director protect it will not affect how he ready in the news slate kron 4 news news slate kron 4 room gabe slate kron 4 news i also asked what happens

mike mohler/calfire "....yes, you could say perfect storm, it's a combination of our aircraft not being a seasonal aircraft but rather a year round aircraft so maintenance is a big, big issue for us, pilots are retiring, there's attrition in the fire service and already this summer we've seen the biggest fire in calfire's history..." (rob live) calfire says it is looking to hire as many as 40 pilots in the next few years to keeppace with the demand. live in hollister rob fladeboe kron4news kron4news (grant) happening now... homes and campgrounds are being evacuated because of a quick-moving wildfire in placer county. the fire is tearing through terrain in the tahoe national forest-- near emigrant gap and blue canyon. so far the fire has burned 500 acres and is just 10-percent contained. = and another fire just started late this afternoon not too far away in el dorado county. 15 acres have burned north-east of auburn. no word on evacuations there in the foothills...but we'll keep you posted. (grant) and the brush fire burning in nevada is nearly contained. the fire was sparked by a plane

mike mohler/calfire "....yes, you could say perfect storm, it's a combination of our aircraft not beingft but rather a year round aircraft so maintenance is a big, big issue for us, pilots are retiring, there's attrition in the fire service and already this summer we've seen the biggest fire in calfire's history..."rob fladeboe/hollister "....going forward calfire says it is looking to hire as many 40 new pilots over the next few years. in hollister rob fladeboe kron4news lawrence lawrence karnow: high pressure brought more sunshine and warm weather to bay area today. it was still hazy but the air quality improved. highs today were in the 80s and low 90s inland with 60s at the coast and 70s and 80s around the bay.you can see numerous thunderstorms over the sierra. on the satellite you can see as high pressure brought plenty of sunshine to the bay area but it will weaken slightly over the next couple of days. this should allow for slightly cooler temperatures too. highs tomorrow will be in the warm 80s inland, 70s and 80s around the bay and 60s with patchy fog at the coast. it will warm

mike mohler/calfire "....yes, you could say perfect storm, it's a combination of our aircraft not being a seasonal aircraft but rather a year round aircraft so maintenance is a big, big issue for us, pilots are retiring, there's attrition in the fire service and already this summer we've seen the biggest fire in calfire's history..."rob fladeboe/hollister "....going forward calfire says it is looking to hire as many 40 new pilots over the next few years. in hollister rob fladeboe kron4news ( robin ) university of california officials say they are committing to using only clean and renewable energy... at all of its ten campuses and five medical centers. officials say it's a major expansion of its already existing carbon neutrality initiative, and fitting within its efforts to be a leader in climate change. the plan is to use two percent less engery each year on campuses and other properties. in order to meet that goal -- u-c officials say new structures and major renovations after june 20-19 will not burn fossil fuels for heating. each u-c campus will have to cut landfill-bound waste by