this is the tamarack fire. that one started back in july. one of the fires there try to do is possibly push the fire more towards a direction of the burn scar of the tamarack fire which would be a natural break in the fire and would stop the progression to the east. that's about seven miles from the northeastern fringe above the hills and myers, 10 miles from kirkwood right now. it would be that natural brick from the tamarack fire. we are also keeping our eyes on kirkwood. fire officials have told us it has not gotten into kirkwood proper, even though it's close. they are working that area very excessively. i want to end on a positive note. the western edge of this fire, they have contained it very well, the 20% containment we talk about is all right here. i would not be surprised if over the next couple of days they try and repopulate some of these areas, because they have a really good handle on the western end of this fire. this red flag warning continues until 11:00 p.m. tonight for the gusty southwesterly winds. once they come down, we

as we head down tamarack avenue, you can see this property here, they address 7880. it was burned to the ground by the flames. walking down the avenue now, there are properties here that weren't touched by that fire. take a look at this. this home has foil protecting it. we found two other properties right next to it that weren't touched by the flames. the fire didn't even burn the firewood. this is phillips heights avenue, were homes here had been destroyed, leveled to the ground. this is pine avenue. down this road, we did not see a single home left standing. in that direction is hemlock avenue. we also went down that area, and not a single home is left. we did see small pockets of hotspots and smoldering trees. just to give you an idea of how close this community is to sierra at tahoe, it's only about 3 miles away. reporting at echo summit, rene santos, kpix 5. >>> many people affected by the wildfires in california will now start to look at their fire insurance coverage. what happens when the blaze is out, but your house is been destroyed? the state insurance com

you can explore the burn area in more detail with the tamarack fire. you can use your mouse and scroll in as close as you want. it shows down to street level. you can click on caldor fire, burn map at the top of our front page. this fire has dominated the headlines. we know that because it has grown so much. it's not the only fire to behave this way. the dixie fire that started in july is now the single-largest wildfire in california history and it's still burning. red flag wind conditions caused that fire to take off yet again, burning nearly 30,000 more acres over the past day again and triggering new evacuations. it's clear the fire seasons are getting longer and more destructive. chief meteorologist jeff ranieri is here along with rob mayeda. climate change, we talk about this so much, how is it really changing our weather patterns here? >> you look at it overall over the past several decades we're seeing warmer temperatures, that causes everything to dry out. we're seeing increased drought. so we're setting the stage for everything to be so extrem

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reported yesterday, prescribed burns trying to push the fire into a previously burned area of the tamarack fire. was that effective? >> that -- there was confusion with that. when that report came out, they were taking into account how fast and severe the fire was moving. at that pace, that was going to be the plan. weather changed and the fire is not moving as fast, so as of now they are not going to -- that. >> watching the video we have seen the past few days, whatever you are getting paid is not enough. >> they do great work. >> we appreciate your time. thank you. >> let's turn to spencer christian for conditions at caldor fire. hopefully they remain favorable. spencer: for now. the current conditions, , , mind the fire spans a wide area. but right now, 76 degrees, which isn't very warm. relative humidity is still dangerously low. the wind has diminished significantly since yesterday. occasional gusts up to 13 miles per hour. that is not too bad. our forecast shows later in the evening and overnight, wind will shift out of the southeast. single digit speeds of four to six miles an hour

you can see on the left and the right, the tamarack fires are trying to keep them from joining hands.the small fires that are dotted all across this valley. what makes this place so incredibly unusual for this kind of fire behavior is the extraordinary topography of it. you can't think of it in dimensions. you have to think about the peaks. this is the second fire -- sorry, the second fire in history to make it over the echo summit. to be in this sort of environment and see these enormous granite faces and nonetheless, have embers jump a mile or more, get across this and begin to threaten lake tahoe which is just a few miles in this direction. that's where it gets very scare. compounding that, of course, you can see the little bits of rooftops in the valley below me. all of this is settled by homes and beyond into the lake tahoe basin you have about, and several hundred of them have been lost. that's why firefighters are so concerned. unfortunately, as we feel the heat begin today, it means the conditions are not going to get better any time soon. we are looking at 24 more hours of re

that is the cal door fire and look at how close it is to the tamarack fire that you see over here where you see mark, leave ill. so those two fires pretty close and the other thing. it kind of struck me is look how close it came to south lake tahoe. you see why all of those evacuations had to happen and, thankfully things looking better today. i'm going to take you right to where the fire fight is happening and show you the conditions there now temperatures. in the sixties and seventies, so not bad temperature wise relative humidity about 20% you do see a little wind up at elevation, but even that's not bad. 18 mph when you're that high up is not bad looking at south lake tahoe. certainly much better humidity levels here temperatures in the sixties and the wind you can see. i mean, it's negligible, right? it's all less than seven mph, and that's kind of we're expecting to go throughout the day today, so that should help firefighters out as again we look at these temperatures in the seventies. relative humidity, staying rather steady around that 20% mark and, most importantly, the wind.

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firefighters want to steer it toward the burn scar of the tamarack fire, a natural fire break that may spare entire communities. officials say they have not seen flames in this part of the forest for more than 80 years. >> the winds are not our friend. >> evacuees who left south lake tahoe were told to leave again yesterday as more evacuation orders went into effect in douglas county. >> it is very tough. my wife is a wreck, and i don't blame her. >> i will just pull off the side of the highway. i understand they have to do things, but this makes no sense. near kirkwood is also a major concern. crews cap to the brush yesterday trying to prevent fire from spreading to the neighborhood. want to point out the area where fire has destroyed the largest number of homes. it is the grizzly flats. this map is based on calfire data. flames burned through the sierra foothills at a breakneck pace of about 1000 acres per hour. the caldor fire has destroyed close to 500 homes. >> this was the view from the north end of lake tahoe. it was beautiful and serene, looking out over the water, but look a l

as of this morning 25% contain and just a few miles east, a smaller and more controlled fire tamarackers are trying to merge them as an effort to get one under control. >>> all right. tough day, as we have been dealing with a ton of problems in this country, and let's hope that we can find the leadership to deal with it. that is it for us, and we will see you tomorrow with more "meet the press daily." our coverage continues after this break with geoff bennett. . ♪ you are my sunshine ♪ ♪ my only sunshine... ♪ rybelsus® works differently than any other diabetes pill to lower blood sugar in all 3 of these ways... increases insulin when you need it... decreases sugar... and slows food. the majority of people taking rybelsus® lowered their blood sugar and reached an a1c of less than 7. people taking rybelsus® lost up to 8 pounds. rybelsus® isn't for peopl with type 1 diabetes. don't take rybelsus® if you or your family ever had medullary thyroid cancer, or have multiple endocrin neoplasia syndrome type 2 or if allergic to it. stop rybelsus® and get medical help right away if you get a lum

i want to show you the tamarack fire. we talked about potentially forcing the caldor fire into that area. we are watching kirkwood very closely. fire officials have stated the fire has not gotten into kirkwood proper as of right now. you can see it is very close, because of those wins. --winds. firefighters on the western edge of this fire closer to pollock pines have made very good containment numbers. i would not be surprised if areas over there are allowed to repopulate over the next couple of days. >> that would be great news. one thing we are hearing over and over again is the incredible praise for the cruise on the line of the caldor fire. that is the case for kevin cooper, who arrived at his parents house from south lake tahoe today. a longtime friend of abc 7 news for years, giving us updates on the resorts and tahoe. he is a terrific skier. he made the decision to get out when he saw the flames reaching the tahoe basin. >> it is hard for you to go and grab your life. you might've been there five years, 30 years,

. >> we have been worried about the previous tamarack fire. so we were getting ready prepared for that and they were evacuated for for 5 days for that. >> so that was just a couple weeks ago. so now the stress of that and then othe% roads are shut down and the fire could be coming this way. so it's. hart on our business for sure. but we're definitely working through it in staying open for our community. so they have a safe place to come and just check in and get news updates with us. all of our we have a lot of elderly. people in our community. so they're always coming in calling. they're looking for someone safe. so for us that are able to move out faster and be prepared quickly. they like to come does just to get some updates. so we stay open for them. my mom's actually a firefighter on fighting it right now. and so she's been updating us and we're friends with all the cops appear. so they keep us informed and they come in and let us know what's going on all the time. do some really tough times. but it is also really impressive to see how pe

that is actually tamarack fire from earlier this summer is becoming closer. it's really interesting here as you can see kind of the footprint of the fire activity to the south of south lake tahoe, also to kirkwood, also right around the kirk at least very close to kirkwood. acres over 200,000 containment up to 25% the red flag morning expired in decreasing wind today, that's like the two big headlines, at least for the firefight. where showed you the fire detection. you want to keep an eye out for the yellows and oranges? actually, the oranges and reds. i should say. and you will notice this at least detected by the satellite. we're not seeing as much red activities, so obviously there's been some fire growth. but in terms of the size of the fire growth, not as not as a parent, at least with the satellite showing you the current conditions out there temperatures right now in the sixties. what is nice here? those relative humidity levels are actually up there around 27. 38% that's helping out the fire crews also watching out there for the conditions closer to