nearly 2500 of the 2800 homes lost have been rebuilt in santa rosa following the tubbs fire there in 2017. abc seven news reporter luz pena went to santa rosa today to speak with wildfire survivors. >> images of homes consumed by flames and leveled neighborhoods in southern california are giving many bay area wildfire survivors flashbacks of one of the most destructive wildfires in california history, the 2017 tubbs fire in sonoma county. >> it's devastating for those of us who have been through this. it's very similar to our fire. the tubbs fire, because of the winds having 60 to 100 mile an hour winds blowing those embers, it's like a blast furnace. >> janet leeson and her family lost everything. seven years later, they're still rebuilding and gave insight into what many in southern california may experience, starting with the challenge of finding a home when thousands are also searching. >> we started looking for a place to live and decided to purchase fifth wheels and we lived on trailers. >> then came the insurance. >> we were underinsured, which was pretty typical of most of th

that is similar to what we saw after the camp fire, the tubbs fire, and the coffey fire.ur kelsi thorud spoke with local fire survivors. >> some people it took five years to get their house rebuilt. >> reporter: pamela said she can't help but feel on high alert seeing the images coming out of southern california. >> i snap into a vigilance kind of like i've got to stay abreast of what the latest information is. >> reporter: just like the thousands of people coming home to nothing but ash down there, pamela and her family lost everything when the tubbs fire plowed through their santa rosa neighborhood back in 2017. >> it felt like when, you know, in wizard of oz and she looks out the window and it's a tornado. that's what it looked like when i looked out my window. >> reporter: pamela and her family escaped the flames in the nick of time, but their house along with the entire coffey park neighborhood, was destroyed. >> it looks like a war zone or like the moonscape. i mean it's just flat. there's nothing. >> it hit me more today than yesterday. >> reporter: steve rahm also

some of the destruction looks like what we saw after the camp, tubbs, or coffey fires. we talked with wildfire survivors about the very next steps. >> somebody i know it took five years to get their house rebuilt. >> reporter: pamela says she can't help but feel on high alert seeing the images coming out of southern california. >> i just snap into a vigilance kind of like i've got to stay abreast of what the latest information is. >> reporter: just like the thousands of people coming home to nothing but ash down there, pamela and her family lost everything when the tubbs fire plowed through their santa rosa neighborhood back in 2017. >> it felt like when, you know, in wizard of oz when she looks out the window and there's a tornado. that's what it looked like. >> reporter: pamela and her family escaped the flames in the nick of time, but their house along with their entire coffey park neighborhood was destroyed. >> it looks like the war zone or a moonscape. i mean it's flat. there's nothing. >> it hit me more today than yesterday. >> reporter: steve rahm also lost his h

jeff okrepkie and his family lost their home in the tubbs fire, along with most of their neighbors.took his family about two years to rebuild. they say it's a marathon, not a sprint, but it's a marathon made up of sprints. okrepkie became an advocate for fire survivors as a santa rosa city councilman. he grew up here and had local knowledge and connections. as an insurance professional, he shared the duties of rebuilding his personal home with his wife, a process he described as a marathon filled with sprints. the first step is find housing, file a claim, then it's debris removal, then it's finishing the claim, then it's finding a builder. all of those steps, and they're all massive emotional undertakings and just logistical undertakings. the tubbs fire was the most destructive fire in the state for almost 13 months, until the camp fire in paradise in november 2018. both fires turned thousands of homes, entire neighborhoods to piles of toxic materials at home, sites that had to be carefully removed. no one can relate to that loss unless you've been there. marsha kester survived the

you look at what occurred here or at our at our own, in our own county, with the tubbs and nuns fire of 2017, southern california firefighters provided mutual aid to sonoma county back then. >> and now lowenthal's team is returning the favor. this image showing a santa rosa engine crew working alongside los angeles city fire those three engines together, is a prime example of how firefighters may not know one another. >> they may operate differently within their own jurisdictions, but when it comes to an incident like this, they work seamlessly together. >> you know, it really highlights the true mission of mutual aid. many firefighters say they do not know how long they will be in southern california. it could be weeks. we are told by local officials that while they're gone, local fire stations remain fully staffed in marin county. cornell, bernard. abc seven news, cornell. >> thank you. and you can help people affected by the california wildfires by donating to the red cross. go to redcross.org. slash abc to help the red cross respond and help people recover. >> we know they are no

abc seven news reporter luz pena spoke to a tubbs fire survivor about the key points to keep in mind to get all the money you're entitled to from insurance coverage. lose. >> yes, i'm on the 2017 tubbs fire became one of the most destructive wildfires in california history, and the images were seen now out of southern california, serve as a reminder of what many people went through. here, one of them is annie barber, who was who was using her experience now to help other survivors with insurance claims. it's been seven years since annie barber woke up to flames consuming her neighborhood in santa rosa. >> and about 215, 220 in the morning, i got a nixle that said fire jumped 101 heading to coffey park. >> evacuate immediately. coffey park was leveled. a different site today. this represents the resilience and unity of this community. annie, like many here, made it her mission to help other wildfire survivors. >> everybody in the neighborhood wants to pay it forward in some respect because they know how traumatic this is. >> and he began to volunteer for the nonprofit united policyhol

you look at what occurred here at our at our own, in our own county, with the tubbs and nuns fire of 2017, southern california firefighters provided mutual aid to sonoma county. >> back then. and now lowenthal's team is returning the favor. this image, showing a santa rosa engine crew working alongside los angeles city fire. >> those three engines together is a prime example of how firefighters may not know one another. they may operate differently within their own jurisdictions, but when it comes to an incident like this, they work seamlessly together. >> situations like this really highlight the true mission of mutual aid. local firefighters say they don't know how long they will be in southern california. it could be weeks. in the meantime, fire stations like this one here in novato remain fully staffed. in marin county. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> all right, cornell, thank you for that. now, those fires have many of us here in the bay area thinking about disaster preparedness. and that was emphasized yesterday morning when a minor earthquake shook us here in the bay area.

that's when the tubbs fire ripped through the north bay, destroying nearly 6000 structures. at the time, it was deemed one of california's most destructive fires. los angeles, being densely populated, is in a similar situation. that's a title that you don't want, but at the same time, you don't want to lose it because it means that somebody else has gone through something worse than our community. but lowenthal says the biggest lesson learned from the tubbs fire is preparing for the worst. sonoma county crews depleted their resources quickly before the fire was contained, but lowenthal says los angeles is ahead with something called pre-positioning, which means pooling crews and resources when weather conditions are favorable for a fire. if we had a significant wind event today, we would be doing exactly what they did in southern california by pre-positioning and up staffing additional resources, having them ready to go. that's not something that we had in place prior to 2017. another big lesson is the recovery process. lowenthal and his team learned that debris pickup, moni

it's very similar to our fire, the tubbs fire.ause of the winds having 60 to 100 mile an hour winds blowing those embers, it's like a blast furnace. >> janet leeson and her family lost everything. seven years later, they're still rebuilding and gave insight into what many in southern california may experience, starting with the challenge of finding a home when thousands are also searching. >> we started looking for a place to live and decided to purchase fifth wheels and we lived on trailers. >> then came the insurance. >> we were underinsured, which was pretty typical of most of the people in our area. we used our insurance money to pay down our mortgage so that we could be owner builder, so that we didn't have to deal with the contractor, which saved us money. >> her home is now as fireproof as it can be. >> cement board siding so it won't catch fire. >> seven minutes from janet's home, over 1300 structures were destroyed in santa rosa's coffey park neighborhood. pamela van halsema said coming together as a neighborhood to rebui

tubbs fire.ced there were we could smell a grass fire in the in the distance. we lost multiple homes and our family lost some homes, and our kids lost their home. >> but at the same time, you could say eder messinger is uniquely resilient. not only has he lost homes to wildfire in the past, he's also helping to build a new generation of homes designed to survive them in the future. >> okay, so what i'm about to show you is a conventional style home that is built unconventionally. >> as a consultant and former builder, messinger gave us a tour of a development in windsor, near santa rosa. it's hilly terrain where luxury homes dot the same ridges that have recently burned. but increasingly they're constructed with a dizzying array of technologies ranging from steel framing to fire resistant roofs and venting systems designed to keep flaming embers from being sucked into the structure. >> there's nowhere for the ember to get cast into. it would touch this resaw and cedar material and not ignite, and

the 2017 tubbs fire there destroyed half a dozen schools and some 2800 homes. many students were forced to use temporary portable classrooms. the anova center of education welcomed 140 students yesterday. many were excited to have a school library again. the center also features rooms for occupational therapy, sensory elements, and therapists. >> entire neighborhoods reduced to ashes. landmarks at risk and evacuations are still in effect. the developing situation in southern california this morning, where wildfires continue to burn. >> then president biden pledging full support to fight those devastating wildfires. his promise in funding for recovery resources, and what it means for all those affected. >> plus, the wildfires are creating toxic air pollution across southern california. why doctors say this smoke is a very serious threat. >> live from jack london square. this is mornings on two. >> the nine. >> welcome back to the nine. once again, we're starting in southern california. a live look at the plume of smoke above los angeles county. even those who we

you look at what occurred here or at our at our own, in our own county, with the tubbs and nuns firesouthern california firefighters provided mutual aid to sonoma county back then. >> and now lowenthal's team is returning the favor. this image showing a santa rosa engine crew working alongside los angeles city fire. >> those three engines together is a prime example of how firefighters may not know one another. they may operate differently within their own jurisdictions, but when it comes to an incident like this, they work seamlessly together. >> situations like this really highlight the true mission of mutual aid. local firefighters say they don't know how long they will be in southern california. it could be weeks in the meantime. fire stations like this one here in novato remain fully staffed. in marin county. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> well, those fires have many of us here in the bay area thinking about disaster preparedness. and that was emphasized yesterday morning when a minor the bay area. the quake was centered about three miles off the coast of san francisco's oc

my family lost a home in the tubbs fire in 2017, and having been through that experience and watching friends lose their home in the palisades, my heart is just broken for things. people are losing and everything they're going through. my tip for homeowners that i sent out last week was to videotape your belongings, document all your possessions inside your home. it's really important, and it will help you recoup your losses. in the case of the worst case event, which would be a total loss of your home, and you made a point of saying you can't just do it once and think, okay, we're done. >> i think about how much our home has changed in just the past few years. this is something we should be doing annually. >> absolutely. i think, you know, put a calendar reminder around your birthday or your mammogram or something you do every year. we don't remember the things we buy throughout the year, and you certainly don't remember all the things you've bought and owned for the last 10 or 20 years that you might have been in your home. so do it annually. keep it updated. video and photos. it go

now, the 2017 tubbs fire in the north bay is the second most destructive, at 5600 buildings gone and 22 people dead. until this week. the oakland hills fire in 1991 was the third most destructive at 2900 buildings burned with 25 lives lost. now, more local firefighters are heading to los angeles as we speak. the california task force three has been asked to join the effort. that group is an urban search and rescue team with members from the peninsula and the south bay. two crews are coming from the sunnyvale department of public safety, and other members will come from task force four, which is made up of east bay fire crews. they left last night for pasadena to help on the eaton fire. abc seven news reporter cornell bernard checked in with some north bay fire crews already on the front lines. >> you know, the devastation is really the thing that is shocking everybody, the amount of homes that have burned and the way the fire came down and impacted these communities, it's just it's heartbreaking. >> marin county fire battalion chiefin county fire battalion chief grant groneman tellin

let's show you video of the tubbs fire. as daria mentioned, it broke out in october of 2017 and just like los angeles, strong winds just whipped through this place. i remember being here in the overnight hours just hours after it started and seeing the mass evacuations and the firefighters rushing through this area telling people to get out for the people in the coffey park neighborhood. some got a knock at the door. most just looked outside and told themselves they had to go. i distinctively remember a woman saying to me when we were here to report, she got as much as she could into her car. looked in the rearview mirror and could not believe the huge orange fireball that was so close to her as she was rushing out of her neighborhood. so you can imagine can relate to los angeles. i got a chance to talk to a man. he said, count your blessings. >> obviously fires a horrible, horrible thing that that takes place and having survived 3 out of 4 years of fires up here in sonoma county. you know, the biggest thing that i can shar

by the time the tubbs fire was over, it knocked out 5600 structures. many of them in tie coffey park neighborhood. and the one thing that they have in common look at how relatively new they all look, i mean, is only about a year or 2 old looks like his brand-new pain because it pretty much is it had to be rebuilt. the tubbs fire went through here and by the time it was over, it cost 100 million dollars just to fight the fire. 1.2 billion dollars as far as damage to santa rosa. leaving behind so much heartbreak. 22 people died if in need body, could feel the pain of las angeles victims and want to hug them. its people in santa rosa. >> like, oh, my god, help them. to help them. because easy. to have to get up running with your kids. it's not easy. to leave everything behind. when you left that morning, i left it was 3 o'clock in the morning. i left. i was calling because when i knew that this time the fires kind of started towards that way. >> she didn't answer. i was crying. i was desperate. and she's okay. she's fine thing could actually the head the

of the proceeds will go to fire victims in los angeles. >> i'm from santa rosa, and i remember the tubbs fire in 2017. you know, basically leveled that entire town. so i know it takes a lot of help from within and from without to help a community recover. >> epic restaurant along san francisco's embarcadero is donating proceeds from the sales of every stake through the end of the month. scola's restaurant is holding a fundraiser this coming thursday. it's a family style crab dinner feed at black jet baking company in san francisco. proceeds from their special coconut i love ella cake will go to restaurants care to support food and beverage workers affected by the wildfires. bay area bars, restaurants, bakeries they're all hoping to help make a difference. northern california sending love and support to southern california. >> i think every little bit helps and we all should chip in. >> in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> well, some oaklanders are down in altadena showing support for those impacted by southern california's fires. a crew from oakland's urban compassion projec

of the proceeds will go to fire victims in los angeles. >> i'm from santa rosa, and i remember the tubbs fire in 2017, you know, basically leveled that entire town. so i know it takes a lot of help from within and from without to help a community recover. >> epic restaurant along san francisco's embarcadero is donating proceeds from the sales of every stake through the end of the month. schoeman's restaurant is holding a fundraiser this coming thursday. it's a family style crab dinner feed at black jet baking company in san francisco. proceeds from their special coconut i love ella cake will go to restaurants care to support food and beverage workers affected by the wildfires. bay area bars, restaurants, bakeries they're all hoping to help make a difference. northern california sending love and support to southern california. >> i think every little bit helps and we all should chip in. >> in san francisco, suzanne phan abc seven news. >> oaklanders are down in altadena showing support for those impacted by southern california's fires. a crew from oakland's urban compassion project distri

but he has a lot of reflection, 7 or 8 years after the tubbs fire. he's still here with a smile on his face. back to you. >> all right, thank you. well, time now 7 or 7. and today san jose has just started temporary banning rv's in designated areas across the city. they have yet kron four's. joey horta live for us in san jose at the first location that's being targeted. joey, good morning. >> good morning, guys. these are the first rv's. it could be towed away as soon as today. and some of these have been parked out here for quite some time. as you take a look behind me here. there's about 20 of them where we're at on channel with avenue. we did see police out here earlier talking to one of the rv dwellers. but officers would not reveal why they were called out this morning. these are among the more than 2000 rv's that people are living in long-term here in san jose. according to the city back in november, city council set aside one and a half million dollars to remove them. >> if own an rv and want to live in it permanently will work with you. but y

she says that was crucial when her parents santa rosa home burned in the 2017 tubbs fire.s it's important to make sure you're not underinsured. >> make sure your policy is up to date. most people set up their policy when they buy their home and they never think about it again. but the cost to rebuild it has gone up and up and up in california. and so you really want to make sure you have adequate coverage, that you have extended coverage in case you need to replace your home. >> murphy also says the fire safety has become a big piece of the real estate puzzle here in the bay area. some buyers are now including insurance contingencies in their offers so they can pull out if the property can't be insured. sellers are also being more proactive with vegetation management, so everything is up to code before a home changes hands. a strike threat by san francisco superior court clerks has been averted. the clerks have voted by an 84% majority to ratify a tentative agreement reached with court management. they held a one day strike last october, which caused the courts to grind to

. >> if you look at what occurred here with the tubbs and nuns fire of 2017, firefighters who battledrience to use helping save homes in southern california. >> i'm meteorologist sandhya patel. gusty winds setting up for the weekend both locally and in southern california. hour by hour forecast coming up. >> i noticed, like the things in the kitchen started shaking. like the cabinets and the glasses in the middle of all of the news coming out of la. >> earthquakes rattled san francisco. >> from abc seven live breaking news. >> what a year this week has been a wildfires one afteras another, devastating southern california, taking lives and obliterating communities. >> the devastation that i've seen so far is just absolutely, like you said, unprecedented. i've never seen anything like this in my life. >> good evening to you. >> i'm ama daetz and i'm dan ashley. thank you for tuning in. utday, the death toll from those

of the proceeds will go to fire victims in los angeles. >> i'm from santa rosa, and i remember the tubbs fire in 2017. you know, basically leveled that entire town. so i know it takes a lot of help from within and from without to, uh, help, uh, community recover. >> restaurant along san francisco's embarcadero is donating proceeds from the sales of every steak through the end of the month. soma's restaurant is holding a fundraiser this coming thursday. it's a family style crab dinner feed at black jet baking company in san francisco. proceeds from their special coconut i love la cake will go to restaurants, care to support food and beverage workers affected by the wildfires. bay area bars, restaurants, bakeries they're all hoping to help make a difference. northern california sending love and support to southern california. i think every little bit helps and we all should chip in in san francisco, suzannephan, abc7 news oakland ers are down in altadena showing support for those impacted by the southern california wildfires. >> a crew from oakland's urban compassion project distributed pe

bring a memories of their own loss october 2017, the tubbs fire ripped through the north bay community, destroying thousands of homes and properties. coffey park was among the hardest hit. the neighborhood reduced to rubble. since then, though, the community has rebuild. but for people who live in the area, the wildfires burning in southern california are bringing back some painful memories. the thomas fire killed. 22 people and destroyed nearly 5700 structures. coming up next, in sports, the warriors continue their road trip in toronto taking on the raptors. aaron wilson has the highlights. wilson has the highlights. coming up. (humming) behold! a glorious round table pepperoni pizz... huh? ah. huh. well, behold the pepperoni and grilled chicken...? what the? (clears throat) behold, the pepperoni, grilled chicken and bacon pizza from round table! three magnificent toppings grilled chicken, pepperoni, and sizzling bacon. try it at round table pizza! merlin! >> warriors with some notable returns tonight on the road in toronto, all 3 draymond green, steph curry and andrew wiggins availab

his family home in napa was burned within just 2 hours during the tubbs fire a few years back. but, you know, for me, this is a passion. and for me because of what happened, my doubts house when i watch what's happening in la, it's personal, right? we can't we can't allow that to happen. so you could buy tubes like this to protect your own property. you may be wondering why cal fire and other state agencies are using it to fight wildfires to start up tells us it's because it hasn't gotten to the point where they can load planes full of it to fight the fires. they say once they do that. >> they hope state agencies be more lenient to use it in the future. reporting at santa clara jacmel. but kron 4 news. >> volunteers with the san francisco spca are heading to los angeles to bring back animals affected by these devastating fires to make space for them, though the spca needs to find forever homes for more than 50 puppies currently at the shelter. here's a look at their web site. these are all the puppies available for adoptions. all cuties. the shelter is waiving adoption fees for

we know that the camp fire in 2018 was very destructive, and the tubbs fire was just a little bit worse than what we are seeing right now. but we know that this fire is not out, and unfortunately, we may see more of those structures destroyed. so we'll continue to monitor that throughout the day. back to you. all right kerry, thank you. now, here in the bay to southern california, nowies doing her part to help more victims of the fire. ariel gordon macy is well known celebrity jeweler, jewelry designer. her business based in berkeley, but she lived in pacific palisades for years. she and her husband started their family there before moving here to the bay area. she says many of her friends have lost everything. i have friends who both lost their homes, as well as their businesses that have been in the palisades for over 15 years. some jewelry stores that i sell to, i have other friends whose children's schools burned down. i have other friends who were evacuating their home and had to abandon their cars in the middle of the street with their children and flee fires because the car in fr

. >> and what we've experienced in sonoma in 2017, the tubbs fire at the time was the most destructive wildfire in california history. >> and destroyed falls home. he spent a majority of his time in southern california, speaking with elected officials conversations revolved around lessons learned. >> from other wildfires, not only in santa rosa, but a campfire, other large-scale disasters, wildfires according to cal fire. there are still 7,000 personnel on the ground fighting the fires. >> returning crews, the king about the work they're doing and the tough road ahead for those impacted. they're going to need continued support. they're going to need their community not only to rally around him, but the entire nation. i think we're seeing that on some level snow. cal fire says that another 2500 firefighters are on standby to help the 7,000 currently on the ground in la because of strong winds expected in the coming days. reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> if you'd like to help those who have been affected by the wildfires out in southern california, our parent c

. >> reporter: lessons returned from the 2017 tubbs fire included a stricter definition of defensible space around one's home. strong winds can carry embers for miles as shown in l.a. county last week. >> those embers find that one little spot of leaves that you didn't clean up or that one little twig that you didn't pick up and that could get and start igniting the siding of your house. >> reporter: tonight into tomorrow north bay firefighters aren't too concerned, but for residents like jeff who have seen wildfires firsthand, he'll gladly overprepare. >> the speed was just -- it's something you can't even really imagine. you think you're prepared, but it's just something when it really hits, you cannot imagine how little time you have. >> reporter: you just never know, but one thing firefighters tell me they are almost certain of, let's give you a live look at it now. they are worried with this wind advisory of downed trees and power lines. in fact, we actually saw crews right here cutting tree branches and clearing vegetation not only here, but all across the north bay, sonoma, and

that was back in 2018, the 2017 tubbs fire in the north bay is the second most destructive, at 5600 buildingsne and 22 people killed. until this week, the oakland hills fire. in 1991, the firestorm was the third most destructive at 2900 buildings burned with 925 lives lost. but now it's changed. >> firefighters are finally getting consistent help from the air. though one firefighting plane was grounded in a dangerous incident. the l.a. county fire department says the plane was struck by a drone, leaving a large dent in the wing. no one was hurt in the incident, and the faa is investigating. firefighters from the bay area and other parts of the state are continuing to travel to l.a. county to help with the fire fight. a crew from santa clara county arrived in southern california this morning. cal fire has sent nearly a dozen fire retardant dropping aircraft to help contain the palisades fire. we talked with one captain who has made eight drops under turbulent and windy conditions. >> pretty apocalyptic, the amount of. you know, we're used to seeing big fires up in the timber with, with, you kn

. >> and what we've experienced in sonoma in 2017, the tubbs fire at the time was the most destructive wildfire in california history and destroyed low in falls home. he spent a majority of his time in southern california speaking with elected officials conversations revolved around lessons learned. >> from other wildfires, not only santa rosa, but a campfire, other large-scale disasters, wildfires according to cal fire. there are still 7,000 personnel on the ground fighting the fires. >> returning crews, the king about the work they're doing and the tough road ahead for those impacted. they're going to need continued support. they're going to need their community not only to rally around him, but the entire nation. i think we're seeing that on some level snow. cal fire says that another 2500 firefighters are on standby to help the 7,000 currently on the ground in la because of strong winds expected in the coming days. reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> meantime, a few bay area fire crews are staying behind to prepare for dangerous santa ana winds this week. oa

that was back in 2018, the 2017 tubbs fire in the north bay is the second most destructive, at 5600 buildings gone and 22 people killed. until this week, the oakland hills fire. in 1991, the firestorm was the third most destructive at 2900 buildings burned with 925 lives lost. but now it's changed. >> firefighters are finally getting consistent help from the air. though one firefighting plane was grounded in a dangerous incident. the l.a. county fire department says the plane was struck by a drone, leaving a large dent in the wing. no one was hurt in the incident, and the faa is investigating. firefighters from the bay area and other parts of the state are continuing to travel to l.a. county to help with the fire fight. a crew from santa clara county arrived in southern california this morning. cal fire has sent nearly a dozen fire retardant dropping aircraft to help contain the palisades fire. we talked with one captain who has made eight drops under turbulent and windy conditions. >> pretty apocalyptic, the amount of. you know, we're used to seeing big fires up in the timber with, with, you

the devastating 2017 tubbs fire killed 22 people and destroyed more than 5000 structures. park home of jeff okrepkie. >> with any great tragedy or loss or trauma, there's no getting over it. it's being able to move past it and not let it affect you. and in times like this, you know, it comes back. >> okrepkie knows firsthand that the road to recovery for those in southern california will be long. he says cleaning up the debris can be a big step in the healing process. >> getting that stuff removed is helpful for the recovery process because it's sort of, you know, moving on to the next step and putting that portion behind you. >> governor gavin newsom issued an executive order that directs fast action to clear debris. >> we met with u.s. epa, who has been mission tasked to start phase one of debris removal. >> we spoke with the california secretary for environmental protection, who was on the ground in altadena, about what phase one looks like includes removing hazardous waste, things like batteries, propane tanks and other volatile material that needs to be safely removed

tubbs fire the 8.know 7 million. another issue is insurance story.as for fires in these regions, a lot of residents have not been able to get wildfire coverage, whether renters insurance or homeowners. just last week there was proposed new regulation that would force insurance companies to offer wildfire insurance to resi residents. there is a 30-day review period, no answers yet. a lot of folks may not be able to cover their loss. >> carley: to add insult to injury. >> todd: brian kilmeade will look at what is coming up on "fox and friends." >> brian: for on this for sure, begins in 11 minutes. we will track latest from southern california. wildfires have forced thousands to leave their homes. forecasters say this could be st strongest wind with fire event in decades. we'll hear from locals. the owner of marina del ray, opening her shelter to people and animals. and we'll talk to the passenger who took these videos. and retired fire captain joins the show, warning the worst is yet to come.el yet to come.el don't go anywhere. it's gentle massage and

it feels like the tubbs fire in 2017, burning down home after home after home. you walk the block and see this, cars burned in driveways and streets, home after home reduced to ashes. the palisades fire confirmed 17, dlt 200 acres and it was a frantic scene as people tried to escape the flames. many were injured trying to evacuate. as day dlight breaks, this is known as alphabet street, a sought-after neighborhood, multi million dollar homes here. really tragic scene for so many here. we talked to one man yesterday in pacific palisades that said he lost two homes, take a listen. >> momentos of my mother and father deceased, family members, it is gone. my other place burned down, i had other stuff stored there as b backup in case one burns down, when they both go in the same day, you lose momentos of life. >> yeah, we were able to confirm for him that his second home had burned down, he wasn't able to get to the second home at the time. tragic situation for people in southern california. to east of us, the eaton fire has been burning. that fire 10,600 acres, kill

his family home in napa was burned within just 2 hours during the tubbs fire a few years back. but, you know, for me, this is a passion. and for me because of what happened, my doubts house when i watch what's happening in la, it's personal, right? we can't we can't allow that to happen. >> and the environmental fall. >> and if you're wondering why fire suppressant like this brand is not being used widely like places like cal fire, the statewide agencies. it's because they haven't developed it to the point where they could have so much of it. but they could drop from an airplane. they say once they get to that level, they help more statewide agencies will be able to use this fire suppressant for now reporting live in santa clara jack moment. kron 4 news. all right, jack, thanks a lot. it's not cheap, but another thing that people can do to protect themselves is to >> hire private firefighters. joe torres is a firefighter on the central coast and he started a company all up called all risk. she'll he had fired fence experts and pacific palisades ahead of the fires. but with extr

his family home in napa was burned within just 2 hours during the tubbs fire a few years back. but, you know, for me, this is a passion. and for me because of what happened, my doubts house when i watch what's happening in la, it's personal, right? we can't we can't allow that to happen. so you could buy tubes like this to protect your own property. you may be wondering why cal fire and other state agencies are using it to fight wildfires to start up tells us it's because it hasn't gotten to the point where they can load planes full of it to fight the fires. they say once they do that. >> they hope state agencies be more lenient to use it in the future. reporting at santa clara jacmel. but kron 4 news. >> a clothing drive happens this weekend for the la fire victims. the drop-off is at trader vic's in emeryville on sunday afternoon from 12, 30 to 3.30, organizers are looking for new or gently used clothes for people of all ages as well as new underwear, socks and bronze and toiletries. you're asked to put a label on any box or bag that's dropped off. organizers will be driving

. >> and what we've experienced in sonoma in 2017, the tubbs fire at the time was the most destructive wildfire in california history and destroyed long falls home. he spent a majority of his time in southern california, speaking with elected officials conversations revolved around lessons learned. >> from other wildfires, not only in santa rosa, but campfire, other large-scale disasters, wildfires according to cal fire. there are still 7,000 personnel on the ground fighting the fires. >> returning crews, the king about the work they're doing and the tough road ahead for those impacted. they're going to need continued support. they're going to need their community not only to rally around him, but the entire nation. i think we're seeing that on some levels. now. cal fire says that another 2500 firefighters are on standby to help the 7,000 currently on the ground in la because of strong winds expected in the coming days. reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news. >> all right. time for a look at the weather again, as we look live at sfo looking at conditions here and all o

the oakland hills, glass, carr, tubbs camp, devastating wildfires from which bay area fire crews can draw experience and in southern california, provide leadership, guidance and direction on the front lines. >> there's a lot of experience from a lot of devastating fires that does help when you come to an event like this, a lot of those experiences help those communities that haven't gone through it before, as well as firefighters that haven't experienced that level of fire activity or destruction. >> and it's not just fire crews. santa rosa city and sonoma county officials have been guiding local politicians as well, not just about the firefight, but also about the day after. >> a lot of the chief officers from our agency and agencies throughout sonoma county are here. they're part of the incident command system. they're part of the leadership of this overall operation. but at the same time, there's also conversations that are happening with our department and our city to la city, to other jurisdictions in the area that have been impacted on a lot of our lessons learned, not just for

ever since the tubbs fire devastated santa rosa, we saw in 2017 what at the time was the most destructive wildfire in the state's history. >> that's a title that you don't want, but at the same time, that's not a title that you want to lose, because that means that somebody else has gone through something worse than you. >> the eaton fire has special significance to him personally. >> i'm actually from pasadena, born and raised down here. went to school in altadena. a lot of friends either displaced, evacuated or have had their homes destroyed. >> his childhood school burned. >> my middle school was elliottt and to see what this community's been through, obviously i and a lot of people from my area know it all too well. >> personal friends are suffering. >> i am aware of friends that i grew up with that have had their homes destroyed, and that's part of what i also want to be able to help with. but it also helps us with our responses down here, knowing what these communities have been through, going through it personally and helping bring some of those experiences to the residents and com

you look at what occurred here or at our at our own, in our own county, with the tubbs and nuns fire of 2017, southern california firefighters provided mutual aid to sonoma county back then. >> and now lowenthal's team is returning the favor. this image, showing a santa rosa engine crew working alongside los angeles city fire. >> those three engines together is a prime example of how firefighters may not know one another. they may operate differently within their own jurisdictions, but when it comes to an incident like this, they work seamlessly together. >> situations like this really highlight the true mission of mutual aid. local firefighters say they don't know how long they will be in southern california. it could be weeks. in the meantime, fire stations like this one here in novato remain fully staffed. in marin county. cornell, bernard abc seven news. >> we face a greater risk of wildfires. are you ready for this? the 99% of counties in the united states. take a look at this map that i want to show you. it's from wildfire risk.org, created by the u.s. forest service to help pe

his family home in napa was burned within just 2 hours during the tubbs fire a few years back., you know, for me, this is a passion. and for me because of what happened, my doubts house. when i watch what's happening in la, it's personal, right? we can't we can't allow that to happen. so you could buy tubes like this to protect your own property. you may be wondering why cal fire and other state agencies are using it to fight wildfires to start up tells us it's because it hasn't gotten to the point where they can load planes full of it to fight the fires. they say once they do that. >> they hope state agencies be more lenient to use it in the future. reporting at santa clara jacmel. but kron 4 news. >> and the product check is talking about. also, again, an option for bay area. homeowners concerned about that risk of wildfires here at home. the ceo of komodo fire systems is shots a bar and their chinese. joining us tonight is joining us live. sean, thank you for doing this. we appreciate it. subject brought this up. but is there any chance we know this product being sent to sou

. >> and what we've experienced in sonoma in 2017, the tubbs fire at the time was the most destructive wildfire in california history. >> and destroyed falls home. he spent a majority of his time in southern california, speaking with elected officials the conversations revolved around lessons >> from other wildfires, not only in santa rosa, but >> a campfire, other large-scale disasters, wildfires according to cal fire. there are still 7,000 personnel on the ground fighting the fires. >> returning crews, the king about the work they're doing and the tough road ahead for those impacted. they're going to need continued support. they're going to need their community not only to rally around him, but the entire nation. i think we're seeing that on some level snow. cal fire says that another 2500 firefighters are on standby to help the 7,000 currently on the ground in la because of strong winds expected in the coming days. reporting in the newsroom. i'm rob nesbitt kron. 4 news fashion rental company rent the runway announced donating $1000 worth of clothing to victims of the wildfires. >>

definitely a historic level of devastation that i think at this point even eclipses what we saw during the tubbs fire in santa rosa. >> that santa rosa fire department captain keegan lee, he's leading a 20 member strike team made up of firefighters from sonoma county. >> it's personal because we went through it, too. and so i think that we're in a unique position to relate to these people. >> the sonoma county team battling the eaton fire. so far, it's scorched more than 14,000 acres. and as of sunday evening, it's 27% contained. >> when a fire moves through a large area of structures like this, what's left behind is a lot of smoldering material. in and amongst structures, some of which are still unburned. >> the team tasked with tamping down potential threats. >> if we don't do a good job of extinguishing those smoldering hotspots when the winds do resurface, you know, worst case, it could lead to the fire recreating conditions that were seen earlier in the week. >> and that is the fear. with santa ana winds expected to return this week. >> i want to reassure you that your lafd, all of our regi

by the time it was over, the tubbs fire cost 1.2 billion dollars it killed. 22 people cost 100 million dollars just to fight leaving behind all kinds of memories. >> like, oh, my help them. took because he feels it easy. to have to get up running with your kids. it's not easy. to leave everything behind. when you left that morning, i left it was 3 o'clock in the morning. i left. i was calling because when i knew that this time the fires kind of started towards that way. >> she didn't answer. i was crying. i was desperate. and she's okay. she's fine thing could actually the head the night before. she had left to mexico and she didn't say anything. i didn't know nobody knew. and i remember i screamed at her and i said, don't you ever leave like that again? i was like everything gone. you have nothing just like what it was like, your car, your everything is done. whatever you took with you you have no. >> what can you say to los angeles? i mean, it was their hope. it doesn't take a whole. there is hope. there is hope. it's hard. it's not going be easy, especially. for those people who los

by the time it was over, the tubbs fire cost 1.2 billion dollars it killed. 22 people cost 100 million dollars just to fight leaving behind all kinds of memories. >> like, oh, my help them. took because he feels it easy. to have get up running with your kids. it's not easy. to leave everything behind. when you left that morning, i left it was 3 o'clock in the morning. i left. i was calling because when i knew that this time the fires kind of started towards that way. >> she didn't answer. i was crying. i was desperate. and she's okay. she's fine thing could actually the head the night before. she had left to mexico and she didn't say anything. i didn't know nobody knew. and i remember i screamed at her and i said, don't you ever leave like that again? i was like everything gone. you have nothing just like what it was like, your car, your everything is done. whatever you took with you you have no. >> what can you say to los angeles? i mean, it was their hope. just take a hope. there is hope there is hope. it's hard. it's not going be easy, le ecially. for those pe who lost everything. b

. >> and what we've experienced in sonoma in 2017, the tubbs fire at the time was the most destructive california history. >> and destroyed falls home. he spent a majority of his time in southern california, speaking with elected officials the conversations revolved around lessons learned. >> from other wildfires, not only in santa rosa, but a campfire, other large-scale disasters, wildfires according to cal fire. there are still 7,000 personnel on the ground fighting the fires. >> returning crews, the king about the work they're doing and the tough road ahead for those impacted. they're going to need continued support. they're going to need their community not only to rally around him, but the entire nation. >> we'll talk about our forecast now with this live look outside here in san francisco. we see the sun rays there. we're going to check in now kathy trafton to see what's going outside just and the rays just got caught at the right moment by our camera. beautiful there in the city. also beautiful right at the beach. if you were to go go right now, you practically have the place to

by the time it was over, the tubbs fire cost 1.2 billion dollars it killed. 22 people cost 100 million dollars just to fight leaving behind all kinds of memories. >> like, oh, my help them. took because he feels it easy. to have to get up running with your kids. it's not easy. to leave everything behind. when you left that morning, i left it was 3 o'clock in the morning. i left. i was calling because when i knew that this time the fires kind of started towards that way. >> she didn't answer. i was crying. i was desperate. and she's okay. she's fine thing could actually the head the night before. she had left to mexico when she didn't say anything i didn't know nobody knew and i remember i screamed at her and i said, don't you ever leave like that again? i was like everything is gone. you have nothing just like what it was like, your car, your everything is done. whatever you took with you you have no. >> what can you say to los angeles? i mean, it was their hope. it take a hope that there is hope there is hope. it's hard. it's not going be easy, especially. for those people who lost ev

my family lost our home in the tubbs fire in 2017 is my childhood home. >> that fire happened 2 days before my son was born and i wasn't able to go home and i was unable to help and you're able to help your mom. my mom was there and she got some sectors and she was able to find. all kinds of mementos, china and pieces of a chandelier and the baby jesus from a nativity scene. and so when this fire happened, her first suggestion was makes afters because it's a tool that people don't know that they need, but they need. and so it's a way to find some hope to find some sort of the men toe or some sort of keepsake, you know, even if it's burned, even if it's broken, it's something to remember. and so. my husband and i started raising money and we started getting friends together and we've been building sectors for the last 2 weeks. we felt about 1000 of them and we've partnered up with other friends out here in altadena area like jonelle who have been passing them out to the community. and that happened today. we saw a really touching moment. take a look. >> it's really important for me i

the heirlooms that are generational inheritance, and i have loved ones that lost everything in the tubbse. i'm from j northern california, and the trauma lasts years. you don't rebuild right away. and it's frightening, the sound of the fire coming, and the speed which is absolutely sort of incomprehensible. i have a dear friend who after everything -- her entire compound eradicated. her family's home and the only thing left was a christening medal from her son's christening and she found it in the exact spot where it would have been her jewelry box. there is nothing to describe the speed, the ferocity, and the totality. as these people are trying to build and put the pieces back together, and they're dealing with water contamination, and dealing with resources, they're dealing with supply chains. they are dealing with logistics at a time when they are absolutely heartbroken and devastated. and at a time when the resources are already spread thin there. my compassion is limitless. nimy heart goes out to these people and i advise prayer first and foremost, and take it one step at a time. >