LNU Lightning Complex fires update

Doug Johnson reports

THOSE FLAMES, DOUG.YEAH, ERIC AND NIKKI WE'REHERE AT A CALFIRE STAGING AREAAND IF YOU LOOK IN THE HILLSBEHIND ME HERE.

THIS IS WHERETHE LNU COMPLEX FIRE IS STILLVERY MUCH ACTIVE STILL BURNINGEVEN AS WE SPEAK DAYS LATERAFTER IT CAME DOWN INTOVACAVILLE AND DESTROYED SOMANY HOMES.CONTAINMENT IS UP SOMEWHATBUT THIS FIRE IS FAR FROM OUT.WELL A NEW LIGHTNINGCOMPLEX BY ONE OF THE BIGGESTWILDFIRES IN TERMS OF ACRES INCALIFORNIA'S HISTORY.

NOBURNING NORTHEAST INTO RURALYOLO COUNTY.THE MOST ACTIVE AREA OF THEFIRE AND THE NUMBER ONEPRIORITY.THE NORTHERN SECTION OF THEFIRE FIREFIGHTERS SPENT MOSTOF THE DAY ALONG HIGHWAY 60NEXT A CACHE CREEK.DOING WHAT THEY COULD TOSLOW THE BLAZES SPREAD.

CALFIRE HIM IT'S BECAUSE THE FIREIS SO LARGE WE DON'T HAVEENOUGH AIRCRAFT TO ATTACK ALLTHE BURN AREAS WITH OURLIMITED AIRCRAFT THAT WE DOHAVE OUR HAVE TO BE HAVING TOBE A LITTLE MORE STREET JACKON THEIR PLACEMENT IN THEIRUSE PART OF THE CHALLENGE OFFIGHTING THIS FIRE IS IF YOUSTEEP TERRAIN THAT'S NOTALWAYS EASY FOR CREWS TO GETUP TO A DIG LINES AROUND SOTHEY SORT OF HAVE TO WAITUNTIL IT BURNS TO FLATTERAREAS VERY LIMITED FOR THOSEGROUND TROOPS TO GET IN ON ALLAREAS OF THE FIRE.

SOBASICALLY WE'LL TAKE OURDOZERS AND WE'LL GET OUT AHEADOF IT.WHERE WE'RE GOING TO BEMORE SUCCESSFUL TO HOLDINGTHAT FIRE AND HAVE A BETTERCHANCE OF STOPPING IT.

CALFIRE SAYS THE WIND IS LOWHUMIDITY IS HIGHER SO THEY'VEBEEN ABLE TO GET A BETTERHANDLE ON THE FIRE AS A WHOLEOVER THE LAST COUPLE OF DAYSWE'RE GETTING SOME FLARE UPSAND SOME FIRE ACTIVITIES.BUT THOSE OVERALL LARGE ASUSTAINED FIRE RUNS LIKE WESAW IN THE FIRST AREN'THAPPENING.THIS FIRE IS FAR FROM BEINGOUT.

HOMES IN THE AREA ARESTILL AT RISK UNTIL THE FIREIS 100% CONTAINED.

IT'S HARDTO SAY THAT WE'RE COMPLETELYOUT OF THE WOODS, THE CAL FIREHOPES THE AIR QUALITY IN THEREST OF THE CENTRAL VALLEYWILL IMPROVE TO GET MORE MOREFLAMES OUT.

BUT JUST KNOW THATWE WILL HAVE THESE FIRES OUTAS QUICK AS WE POSSIBLY CANAND GET THE PUBLIC BACK INTOTHEIR HOMES AS FASTNOW THE LATEST NUMBERS FORTHE L A NEW FIRE FROM CAL FIREIS ABOUT 33% CONTAINED ANDMORE THAN 311,000 ACRES BURNEDYOU GUYS SAID IT THATOFFICIALLY MAKES IT THE SECONDLARGEST WILDFIRE IN CALIFORNIASTATE HISTORY.

THOSE NUMBERSBY THE WAY GOING TO CHANGEVERY SOON WE'RE TOLD THE CALFIRE'S UPDATING THEM AT07:00PM AND 07:00AM SO VERYSHORTLY.

THOSE NUMBERS WILL BEDIFFERENT REPORTING LIVE IN