THE C-Z-U AUGUST LIGHTING FIRE HAS NOW GROWN TO 50-THOUSAND ACRES OVERNIGHT WITH 65-THOUSAND RESIDENTS IN SANTA CRUZ AND SAN MATEO COUNTIES NOW UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION. WHILE THERE HAS BEEN NO OFFICIAL COUNT YET… MORE STRUCTURES WERE LOST OVERNIGHT.
A SPOKESMAN FOR CAL-FIRE SAYS TODAY’S WEATHER WILL BE BETTER FOR FIGHTING THE FLAMES AND THEY’VE ADDED 100 ADDITIONAL FIRE FIGHTERS. THE AIR ATTACK REMAINS DIFFICULT BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE BUT THEY WILL CONTINUE THE AIR DROPS THROUGH OUT THE DAY.
CAL-FIRE SAYS RESOURCES ARE STRETCHED VERY THIN SO PLEASE DO NOT RETURN TO YOUR HOME IF YOU’VE BEEN ORDERED TO EVACUATE AND HEED ALL EVACUATION ORDERS. FIRE CREWS WERE PULLED AWAY FROM THE FIRE LINE TO RESCUE THREE PEOPLE WHO REFUSED TO EVACUATE OVERNIGHT.
LASTLY… A SPOKESMAN FROM THE SHERIFF’S DEPARTMENT SAYS UNFORTUNATELY, IT COULD BE WEEKS BEFORE EVACUEES ARE ABLE TO RETURN TO THEIR HOMES.
