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More than 30 structures burned in Nevada County wildfires Firefighters scramble to evacuate residents Share Shares Copy Link Copy

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WEBVTT THOSE DOWNED POWER LINESARE A SERIOUS CONCERN.WE ARE TRACKING TO FIRES INNEVADA COUNTY.ONE CLOSER TO GRASS VALLEY,CREWS HAVE STOP THE FORWARDPROGRESS OF THAT ONE, THE BIGGERFAR IS THE ONE NEAR ROUGH ANDREADY, WE GOT AN UPDATE, IT HASBURNED 700 ACRES, 30-40STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DESTROYED.THAT IS HOW QUICKLY IT CANHAPPEN.MORE THAN 8000 PEOPLE ARE UNDEREVACUATION ORDERS.THE HOUSE GOING UP IN FLAMES.AS GO TO LIVECOPTER3 FLYING OVERTHAT FIRE RIGHT NOW IN THE AREAOF NEVADA COUNTY.DAVE ALLEN, OF COURSE FLYING INLIVECOPTER3 ALL DAY.WHAT ARE THE CHANGES YOU HAVENOTICED THROUGHOUT THE DAY.DAVE: WE ARE SEEING A DECREASEIN THE WIND.AS YOU CAN TELL, SMALL COMINGSTRAIGHT UP.LET ME SHOW YOU HOW INTENSE THISIS.WE'RE AT 6000 FEET.IF I LOOK STRAIGHT DOWN BETWEENMY TOES I SEE THE LATE.WE ARE LOOKING TO THE EAST.THIS IS STILL BURNING, THERE ARESTILL FLAMES DOWN THERE, STILL ALOT OF BLACK SMOKE GOING ON.WE ARE WATCHING HELICOPTERSATTACKED THIS AREA PRETTYAGGRESSIVELY.A COUPLE MINUTES AGO THE FLAMESFROM THAT WERE VERY HIGH ANDTRYING TO JUMP.AS WE PULL BACK OUT, WE COULDSEE HOW MUCH OF THIS AREA HASBURNED, WE HEARD 700 ACRES, ASYOU LOOK AT THE HILLSIDE, HECOULD SEE A LOT OF THIS BLUERIGHT UP THE HILLSIDE, ALL OFTHAT GRAY AREA, ALL OF THAT ISASH.THAT IS EVERYTHING THE UPPER ANDUP.AT THE BOTTOM OF THE SCREEN YOUCOULD SEE HOW CLOSE WE ARE TOALL OF THE RESIDENTS AROUND THEROUGH AND READY VALLEY AREA.BRIAN: ONE THING WE NOTICE HEREIN THE PICTURE IS THE RETARDANTDROPS THAT HAVE BEEN SPREAD INTHAT AREA.TALK ABOUT WHAT YOU HAVE SEENFROM THAT PERSPECTIVE.YOU CAN TELL THAT THEY HAVE BEENVERY AGGRESSIVE IN FIGHTING THISFIRE FROM THE AIR.DAVE: VERY AGGRESSIVE.IT IS FAIRLY EASY FOR THEM TOFIGHT THIS PARTICULAR ONE VERYAGGRESSIVELY BECAUSE THEY ARELESS THAN A 62ND FLIGHT FROM THEGRASS VALLEY AIRPORT, WHICH IS AVERY LARGE BASE FOR THE INITIALATTACK TINKERS.YOU GET THE S 62'S, THE FORMERSUB CHASERS THAT COME IN HERE,HELICOPTERS GET IN HERE.HEAVY METAL BIG BOYS ARE OUTALONG THE COASTAL RANGE, BUT INHERE WE ARE ABLE TO -- OR THEYARE ABLE TO ATTACK WITH ASMALLER AIRCRAFT AND GET THOSELINES PUT AROUND AND GET CONTROLMEASURES AROUND THE FIRE TO ATLEAST HAVE PROGRESS.LISA THANK YOU FOR THE LIVEPICTURES.THEY HAVE CLOSED THE SIERRAVALLEY COLLEGE CAMPUS.IT WILL BE BACK OPEN TO ALL.