Live updates: 23 dead in Wine Country Fires; parts of city of Napa warned

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Latest developments in the North Bay fires as of 10:05 p.m. Click here for the latest updates from The Chronicle’s fire coverage:

10:05 p.m. River Rock Casino: The River Rock Casino has been ordered evacuated, according to Cal Fire.

8:32 p.m. Mandatory evacuation ordered parts of eastern Sonoma Valley: Sonoma County Sheriff's Office issued a mandatory evacuation order for Seventh Street East and Castle Road, both north of Lovall Valley Road. The evacuation area is about one mile from historic Sonoma Square and Mission San Francisco Solano, the last of the California Missions.

7:40 p.m. Two more deaths reported in Sonoma County: The Sonoma County Coroner’s Office reported two more deaths from the Tubbs Fire, bringing the fatality totals to 13 in the county and 23 for all the fires.

7:25 p.m. Napa residents told to prepare: The Napa County Sheriff’s Office is telling residents in some parts of Napa to prepare to evacuate, although no mandatory order has been issued. These areas have been warned: east of Silverado Trail between Trancas Street and Soscol Avenue, east of Soscol Avenue between Siverado Trail and West Imola Avenue, east of Highway 221 between West Imola Avenue and Highway 29, east of Highway 29 between Highway 221 and Jameson Canyon Road, and north of Jameson Canyon Road between Highway 12 and the Napa-Solano County line.

6:15 p.m. Mandatory evacuations in Geyserville: The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office issued mandatory evacuations in Geyserville, on Highway 128 east to River Rock Casino and south to Geysers Road up to Cal Pine.

6:04 p.m. Oakland limits outdoor school activity: Oakland Unified School District is canceling PE classes, athletic activities and recess that take place outside due to declining air quality. All school and office buildings will keep doors and windows closed to prevent smoke from entering.

6 p.m. Red Flag warning for East Bay Hills: The National Weather Service issued a Red Flag Warning for the East Bay hills from 11 p.m. Wednesday to 5 p.m. Thursday, citing fire danger from low humidity and gusting winds. People are encouraged to park in their driveways or garages, leaving streets clear for emergency vehicles, and to use extreme caution in operating barbecues, power equipment and other heat sources.

5:30 p.m. Sheriff clears up immigration rumor: Sonoma County Sheriff Rob Giordano took time out of a press conference to clear up a rumor he wanted dispelled. “There’s a rumor out there that people are checking immigration status in shelters and that is not true,” he said, explaining that shelters were asking for names to identify who was coming in. “Immigration status will never be asked of you.”

5:25 p.m. School closures continue to expand: West Contra Costa Unified School District superintendent Matthew Duffy said all schools in the district would be closed on Thursday due to declining air quality. All classes and after school activities are canceled.

5:23 Missing persons number update: Sonoma County sheriff’s officials say there are now 285 people still missing. There had been 600 reports, after officials weeded out duplicate reports. Of the 600, 315 people were located safely. Officials said if they cannot locate a missing person, they are checking the home where the person lived.

5:15 p.m. Suspected Looters Arrested: Santa Rosa police arrested three suspected looters, identified as Kelly Martin, 48, Tammara Hill, 49, and Patrick Daly 28. Police said they have tightened security in evacuated areas and are actively looking for looters.

5:10 p.m. Pleasants Valley Evacuation Advisory: Residents of the west Pleasants Valley area from Highway 128 south to Mix Canyon Road, should be prepared to evacuate, the Solano County sheriff said.

5 p.m. Haze from fires impacts SFO: More than 80 flights out of San Francisco International Airport were cancelled on Wednesday due to smoky skies caused by fires burning out of control in Sonoma and Napa counties, airport duty manager Jeff Figone said.

About 25 percent of flights were experiencing delays, with affected flights running 60 to 75 minutes late on average. The delays affected both departing and arriving flights.

Airport spokesman Doug Yakel said that the conditions are variable and the FAA-mandated ground delays will change on a day-by-day basis. SFO handles more than 12,500 flights per day.

3:45 p.m. Bay Area sports teams donate $450,000 to fire relief: A number of local sports teams, including the San Francisco 49ers, Oakland A’s, San Jose Earthquakes, San Francisco Giants, Oakland Raiders, San Jose Sharks and the Golden State Warriors joined to donate $450,000 to North Bay fire recovery efforts, according to Lisa Goodwin, the Warriors’ spokeswoman. The teams also formed a YouCaring page for fans to make monetary donations for fire victims.

3:25 p.m. More districts announce further school closures: Benicia Unified School District released students early Wednesday due to the declining air quality, schools Superintendent Charles Young said. All schools in the district will be closed through Friday.

Vallejo City Unified School District will also close all schools through Friday, schools Superintendent Adam Clark said. Students will return to school on Tuesday, as Monday is a scheduled professional development day for staff.

Vacaville Unified School District announced that all schools and offices will be closed through Friday.

3:15 p.m. Evacuation Advised for Boyes Hot Springs and north Sonoma: The Sonoma County Sheriff is advising residents of Boyes Hot Springs and those on Arnold Drive from Madrone, south to Petaluma Avenue and east to E. Napa and Lovall Valley roads to leave now with pets, medications and all necessary personal items. The best route out of town is south, toward Petaluma. The Sonoma Raceway is offering temporary shelter to evacuees.

3:05 p.m. Calistoga evacuated: The entire town of Calistoga has been ordered evacuated. Leave immediately, with pets and medications, officials said as the mandatory evacuation was issued. A shelter is open at American Canyon High School at 3000 Newell Drive, the city of Calistoga announced.

2:30 p.m. San Francisco air quality warning: Air in San Francisco has been designated “unhealthy for sensitive groups.” Air in parts of the North Bay fire zone has been designated “hazardous” and “very unhealthy.”

San Francisco air quality is predicted to decrease on Thursday to “unhealthy” for all. The San Francisco Main Library and the Chinatown, Mission Bay and Glen Park branches are open as shelters with filtered air, Mayor Ed Lee tweeted.

2:00 p.m. Rohnert Park mowing fields: The Rohnert Park Department of Public Safety said it had started to mow open fields to the north and east of the city to “reduce the fire threat in Rohnert Park.”

1:15 p.m. At least 380 people still missing in Sonoma County: Hundreds of people are still unaccounted for in Sonoma County wildfires, Sheriff Rob Giordano said. The number of people found versus the number reported missing continues to fluctuate as displaced residents who were without cell service reconnect with loved ones who hadn’t heard from them, he said.

Those looking for people in Sonoma County can call (707) 565-3856. At least 11 people have died in Sonoma County, making the Tubbs Fire the sixth deadliest in California history, according to Cal Fire officials.

At least 2 people have been killed in Napa County, 6 in Mendocino County and 2 in Yuba County.

1 p.m. Some Fairfield residents asked to evacuate their homes: Residents of Fairfield’s Eastridge Development are being asked by local police to evacuate their homes as gusty winds bring the raging Atlas Fire closer to residential areas. An advisory evacuation order has been issued by the Fairfield Police Department. Earlier, police asked residents in the Eastridge and Rancho Solano neighborhoods to pack a ‘Ready-to-Go’ bag with all essential papers and medicines.

12:45 p.m. Officials say power lines possibly sparked some wildfires, drought helped spread it: As officials probe the source of a series of Northern California wildfires that left 21 dead, the cause remains unknown, but there were reports that strong winds had knocked down numerous power lines between 9:20 p.m. and 10 p.m. on Sunday night, about the time the fires broke out in Napa and Sonoma counties.

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“We are investigating a number of potential causes, including whether reports of power lines falling down and electrical transformers exploding Sunday night may have caused some of the wildfires in the region,” said Janet Upton, deputy director of the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection, also known as Cal Fire.

Cal Fire Chief Ken Pimlott said at a Wednesday news conference that the fires were driven by a “critically dry fuel bed” across the state. “We are still impacted by five years of drought,” he said. The recent wet season that brought California out of the drought was ineffective in tempering dry, explosive conditions, Pimlott said.

12:05 p.m. Gov. Jerry Brown says wildfires among the most serious in state history: Brown said at a Wednesday news conference that California will recover only “on a material basis,” citing the loss of 21 lives in the fire. He said the state should prepare for a long rebuilding process.

“We’ve had big fires in the past. This is one of the biggest, most serious,” Brown said. “It’s not over.”

Addressing the number of recent natural disasters in the United States, Brown said the country will probably spend tens of billions in total on nationwide federal assistance.

11:40 a.m. Death toll now at 21 in Northern California fires: The series of deadly wildfires have now claimed 21 lives, according to Cal Fire Chief Ken Pimlott. Conditions remain unfavorable for firefighting, with 8 percent humidity and northerly winds of up to 40 mph. The fire was driven by a dry fuel bed as the region still recovers from five years of drought, Pimlott said at Wednesday news conference.

“Make no mistake, this is a serious, critical, catastrophic event.” Pimlott said. “The potential continues to exist for peril.”

11:30 a.m. Boil water notices expanded to sections of Kenwood and Larkfield: Wildfires in Sonoma County have tainted tap water for customers of the Lawndale Water Company in Kenwood and the Kenwood Village Water company, prompting advisories to boil all water used for consumption. The California American Water Company in Larkfield has a boil water notice as well along with an ongoing notice for the Oakmont area of Santa Rosa, officials said. Water system pressure loss from the Tubbs Fire led officials to advise Oakmont residents to boil tap water for cooking and drinking to prevent stomach or intestinal illnesses, according to city officials.

11:10 a.m. City of Napa water infrastructure up and running again: Some Napa residents were advised to boil water for drinking and cooking Tuesday after wildfires destroyed a pump station in the upper region of Napa’s Silverado Country Club and the water treatment plant for the Milliken Creek reservoir stopped running.

The water treatment plant is operational again, Mayor Jill Techel said at a Wednesday morning news conference. She said the initial water advisory was for an evacuated area, so no one currently in their homes should be required to boil their water.

10:45 a.m. Some Fairfield residents advised to pack a to-go bag in case fire spreads: Volatile and gusty winds in Solano County are expected to begin about 11 a.m. and could spread the Atlas Fire to neighborhoods in Fairfield, according to a statement from the city police department. The fire is about 3 miles from city limits close to the Eastridge and Rancho Solano neighborhoods.

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“All residents in the Eastridge and Rancho Solano neighborhoods are encouraged to pack a ‘Ready-to-Go’ bag with all essential papers and medicines and be prepared to leave on short notice,” the police advisory said. “There is no evacuation notice at this time.”

10:20 a.m. California Highway Patrol rescues more than 50 from Napa County wildfires: CHP officers flying above the burning region have saved more than 50 people off mountain tops in Napa County as four wildfires blacken the area, Cmdr. Chris Childs of CHP Napa said at a Wednesday morning news conference.

Tens and thousands of acres in Napa County have been burned as four fires devastate the region: the Atlas Peak Fire, Tubbs Fire, Partrick Fire and Nuns Fire, officials said.

9:45 a.m. Number of people missing rises to more than 500 in Sonoma County: As thousands evacuate and broken cell towers inhibit communication, 670 people have been reported missing in Sonoma County wildfires, Sheriff Rob Giordano said.

Of those reported missing, 110 people have been found safe, he said. At least 11 people have died in Sonoma County from the Tubbs Fire, making it the sixth deadliest fire in California history, according to Cal Fire officials.

Giordano said the individuals who died were found as the result of police and sheriff’s deputies being called to neighborhoods for various reasons. He said teams put together to excavate the burned area for bodies have yet to begin their work.

“When we start doing searches, I expect that number to go up,” Giordano said a news conference Wednesday in Santa Rosa.

9 a.m. Poor air quality from wildfires sicken Bay Area students: Students at schools in Richmond and Hercules reported respiratory irritation due to heavy smoke in the air from North Bay wildfires, said Marcus Walton, a West Contra Costa Unified School District spokesman. A number of medical calls have been made at schools in the district, which spans from Hercules to El Cerrito. The district is in the process of providing appropriate medical masks while some parents opt to leave their children at home.

8 a.m. California wildfires have burned nearly 170,000 acres: There are now at least 22 wildfires across the state burning tens and thousands of acres, according to Cal Fire officials. At least 17 people have died in fires in Sonoma, Napa, Mendocino and Yuba counties since the fires broke out Sunday.

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7:45 a.m. Boil water notices extended to Oakmont in Santa Rosa: Water systems in isolated areas of Fountaingrove and Oakmont have been “compromised,” prompting Santa Rosa police to advise that residents boil tap water used for cooking or drinking. Poor water quality has also become an issue in Napa County.

7:15 a.m. Updated Sonoma County school closures: The Sonoma County Office of Education has released a list of school closures for Wednesday. In Napa County, all schools in Napa Valley Unified School District will be closed for the remainder of the week.

7 a.m. Mandatory evacuations ordered overnight in Napa County: Cal Fire issued new evacuations orders Wednesday morning for all residents north of Grant Street in Calistoga as wildfires threatened the Napa County town.

Evacuees were advised to leave south on Silverado Trail to Zinfandel Lane and west to southbound Highway 29. Napa County Sheriff’s officials asked that residents contact loved ones before leaving due to limited cell service. Check in with neighbors and carpool if necessary, authorities said.

A shelter for evacuees has been set up at Napa Valley College on Napa Vallejo Highway.

The remainder of Calistoga is under advisory alert and evacuations are voluntary.

6:10 a.m. : More mandatory evacuations in Sonoma County: New evacuations ordered were issued overnight for the Bennett Valley neighborhood in Santa Rosa and Geyserville.

Evacuations are also in place for the area of Annadel Heights in Santa Rosa, bordered on the north by Parktrail Drive and on the west by Summerfield Road.

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People must evacuate from downtown Geyserville, Palomino Road, Asti Ridge Road and Highland Ranch Road.

Residents in other areas of Geyserville must evacuate the following streets: Nutter Road, Sellers Road, River Road, Fay Ranch Road, Ridge Oaks Road, Fox Ridge Road, Vineyard Road, Woodridge Road, Deerpath Drive, Ram Hill Road, Rockmouth Road, Colony Road, Lakewood Lane and Porter Creek Road.

Residents between the 1900 block of Highway 128 and the Russian River were also advised to evacuate.

5:50: a.m. Largest veterans’ home in the United States partially evacuated: Yountville Veterans Home in Napa County has evacuated its skilled nursing facility amid wildfires in the region, according to the department of veterans affairs.

Some residents at the facility have voluntarily evacuated but may return, officials said. No general evacuation has been ordered for the home, which houses about 1,000 disabled veterans from World War II, the Korean War, Vietnam War, Desert Storm and Operation Enduring Freedom/Operation Iraqi Freedom.

5:30 a.m. A third of people reported missing in Sonoma County found safe: There were 300 missing persons reports filed as a result of wildfires in Sonoma County, but 110 people have been located safe, Deputy Brandon Jones of the sheriff’s office said Wednesday morning.

Most missing persons reports stemmed from a lack of cell service due to damaged cell towers and some 3,800 evacuees in Sonoma County still staying in numerous shelters spread across the North Bay losing contact with friends and relatives, Jones said.

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5 a.m. Warning for North Bay Hills: Dangerous gusty winds expected Wednesday afternoon prompted the National Weather Service to issue a red flag warning for Sonoma, Napa and Solano counties, setting up a tough day for firefighters battling multiple blazes in the region.

The warning will go into effect at 5 p.m. and run until at least 5 p.m. on Thursday. The expected gusty winds and dry conditions will allow fires that started Sunday night and have been burning out of control ever since to spread quickly, meteorologist Charles Bell of the weather service said Wednesday morning.

At elevations of over 1,000 feet in the North Bay hills, winds are expected to reach 20 to 30 mph with gusts over 50 mph, Bell said. In lower elevations, winds will be about 10 to 20 mph going into Thursday afternoon.

“The gusty winds could potentially topple some trees and power lines, which of course could cause more fires to start on top of what we already have,” Bell said.

12:35 a.m. Sonoma Valley evacuations: The Sonoma County Sheriff’s office ordered mandatory evacuations of the following areas: Moon Mountain Road, Mission Way, London Way, Martin Road, Cavedale Road, and Adobe Way. The office also is advising Agua Caliente residents along Hwy 12 between Agua Caliente Road and Madrone Road to pack bags and be ready in case evacuations there are ordered.

12:21 a.m. Tubbs Fire grows: The Tubbs Fire has grown to 28,000 acres and continues threatening 16,000 structures, according to CalFire.

Tuesday

10:40 p.m. Geyserville area evacuations: New evacuations were ordered in the Geyserville area, including all residences between 1922 Highway 28 and the Russian River, the Sonoma County sheriff’s office said. Downtown Geyserville residents are being told to prepare to evacuate in case an order is issued.

10:03 p.m. St. Helena warned: St. Helena city officials were encouraging residents to pack bags and get ready for possible evacuation after mandatory evacuations were ordered near Mt. Veeder, about 10 miles south of St. Helena, due to the Nuns Fire. St. Helena police, however, assured residents they are not under an evacuation order.

9:45 p.m. More Evacuations: Evacuations were conducted on Dry Creek Road in Napa County and the road is now closed from Orchard Ave to Oakville Grade. In addition, evacuations were conducted on Redwood Road, and Redwood Road at the intersection of Browns Valley Road is now closed, the Napa County Sheriff reported.

8:57 p.m. Fairfield-Suisun schools closed: Superintendent Kris Corey said that all schools in the Fairfield-Suisun School district will be closed Wednesday. Employees will not report to work and all district sites will be closed to the public.

8:42 p.m. Atlas Fire 3% Contained: CalFire says the Atlas Fire has burned 26,000 acres, destroyed 125 structures and is now 3% contained. Five thousand structures remain threatened.

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8:16 p.m. Eleven Shelters Full: Sonoma County authorities said 11 emergency shelters were now full but 25 still had space available, including two shelters that were accepting large pets. For information, click here.

7:40 p.m. Structures threatened: The Tubbs Fire is threatening more than 16,000 structures — on top of the nearly 600 structures that have been destroyed in the blaze already, according to the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection.

7:10 p.m. New death toll: Two more fatalities were confirmed by the Sonoma County Coroner’s Office Tuesday night — bringing the total in the Northern California fire deaths to 17. Five people died in the Larkfield area, just north of Santa Rosa while another six died in city limits, according to sheriff officials.

6:55 p.m. The scene from Bennett Valley: As evacuation orders extended to parts of Bennett Valley, southeast of Santa Rosa, some evacuees stopped at the nearby golf course to watch the unrelenting smoke barrel from Annadel Heights Tuesday afternoon. An intense ring of fire could be at the peak of the mountain top, with new flare ups visible further down the mountain every few minutes.

Sean Coleman watched the hills burn, worried about what would happen once the sun set and the winds got worse.

Coleman and his fiancé were evacuated from central Santa Rosa Monday, and came to Bennett Valley Hills Tuesday to help police evacuate people from their homes.

"The winds will determine everything," he said.

6:25 p.m. Solano County evacuations expand: Officials have issued a mandatory evacuation order for Gordon Valley, Williams, Lambert, and Clayton roads in Solano County on Tuesday night. “The fire has jumped to Wooden Valley Road and is moving southeast,” read a statement released by the Fairfield Police.

6:20 p.m.: Clarification on evacuations: The Larkfield area just north of Santa Rosa was evacuated on Sunday and continues to remain closed, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. The area had been reported incorrectly earlier by officials as being a new area for evacuations.

6:00 p.m.: Emergency declaration declared in Solano: Gov. Jerry Brown has declared a state of emergency in Solano County because the Atlas Fire has damaged infrastructure and is threatening homes.

5:35 p.m. Santa Rosa danger: Fire is threatening the Annadel Heights area in eastern Santa Rosa. Residents in the area bordered on the north by Parktrail Drive and on the west by Summerfield Road should evacuate immediately, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office says.

5:20 p.m. Miscommunication on evacuations: The Pacific Heights area just north of Santa Rosa is not under evacuation, according to the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office. The initial evacuation order was a “miscommunication,” they said in a statement.

4:55 p.m.: Solano County evacuations: Officials report that the the Atlas Fire has crested the ridge at Twin Sisters Road in Solano County on Tuesday afternoon. Sheriff’s deputies are “going door-to-door on Twin Sisters Road, reverifying any remaining inhabitants and urging them to leave immediately.”

4:50 p.m.: More evacuations near Santa Rosa: Officials are evacuating an area called Pacific Heights just north of Santa Rosa. The latest evacuations are near where people were ordered to leave a short time ago near Shiloh Ranch Regional Park.

4:35 p.m. College closed: Sonoma State University has suspended classes for Wednesday because of the fires in the area. The school was closed both Monday and Tuesday.

4:30 p.m. Inmates fighting off blazes: More than 500 inmate firefighters are battling the wildfires in Northern California, officials said Tuesday. The California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation reports that another 300 inmate firefighters are hitting the blazes in Southern California on Tuesday.

4:20 p.m.: Fires near Santa Rosa: A fire is burning south of Shiloh Ranch Regional Park just north of Santa Rosa, Sonoma County sheriff’s officials say. People in the area of Faught and Montebello roads are being evacuated. Separately, evacuations also are under way near the Bennett Valley Golf Course southeast of Santa Rosa.

4:03 p.m. Wildfires labeled ‘worst fire disaster in California history’ : Rep. Mike Thompson, D-Napa, surveyed Northern California’s decimated fire region on Monday. He said at the Sonoma County Fairgrounds Tuesday, “It’s devastating. I fully expect this will be the worst fire disaster in California history.”

3:52 p.m. First responders in Napa, Sonoma counties lose homes in wildfires: Mill Valley Fire Chief Tom Welch lost his home while working the wildfires, city officials said. In Sonoma County, at least 20 sheriff’s office employees lost their homes as well, authorities said.

3:30 p.m. School closures in Napa, Sonoma counties: All schools in the Napa Valley Unified School District will be closed Wednesday and Thursday, according to city officials. All schools in Sonoma Valley Unified School District will be closed for the rest of the week, district officials said. Classes at Sonoma State University have been suspended for Wednesday, while Santa Rosa Junior College will be closed through Sunday.

2:51 p.m. More than 180 people missing in Sonoma County: Fifty-seven out of 240 people reported missing in Sonoma County have been found, said Sonoma County Sheriff Rob Giordano. Downed cell phone towers and more than 25 evacuation centers contributed to difficulties in finding loved ones, he said. Many people have been reported missing from nursing homes. A team of police officers will begin the mission to excavate bodies possibly buried in the charred rubble Tuesday evening, Giordano said.

2:30 p.m. Pelosi calls on Congress to provide aid: Rep. Nancy Pelosi, D-San Francisco, called the Trump administration’s major disaster declaration for the California fires an “appreciated first step” but said Tuesday afternoon that more was needed. “Speaker (Paul) Ryan and Republicans must work with Democrats to update federal relief estimates and adjust the supplemental disaster package so that we can make available all necessary resources for those devastated by these wildfires,” she said in a statement.

2:28 p.m. Nuns Fire racing toward Oakmont in Santa Rosa: The Santa Rosa Police Department sent out an urgent tweet warning Tuesday afternoon of a fast-moving wildfire encroaching on the Oakmont senior living community on three sides. The Police Department tweeted, “#NunsFire is rapidly approaching Oakmont. Oakmont is still under mandatory evacuation - all residents must leave now!” Oakmont has been under mandatory evacuation since Monday.

2 p.m. Sonoma Raceway opens to evacuees: The Sonoma Raceway is welcoming wildfire evacuees to its 50-acre campground, officials announced. The campground, across from the raceway on Highway 121, will have basic services for recreational vehicles, including water and sewage. For more information contact the Sonoma Raceway at (800) 870-7223 or email sonomaraceway@sonomaraceway.com.

1:15 p.m. Sonoma County warns of criminal action against price gougers and looters: People are being asked to call 911 to report suspected looting. Any vendor offering products and services with more than a 10 percent markup is breaking the law and should be reported to the Sonoma County District Attorney’s Office.

“Please be advised that any looters who are apprehended will be prosecuted to the fullest extent of the law,” District Attorney Jill Ravitch said in a statement.

Santa Rosa has issued a curfew from 6:45 p.m. until 7:15 a.m. in the mandatory evacuation area. Breaking curfew is a misdemeanor, officials said.

1 p.m. Tens of thousands without power in Sonoma County: Pacific Gas and Electric Company is working to restore power to 50,260 customers impacted by the wildfires in Sonoma County. About 28,000 customers are without gas service in Santa Rosa, Windsor, Yountville, Napa, and Kenwood, according to Shirlee Zane, chair of the Sonoma County Board of Supervisors.

12:18 p.m.: High-wind warning: The National Weather Service has issued a red-flag warning for Wednesday night and Thursday for hills in the North Bay and East Bay, predicting northeast winds of up to 30 mph and gusts of 45 mph. The warning starts at 5 p.m. Wednesday in the North Bay hills and 11 p.m. in the East Bay hills, and runs through 5 p.m. Thursday. High winds contributed to the explosive spread of fires throughout the North Bay on Sunday night and Monday.

12:08 p.m. Thousands remain in shelters in Napa and Sonoma counties: More than 3,000 people remain in shelters as 17 wildfires have burned through 115,000 acres across California. Wildfires statewide have left at least 2,000 structures destroyed, officials announced at a California Office of Emergency Services press conference.

12 p.m. Wildfire death toll reaches 15: Two more fatalities have been confirmed by Sonoma County sheriff’s officials , marking nine deaths in Sonoma County. Northern California fires have now killed 15 people, including two in Napa County, three in Mendocino County and one in Yuba County. More than 200 people had been reported missing in Sonoma County, and 45 of those people have been found, officials said.

11:45 a.m. Santa Rosa smolders: Along Highway 101 through Santa Rosa, visibility for drivers extended no more than 300 yards and traffic was stop and go in both directions Tuesday morning.

The sun was nearly blotted out by a sky filled with gray ash and smoke. Skeletons of trees, gutted buildings and burned-out cars lined roadways. Occasional flames burned on wooden structures holding up highway guardrails. Fields, lawns, a pizza joint and grocery store that were fully engulfed in flames Monday continued to smolder Tuesday.

Frustrated residents were trying to find any exit that wasn’t closed down to get off the highway and find a backroad home to survey the damage. Police weren’t letting them, for the most part.

11:17 a.m. Authorities seek suspicious person in small San Rafael vegetation fire: A man was seen running from the scene of a vegetation fire that broke out Tuesday morning in San Rafael, according to the city fire department. The fire burned less than an acre and was quickly contained. Fire officials ask that anyone with information on the man call 911.

11 a.m. Nearly half of downed cell sites restored: Seventy-seven cell sites were down from loss of power or fire damage, and 35 are running again, according to State Senator Mike McGuire. Tens of thousands of customers remain without cell phone service in the fire zones in Napa and Sonoma counties, he said.

10:25 a.m. Vice President Mike Pence pledges aid in the North Bay wildfires: “To California, we say though this declaration, we are with you, our prayers are with you and we will be with you every day until we put the fires out,” Pence said.

President Trump approved the major disaster declaration, which will give California additional federal resources and funding to fight fires up and down the state. Pence said legislation that will be considered in Congress next week includes $576 million for fire suppression.

10:12 a.m. Agencies protect homes from looting: The California National Guard is working to protect property in the wild fires. Mendocino County reported at least one looter was arrested in the fire area on Monday.

9:29 a.m. Mendocino death toll rises: The number of people killed in a wildfire in the Mendocino County town of Redwood Valley now stands at three. Cal Fire officials said the victims died when the Redwood Complex Fire tore through the town of 2,000 people Sunday night and Monday. Their names have not been released. Four more people suffered major burn injuries, and about two dozen others suffered lesser burn injuries, Cal Fire said. Roughly 50 homes were destroyed in the town, located 8 miles north of Ukiah on Highway 101.

9:17 a.m. Couple identified as Napa victims: Charles and Sarah Rippey were identified as victims from the wildfires in Napa, county sheriff John Robertson said. Charles was 100 years old and his wife was 98.

The couple died while trying to escape their home in the 100 block of Westgate Circle in Santa Rosa, Robertson said.

9 a.m. Small vegetation fire in San Rafael: A vegetation fire less than one acre large started off Professional Center Parkway. Firefighters stopped forward progress. No damage or injuries have been reported, according to fire officials.

8:45 a.m. Napa County cell service limited: With spotty service affecting thousands of cell phone users in Napa County, the sheriff’s department announced a website for people to go on and post they are safe.

With dozens of people still missing from the fires ravaging Napa and Sonoma counties, residents with cell reception problems are encouraged to log on to safeandwell.org and register their names.

8 a.m. Cascade Fire in Yuba County spreads: The deadly Cascade Fire has reached 11,500 acres, a growth of more than 3,000 acres overnight, officials said Tuesday.

It was 15 percent contained, according to Cal Fire. The blaze killed vehicle fleeing from the town of Loma Rica.

7:42 a.m. Dozens reported missing in Sonoma County: Roughly 150 people have been reported missing as a result of wild fires, said Sgt. Spencer Crum, a sheriff’s office spokesman.

7:32 a.m. Tubbs Fire grows: The Tubbs fire in Sonoma County is now at 27,000 acres, growing 2,000 acres overnight, according to Cal Fire.

7:01 a.m. Nuns fire spreads: Santa Rosa police announce the Nuns fire is moving to the southwest corner of Oakmont.

7 a.m. School closures stay in place: All schools in Napa and Sonoma counties remain closed Tuesday due to wildfires, district officials announced.

6 a.m. Death toll rises to 11: One person died early Monday morning trying to flee the Cascade Fire in Yuba County, county spokesman Russ Brown confirmed Tuesday.

The person, whose name was not immediately released, was in a vehicle fleeing from the town of Loma Rica, ran off a back-road and became trapped in the fire, Brown said.

Northern California fires have now killed 11 people, including seven in Sonoma County, two in Napa County and one in Mendocino County.

The Cascade fire is one of at least 15 blazes burning in Northern California. It has consumed 8,200 acres and was only 10 percent contained Tuesday morning.

5 a.m. Cooler temperatures, but fires rage: Cool overnight temperatures aided firefighters battling blazes in Napa and Sonoma counties, but the fires continued to rage out of control Tuesday morning.

High temperatures in the North Bay are forecast to be in the mid 70s to upper 70s, generally 5 to 10 degrees cooler than Monday, said Charles Bell, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

At least eight fires were burning across Northern California Tuesday with little to no containment, officials said. The fires have killed at least 10 people, including seven in Sonoma County, two in Napa County and one in Mendocino County.

1:33 a.m. Santa Rosa water alert: Santa Rosa Fire Department officials are advising residents of the Fountaingrove neighborhood to boil their water to ensure it is safe to drink — if they have low or no water pressure.

Chronicle staff writers Kimberly Veklerov, Melody Gutierrez, Marissa Lang, Michael Cabanatuan, Steve Rubenstein and Annie Ma contributed to this report.