Devastation: 2 Die In Napa Complex Fire, 9 In Sonoma Co. Fires

NAPA COUNTY, CA — UPDATE, Oct. 10: Mandatory evacuations and road closures remained in effect Tuesday morning for parts of Napa County as firefighting and rescue efforts continue in a series of a deadly, devastating North Bay wildfires. Tuesday morning, the Atlas Fire was 25,000 acres and zero percent contained; the Nuns Fire was 5,000 acres and zero percent contained; and the Partrick Fire was 1,000 acres and zero percent contained, according to Cal Fire officials. At least 125 structures have been lost and 5,000 are threatened in the three fires, which have been combined for firefighting purposes into the Southern LNU Complex Fire.

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The Tubbs Fire burning in Napa and Sonoma counties was 27,000 acres and zero percent contained Tuesday morning, with 550 residential and 21 commercial structures destroyed in the wildfire that ravaged an area stretching from Calistoga to Santa Rosa.

Authorities have confirmed 11 fatalities in Napa and Sonoma counties as a result of the wind-driven wildfires that broke out Sunday. Two people died in Napa County and nine in Sonoma County.

"There's a lot of devastation that's gone on," Napa County Fire Chief Barry Biermann said at news conference Tuesday morning.

Sheriff John Robertson released the names of two elderly people who were found dead in the area of the Atlas Fire. Charles and Sara Rippey, 100 and 98, died and "our thoughts are certainly with the family at this time," Robertson said.

About 27,000 PG&E customers are without power in the county, and many evacuees have gone to shelters set up at places like the Napa Valley College gym at 1088 College Ave. in St. Helena and the CrossWalk Community Church at 2590 First St. in Napa.

Biermann urged patience for evacuees who might want to return to their homes, saying crews still need to secure utilities and vegetation in the fire-damaged neighborhoods.

"It's a process we've already started to work on," he said. "We ask that people please be patient, the fires are still out there."

Biermann also urged people to not use any drones in fire areas since that will prevent firefighters from flying to put out the flames.

County residents are encouraged to register at www.safeandwell.org to let their loved ones know they are safe. Residents can also check the county's website and social media channels for updates on the fire. Facebook has a crisis response page for the Atlas Fire.

According to the Napa County Sheriff's Department, the following mandatory evacuations remained in effect Tuesday morning:

• Monticello Park
• Silverado Country Club
• Hardman/McKinley/Estee Avenue
• Circle Oaks
• Buhman
• Wild Horse Valley Road
• Silverado Trail from Trancas to SR128
• SR128 to Moskowite Corners

The following road closures remained in effect Tuesday in Napa County, according to sheriff's officials:

• SR121 at Atlas Peak Rd.
• SR121 at Wooden Peak
• SR121 at SR128
• SR128 at Berryessa Knoxville Rd.
• SR128 at Silverado Tr.
• Silverado Tr at Oakville
• Silverado Tr at Skellenger
• Silverado Tr at Trancas
• Silverado Tr at Sage Canyon
• Silverado Tr at Rutherford
• Yountville at Finnel
• Knoxville Rd at Turtle Rock
• Moskowite Corners
• Wooden Valley at Monticello
• Hagen at First
• Coombsville at 2nd Ave
• Coombsville at 3rd Ave
• Coombsville at 4th Ave
• Wild Horse Valley at Green Valley Rd

In Solano County, the following mandatory Atlas Fire were in effect Tuesday morning:

• All streets off of Green Valley Road north of Rockville Road (the four-way stop)
• All streets in Green Valley Estates west of Green Valley Road (Paseo Arboles / Via Vaquero)
• All streets on the west side of Green Valley Road from Mason Road to Valley End
• All of Twin Sisters Road and roads off of Twin Sisters
• All of Joyce Lane
• The west side of Suisun Valley Road from the Napa County line south to Rockville Road
• North of Rockville Road from Suisun Valley to Green Valley Road

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PREVIOUS WILDFIRE COVERAGE: Mass evacuations have been under way since late Sunday night in Napa County after the Atlas fire broke out in unincorporated Napa County, followed by multiple wildfires across the North Bay in Napa and Sonoma counties. Cal Fire Deputy Chief Scott McLean said the Atlas Fire broke out at 9:50 p.m. Sunday off Atlas Peak Road south of Lake Berryessa, spreading at a dangerous rate to 25,000 acres as of mid-day Monday, burning some 50 structures in its path. Combined with the Santa Rosa fire in Sonoma County, the Tubbs Fire stretching from Calistoga to Santa Rosa reportedly covered 25,000 as of midday Monday. The Carneros Partrick Fire, reported off of Partrick Road west of Napa, had reached 1,000—2,000 acres.

Cal Fire officials say an estimated 1,500 homes and commercial structures have been destroyed in Napa and Sonoma counties since the fires broke out Sunday evening and raged overnight into Monday.

California Department of Fish and Wildlife officials said they had to evacuate their Silverado Fisheries hatchery in Napa County Monday afternoon as a result of wildfires in the area. Silverado Fisheries, at 7329 Silverado Trail, is the main fish distribution facility for the Bay Area, with about 200,000 pounds of rainbow trout distributed to recreational fishing waters annually, according to fish and wildlife officials.

In a news conference held by Napa County officials Monday morning, officials said there was zero containment of the fires, which were running unchecked. The focus is saving people, officials said; some residents were rescued by helicopter as the wildfires raged overnight, one of which burned through the Silverado Country Club. Officials said the wildfires burned so rapidly, knocking trees and power poles down, that Napa sheriff's deputies could not get to all areas.

Watch: Napa County Holds Press Briefing On Wildfires

Gov. Jerry Brown issued an emergency declaration Monday morning for Napa and Sonoma counties, which will help with firefighting resources as well as aid for fire victims. It also mobilizes the California National Guard for the disaster. Some 100 military police with the state's National Guard are being deployed to Napa County to assist with law enforcement efforts such as evacuations.

In response to what became a series of wildfires now dubbed the Napa Complex Fire, the county opened its Emergency Operations Center and emergency shelters late Sunday night, said Molly Rattigan, deputy county executive officer. A local emergency was declared for the Napa Complex Fire at 10:15 p.m. Sunday, Rattigan said in a news release.

Watch: Evacuations Ordered As Wildfires Burn Through Calif. Wine Country

The following areas have been evacuated, with all evacuation orders still in effect as of 1:40 p.m. Monday.

• Atlas Peak Road, including Silverado Country Club
• Knights Valley to Tubbs Lane in Calistoga
• Monticello Road to Circle Oaks Subdivision
• Soda Canyon Road
• Partrick Road
• Montecito area of Napa
• Old Sonoma Road to Buhman Avenue, Dealy Lane, Henry Road, Coombsville Road, Wild Horse Valley Road, Carneros Resort and Spa
• Wooden Valley area (Evacuate to Solano Community College Library parking lot, 4000 Suisun Valley Road in Fairfield)
• Capell Valley Road between Turtle Rock and Moskowite Corners (Roads are also closed)

Advisory evacuations were issued for:

• Vichy Avenue, Hagen Road and all the Avenues
• Soscol Creek to North Kelly

Voluntary evacuations were issued for:

• Highway 29 north of Tubbs Lane

Emergency shelters are at:

• Napa County Fairgrounds, 1435 N. Oak St. in Calistoga
• Napa Valley College gym, 2277 Napa Vallejo Highway
• Crosswalk Community Church, 2590 First St. in Napa (FULL)

The Napa County Animal Shelter at 942 Hartle Court will shelter dogs, cats, rabbits and other household animals.

At 1:50 a.m. Monday, officials with the Napa County Sheriff's Office further said that a hard closure of Highway 128 was in place at Tubbs Lane in Napa County, with mandatory evacuations issued for residents along Highway 128 west to the city of Santa Rosa in Sonoma County.

According to California Highway Patrol officials in Napa, Atlas Peak and Wooden Valley roads are closed at state Highway 121. Hardman Avenue is closed at Silverado Trail, and Old Soscol Road is also closed at Trancas Street in Napa.

Highway 37 has reopened following a grass fire near Novato.

CHP officials asked everyone to stay off the roadways unless they have been ordered to evacuate.

Classes were canceled at Calistoga Monday. The city was also without power until at least 10 a.m., city officials said. Multiple fires are burning in the area between Petrified Forest Road in Calistoga and the Knights Valley area in Sonoma County.

National Weather Service officials issued a warning Sunday of dangerous conditions that could lead to rapidly spreading wildfires. The warning is in effect until early Tuesday morning.

The Sonoma County Sheriff's Office in an alert just before 11 p.m. Sunday said dispatchers were fielding calls about multiple fires around the county.

"We currently have fires at Mark West Springs and Riebli Rd in Santa Rosa, Shiloh and Conde in Windsor and Hwy 116 at Fredericks Rd in Sebastopol," Sonoma sheriff's officials said. "Local fire departments are on scene and we will notify you if any evacuations are called for. The strong winds are making these fire difficult. Dispatchers are being overwhelmed by 911 calls on reports of smoke smell. Please only call 911 if you see actual unattended flames."

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Earlier Sunday, a fire south of the Napa County airport destroyed two structures and dozens of cars in a salvage yard.

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Bay City News Service contributed to this report.

Photos 1, 2, 3: The Stornetta Dairy, a long historical property located in Southern Napa County, burned to the ground all with two houses across the street along Highway 121/12. (Photo by Al Francis)

Photos: 4. Flames from a wildfire consume a a three car garage at a home Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, east of Napa, Calif. Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through Northern California early Monday, sending residents on a headlong flight to safety through smoke and flames as homes burned. (Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press); 5. Flames from a wildfire burn Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Napa, Calif. The fire is one of several burning across Northern California's wine country. (Rich Pedroncelli/Associated Press)

Photos 6 and 7 of the fire as seen from Santa Rosa, Oct. 9, 2017 submitted by a local Patch reader