IN A HEARTBEAT THE KINCADE FIRE IN SONOMA COUNTY HAS CONSUMED MORE THAN 10-THOUSAND ACRES IN JUST NINE HOURS.
THE BLAZE IS LOCATED IN A REMOTE AREA OF NORTHEASTERN SONOMA COUNTY OUTSIDE OF GEYSERVILLE… AND GROWING RAPIDLY DUE TO WINDS GUSTING UP TO 75-MILES-PER-HOUR.
RESIDENTS ARE UNDER MANDATORY EVACUATION.
BECAUSE P-G AND E SHUT OFF POWER AROUND 3:30 YESTERDAY AFTERNOON IN THE AREA, PHONE ALERTS WERE NOT AN OPTION AND FIREFIGHTERS HAD TO GO DOOR-TO-DOOR AND EVACUATE RESIDENTS.