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Russell Tobiass (left) and Matteo Abreu of David Abreu Vineyard Management work to remove a road sign and clear brush to allow water trucks to access Stony Hill Vineyard as the Glass Fire burns on its property in St. Helena, Calif. Thursday, October 1, 2020.

Doris and Armin Tietze, both 91, step off the bus that evacuated them through flames from Oakmont Gardens after being brought to the Veterans Auditorium.

A tanker flies toward their drop point over Bell Canyon as the Glass fire burned north of St. Helena, September 27, 2020.

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9:50 a.m. Firefighters stop Glass Fire spread: Cal Fire officials said in a video briefing Thursday that containment lines around the Glass Fire have grown and “the forward spread has been stopped.” The 67,420-acre Wine Country fire was contained in all areas but the northern edge of the fire in the Napa Valley, where crews aggressively battled flames, said Jeff Ohs, a Cal Fire battalion chief. Teams were working to reopen Highway 29 into Lake County, he said.

8:23 a.m. Sonoma County grapples with future: Lingering trauma from the deadly Tubbs firestorm three years ago has bled into the devastation of this year’s still-burning Glass Fire as Sonoma County and Santa Rosa officials look to shape the county’s future, using about $245 million received through PG&E’s massive bankruptcy settlement this year. Read The Chronicle’s story here.

8:03 a.m. August Complex fires still growing, as is containment: Firefighters increased control of the massive August Complex blaze burning across seven Northern California counties overnight, but the flames continued to spread. The fire grew by more than 3,000 acres overnight but containment increased to 70% from 65%. The fire is the largest in state history and the first to burn through more than 1 million acres.

7:40 a.m. No growth for Glass Fire: Firefighters held the Glass Fire in check overnight in Napa and Sonoma Counties, Cal Fire officials said. The fire was still at 67,420 acres as of Thursday morning. Containment grew by 4%, to 66% overnight.

7:55 a.m. Creek Fire grows overnight: The Creek Fire in Fresno County and the Sierra grew to nearly 331,000 acres, Cal Fire reported Thursday morning, an increase of nearly 2,300 acres in a 12-hour period. The fire was 49% contained Thursday morning.

7:39 a.m. Hopes for rain in North Bay all but vanished: Cool temperatures have arrived in the Bay Area but that first substantial rain that many hoped for isn’t likely to come this weekend, or for the foreseeable future. National Weather Service forecasts call for the weather system to steer north toward Oregon with a chance of light rain in the northern edge of the state. Bay Area aren’t expected to rise above the 70s in inland areas, as much as 30 degrees cooler in some places than last week. Read the story here.

7:11 a.m. Zogg Fire now 90% contained: The Zogg Fire burning in Shasta County is now 90% contained, Cal Fire said Thursday. Containment of the fire, which has killed four people, has been steady for days. The blaze is 56,338 acres in size.

6:49 p.m. Investigation opened into illegal private firefighting on Glass Fire: Cal Fire’s law enforcement division is investigating allegations that a group of private firefighters set illegal backfires to protect properties threatened by the Glass Fire, a Cal Fire spokesman said Wednesday evening. The spokesman would not say where in Wine Country the private firefighters were apprehended, but confirmed that the incident occurred over the weekend. Private firefighters are authorized to remove flammable objects and carry out preventive measures. They are not authorized to use fire, Cal Fire said. The investigation is ongoing.

6:35 p.m. CO poisoning victim released from hospital: A firefighter who was hospitalized for carbon monoxide poisoning has been released from a Santa Rosa hospital and returned to fire duty, a Cal Fire spokesman said Wednesday evening. The firefighter was hospitalized Tuesday morning after 16 firefighters were exposed to the odorless gas at their sleeping quarters while off duty from the Glass Fire. Carbon monoxide is released in the fumes of active wildfires and can cause sudden illness when it builds up in a person’s bloodstream, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

4:50 p.m. ‘Supply and support stations’ open in Santa Rosa for people impacted by Glass Fire: Santa Rosa residents impacted by the Glass Fire can now pick up re-entry safety materials and information at “supply and support stations” before returning to their homes, city officials said on Twitter. Residents of burned areas can obtain materials such as masks, gloves, hand sanitizer, hand wipes, water bottles, goggles, shoe covers and a bucket. For more information and locations go online.

3:55 p.m. Evacuation warnings rescinded in Calistoga for Glass Fire: Evacuation warnings have been lifted in Calistoga, effective immediately, said Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit. All roads within Calistoga city limits are open, officials said.

3:45 p.m. Evacuation warnings rescinded in St. Helena for Glass Fire: Evacuation warnings have been rescinded in St. Helena, effective immediately, said Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit. All roads within St. Helena city limits are open, officials said.

3:42 p.m. Evacuation orders changed to warnings in parts of Napa County: Evacuation orders were reduced to evacuation warnings in portions of Napa County for the Glass Fire, according to Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit.

3:05 p.m. Evacuation orders downgraded to warnings in parts of Sonoma County: Glass Fire evacuation orders were downgraded to warnings in portions of Sonoma County around Highway 12 and Calistoga Road, sheriff’s officials said. (Full details in this nixie.)

12:53 p.m: Glass Fire controlled in Sonoma County: The western zone of the Glass Fire, predominantly Sonoma County, is completely encircled by containment lines and the heat of the fire has cooled, said Battalion Chief Sean Norman. “For us, that signifies that the line is in, it’s held, it’s contained and controlled,” he said. That clears the way for utility crews, hazard cleanup and infrastructure work and means residents will soon be allowed to return to the area, he said.

12:52 Fire chief: Glass Fire no longer a threat to St. Helena: St. Helena Fire Chief John Sorenson said Wednesday that the Glass Fire, now 58% contained, “no longer poses a threat” to the city. Sorenson called it “a miracle” that only three houses were destroyed by the fire. Centers to aid returning evacuees have been set up at the St. Helena First Presbyterian Church, 1428 Spring St., and in Angwin at the volunteer fire station at 275 College Ave.

12:32 p.m. Yuba County fire quickly contained: Firefighters rapidly contained the small Fields Fire, a small, 56-acre blaze sparked Wednesday near Marigold in Yuba County. Cal Fire reported the blaze was 100% contained just hours after the firefight began.

12:27 p.m. Newsom calls for California to conserve land, coasts to capture carbon: Gov. Gavin Newsom said Wednesday that he would sign an executive order setting a target to conserve 30% of the state’s land and coastal water by 2030 — joining dozens of nations in a global pact to preserve biodiversity and prevent species loss. The governor will also direct his administration to develop strategies to capture carbon from the atmosphere and store in the state’s natural and working lands such as forests, farms, wetlands and coasts. Read The Chronicle’s full story here.

12:01 p.m. Biggest fire in state history keeps growing: The August Complex Fire, the largest conflagration in California history, is now at 1,011,493 acres in size, Cal Fire said Wednesday. After burning for nearly a month — the fire started on Sept. 10 — the August Complex is now 60% contained.

8:28 a.m. Hope fades for fire-dampening rainfall in Napa, Sonoma counties: The Bay Area’s hopes for weekend rains to help snuff the Glass Fire and dampen the parched hills seem to be evaporating. Rain could still fall, probably north of the Golden Gate, on Saturday, according to the National Weather Service, but a Friday storm will head far north and miss the Bay Area. Saturday’s storm could deliver a tenth of an inch of precipitation. Read The Chronicle’s full story here.

8:05 a.m. ‘I just can’t deal with this anymore’: Wine Country residents grapple with a fiery future: As devastating wildfires pummel the North Bay for three of the past four years, some residents wonder how much more trauma they can take and whether they should continue living in a region altered by climate change. Smoky air, planned power outages and fire threats only compound the high living costs in the region, many said. Read The Chronicle’s full story here.

7:24 a.m. Glass Fire grows slightly: The Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma counties grew by just 150 acres overnight, Cal Fire said Wednesday morning, bringing the blaze to 67,200 acres in size. Containment grew by 4%, to 58% in the span of about 12 hours. The fire has destroyed more than 620 homes and damaged still more. More than 20,000 structures of various kinds remain under threat.

7:00 a.m. New fire sparks in Yuba County: The Fields Fire, a 50-acre blaze off of Gold Field Road and Hammonton Road, northeast of Marigold, is now burning in Yuba County, Cal Fire said. Little additional information was immiediately available, other than the fact that the fire began burning Wednesday.

6:49 a.m. Zogg Fire containment grows: Firefighters were able to grow containment lines around the Zogg Fire in Shasta County overnight, after another evening in which the blaze didn’t grow at all. Containment increased 2%, to 86%, overnight. The fire remained at 56,305 acres, according to Cal Fire.

7 p.m. Glass Fire grows to 67,050 acres: The Glass Fire, which is burning in Napa and Sonoma counties, has burned 67,050 acres and was 54% contained as of Tuesday evening, Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit said. Officials said 2,522 firefighters were battling the blaze along with 341 engines, 40 water tenders, 20 helicopters and 26 dozers.

6:10 p.m. Containment of Zogg Fire grows to 84%: The Zogg Fire, which is burning in Shasta County, has burned 56,305 acres and was 84% contained as of Tuesday evening, Cal Fire’s Shasta Trinity Unit said. Officials said 1,275 firefighters were battling the blaze along with 160 engines, 42 water tenders, six helicopters and 16 dozers.

5:45 p.m. Fire officials warn embers can travel ‘up to a mile’ from active fires: Officials with the Southern Marin Fire District tweeted that flying embers can be carried “up to a mile from the actual fire” and damage or destroy structures. In the tweet, fire officials compared two photos of an unnamed school that was damaged by the Glass Fire. “Prepare your home now before a wildfire starts by creating 4 types of defensible zones,” fire officials said.

3:20 p.m. The awww factor arrives with scared kitty: A Glass Fire damage inspector rescued a “scared kitten from under a truck,” Cal Fire tweeted Tuesday. Cal Fire called it a “puurrfect save” and said the tortoise shell kitten will be taken to an animal shelter to locate its family.

3:17 p.m. Crews secure canyon as North Complex approaches full containment: Crews ignited portions of steep terrain by hand Tuesday in an effort to contain flames in Feather River Canyon east of Highway 70, the final uncontained area of the North Complex, fire officials said. The fires were 86% contained as of Tuesday afternoon. Firefighters continued to patrol for hot spots near control lines, where extremely dry timber and strong canyon winds have slowed efforts to contain the 318,724-acre blaze. The two-month old fire killed fifteen people and destroyed more than 2,450 structures across Plumas and Butte counties.

3:10 p.m. Evacuation orders lifted for some in Sonoma County: Glass Fire evacuation orders have been lifted in some portions of Sonoma County, county sheriff’s officials said. Full details are here.

2:20 p.m. One firefighter sent to hospital for possible CO poisoning: One of 16 firefighters potentially poisoned by carbon monoxide was taken to a local hospital for evaluation, Cal Fire officials said Tuesday afternoon. The exposure occurred at location outside the fire area, and early reports listed it at the Santa Rosa Fairgrounds, which serves as the command center for the Glass Fire. After evaluation 15 firefighters were sent back to the fire lines, Cal Fire reported.

12:19 p.m. Potential CO poisoning at Glass Fire: Several firefighters were evaluated for possible carbon monoxide poisoning Tuesday morning after they were exposed to the odorless gas while fighting the Glass Fire, a Cal Fire spokesman said. They were being evaluated by medical personnel; their conditions were unknown, the spokesman said. It was unclear how many were exposed. Carbon monoxide is released in the fumes of active wildfires and can cause sudden illness when it builds up in a person’s bloodstream, according to the Centers for Disease Control. Read the story here.

12:03 p.m. Even a little rain could help, Cal Fire says: The prospect of a small amount of rain, perhaps a quarter of an inch, is in the forecast for the Glass Fire area Friday and Saturday. Cal Fire Battalion Chief Sean Norman said it won’t be enough to extinguish the fire, but also shouldn’t be enough to trigger dangerous debris flows in areas scarred by the flames. “Overall, it would be extremely beneficial to us,” he said.

11:48 a.m. Returning evacuees need to watch out for wildlife: Firefighters battling the Glass Fire are seeing a lot of displaced wildlife, “more mountain lions than in my entire life” in the past few days alone, Cal Fire Battalion Chief Sean Norman said Tuesday. He advised people returning to evacuation zones to “be prepared as you repopulate that you are sharing the area with wildlife that has had their environments shrunk down and their livelihoods have been impacted just like everyone else’s.”

11:40 a.m. Lake County still fire-free: The Glass Fire hasn’t been contained on its northern front but firefighters managed to keep it out of Lake County, Battalion Chief Sean Norman said in a video news briefing Tuesday morning. Fire lines held overnight and the flames did not move to the north. “For all the people in Lake County, this is really good news,” he said.

9:20 a.m. Creek Fire grew by 4,000 acres overnight: The Creek Fire in the Central Sierra continued to burn after forcing new evacuations Monday in the Florence Lake area. It grew by about 4,000 acres overnight, and remained 49% contained, burning in Fresno and Madera counties on both sides of the San Joaquin River near Mammoth Pool, Shaver Lake, Big Creek and Huntington Lake. After igniting on Labor Day weekend, it forced people to flee popular recreation areas, with the National Guard rescuing scores by helicopter.

8:59 a.m. August Fire continues to grow: The August Complex Fire, which surpassed 1 million acres on Monday, continues to grow across seven Northern California counties. The largest fire in state history has ripped through 1,006,140 acres and is 58% contained. Cal Fire officials report that the firefighters are battling steep, rough terrain and “dangerously low humidity levels, which are unprecedented for this area.”

7:31 a.m. Glass Fire growth slowed overnight: Firefighters increased containment of the destructive Glass Fire to 50% overnight and held the acreage to 66,840, according to Cal Fire figures released Tuesday morning. Warm overnight temperatures and low humidity continued to fuel the fire, burning in Napa and Sonoma counties, overnight, according to a Cal Fire report.

7:08 a.m. Rainfall could be a reprieve but won’t snuff Glass Fire: The hot, dry weather will begin to fade away Wednesday and Thursday and could bring some precipitation on Friday and Saturday — but not enough to extinguish the Glass Fire in Wine Country, meteorologists said. And certainly not sufficient to spell the end of the hellish 2020 fire season. Temperatures will drop 5 to 10 degrees and humidity will climb Thursday and Friday and rain could arrive Friday, said Matt Mehle, a National Weather Service meteorologist, delivering maybe 1/4 to 1/2 of an inch of rain in the North Bay and higher amounts further north. But warm, dry weather is expected to return next week. “It’s not a season-ending event but it could be a season-slowing event,” he said. “It should provide a reprieve for firefighters in this part of the state.”

6:45 a.m. No growth for Zogg Fire overnight: Cal Fire reported that the Zogg Fire burning in Shasta County did not grow overnight, and remained at 56,305 acres in size as of Tuesday morning. Containment grew from 80% to 82% overnight, according to fire officials.

7:30 p.m. Glass Fire now 41% contained: It was another day of progress fighting the Glass Fire, with Cal Fire reporting 41% containment of the blaze that has grown to 66,840 acres across Napa and Sonoma counties. At least 553 single-family homes have been destroyed, and 21,785 structures remain threatened.

7:15 p.m. August Fire grows slightly: The massive August Fire, which stretches across seven counties in Northern California, grew by another 1,000 acres during the day on Monday. It is at 1,003,387 acres. The West Zone — which includes portions of Mendocino, Humboldt and Lake counties — is now 60% contained, Cal Fire reported in its nightly update.

6:45 p.m. Glass Fire ‘the priority for the state,’ says Cal Fire chief: With 2,774 fire-fighting personnel making use of 408 fire engines to fight the Glass Fire, “we are the priority for the state here,” division chief Ben Nicholls of Cal Fire said Monday during Sonoma County’s daily update on the sprawling two-county blaze. And while the fire remains just 30% contained as of Monday morning, Nicholls expressed confidence that “we have turned the corner on the fire as a whole.”

6:30 p.m. Zogg Fire is 80% contained: The Zogg Fire has burned 56,305 acres in Shasta County and is 80% contained, according to a Cal Fire update Monday evening. Fire officials warned, though, that “fuels remain very receptive to ignition” due to the hot and dry temperatures over the past two months. More than 1,700 responders are fighting the blaze, which has destroyed more than 200 buildings.

5:00 p.m. Air quality worsens in parts of Bay Area: After dramatic improvement over the weekend, air quality deteriorated in some parts of the Bay Area on Monday as smoke again drifted in from the Glass Fire burning in the North Bay. On Monday afternoon, the only areas with good air quality were along the coast. In the central Bay Area, conditions were moderate, and farther east, they turned unhealthier. The North Bay also had a mix of moderate and unhealthy air. Read more.

2:46 p.m. Rain forecast is hopeful news, or is it?: The Bay Area is welcoming predictions that rain might fall by the end of the week — but whether it can snuff out record-busting fires that have scorched more than 4 million acres is another matter. The anticipated wet weather may help firefighters short term, but is likely not late enough in the season to have a long-term impact. Read the story here.

12:43 p.m. Newsom confirms over 4 million acres burned in California in 2020: Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday that the fact wildfires have burned more than 4 million California acres this year shows the deadliness of climate change. The fires have led to 31 deaths and destroyed 9,000 structures. “If that’s not a proof-point testament of climate change, I don’t know what is,” Newsom told a news briefing. He said progress on the Glass Fire is one of the state’s top priorities.

10:29 a.m. New evacuations ordered in Sierra due to Creek Fire: New evacuation orders are in effect in areas around Florence Lake, as firefighters anticipate the 322,089-acre Creek Fire to spread in deep-seated fuel, Cal Fire said Monday.On the fire’s north side, flames were expected to burn up into the rocks with potential movement into the wilderness and Lion Fire burn. The fire was 48% contained — not 62% as had been reported Sunday due to a data input error, according to Cal Fire. The Sierra National Forest is fully closed through Nov. 1.

9:23 a.m. Winery devastation revealed through camera lens: Horrific photos reveal the beating that wineries took at the wims of the rampaging Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma counties. At least 17 have been damaged, several reduced to ashy piles of rubble. See the photos here.

8:02 a.m. North Complex terrain poses challenge to containment: The North Complex fires were 83% contained as of Monday as aerial crews surveyed the 318,724-acre blaze. Drone and helicopter crews may ignite fire in the steepest areas in an effort to halt flames’ spread through Plumas National Forest, where steep terrain and old fuels have challenged firefighters, fire officials said Monday.

7:55 a.m. Glass Fire now 30% contained: Firefighters grew containment lines around the Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma counties by 4% overnight. The blaze is now 30% contained and 65,580 acres in size. The fire grew by fewer than 700 acres overnight, Cal Fire said.

7:46 a.m. August Fire driven by overnight winds: Firefighters attacked the massive August fire from the air and ground as it “vigorously burned with wind-driven torching,” overnight, Cal Fire reported Monday morning. “Firefighters continued to persevere as smoke and embers pushed back towards crews” working on containment lines and structure protection. The blaze, which started in and around Mendocino National Forest, has destroyed 21 structures, and 31 “minor structures.” Crews anticipated another hot, dry day Monday with challenging conditions in heavy timber and steep, rugged terrain.

7:36 a.m. August Fire tops 1 million acres: The monster August Fire raging in Mendocino, Lake and Trinity counties, that’s smashed all records as California’s biggest wildfire ever, now has now reached a stunning milestone: it’s scorched 1,002,097 acres, Cal Fire reported Monday morning. Read The Chronicle’s story here.

7:23 a.m. Glass Fire forecast: A patchy, dense fog prevailed over the Bay Area coastline Monday morning — enough to ground airplanes at SFO, but not deep enough to bring moisture to Wine Country hills where the Glass Fire rages on, National Weather Service meteorologists said. Dry, south-blowing winds buffeted the North Bay at sunrise Monday, enough to ferry smoke to Santa Rosa, though not likely to affect San Francisco air quality, meteorologists said.

6:52 a.m. Wildfire smoke to drift to Bay Area Tuesday: Smoke from the region’s wildfire’s “will have the greatest impact across the North Bay and potentially the East Bay during the next 36 hours,” the National Weather Service’s Bay Area division tweeted Monday. The smoke is not expected to be quite as dense as it was last week, however. Air quality across much of the Bay Area Monday morning was rated as good.

6:38 a.m. Destruction from Glass Fire surges: The number of single family homes destroyed or damaged by the Glass Fire nearly doubled Sunday, as fire officials surveyed the areas most affected by the 64,900-acre blaze. In Sonoma County, 235 homes were destroyed and 73 damaged as of Sunday evening, a 42% increase over tallies taken in the morning. In Napa County, 252 homes were destroyed and 64 damaged, a 33% increase over the course of the day. Cal Fire is set to release new tallies Monday morning as officials get a clearer picture of the damage to residential properties.

6:31 a.m. Zogg Fire now 76% contained: The Zogg Fire burning in Shasta County is now 56,305 acres in size and is 76% contained, Cal Fire said Monday. The fire grew little overnight, allowing firefighters to increase containment by 6%.

8:10 p.m. Looting not a problem in Napa County: Undersheriff John Crawford, who spoke at a Sunday evening press conference about the Glass Fire, took the microphone just after Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick announced that county had arrested eight people on suspicion of intent to loot in evacuation zones. “Looting has never really been a problem in Napa,” Crawford said. “We’ve been through fires, earthquakes and floods. But we’ve historically been very blessed.” That said, he added, “we will be asking you to explain your presence” in an evacuation zone.

8:01 p.m. Fire recovery help from Santa Rosa and Sonoma County: Santa Rosa and Sonoma County are opening a Local Assistance Center (LAC) Monday as a one-stop shop for residents affected by the fire who need to connect with services. The state’s Office of Emergency Services is a partner in the plan. For more information, visit SRCity.org/LAC.

7:36 p.m. Warnings for residents of southern Lake County: The Lake County Sheriff’s Department issued a warning Sunday for residents to be prepared to evacuate, as the Glass Fire approaches the county line bordering Napa and Sonoma counties. For the specific areas under warning, see the sheriff’s alert here. To sign up for alerts on your phone, text your zip code to 888777.

7:16 p.m. Sonoma County Sheriff arrests eight suspected looters: Sheriff’s deputies arrested eight people who made their way into a Glass Fire evacuation area since the fire broke out a week ago but were unable to say why they were there. “We determined that they were looking for crimes of opportunity,” county Sheriff Mark Essick said at a news conference on the status of the massive wildfire. “They were up to no good.”

7:02 p.m. Glass Fire now 26% contained: Containment of the nearly 65,000-acre Glass Fire burning in Sonoma and Napa counties is now at 26%, but it will be weeks before it’s fully contained and controlled, Calfire said “We’re feeling good about our lines,” a Calfire team leader said. “But we’re not done with this fire.”

7:10 p.m. August Complex fires near 1 million acres: The massive set of fires, burning across Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Tehama, Lake, Colusa and Glenn counties, has grown to 993,191 acres and is 54% contained, Cal Fire said.

3:46 p.m. Some evacuation orders now warnings in parts of Santa Rosa, other areas of Sonoma County: Residents in certain areas affected by the Glass Fire may return home, said Calfire and local law enforcement. In Santa Rosa, those areas include Oakmont South and some areas of Oakmont North and Stonebridge. Check here for the exceptions, which are still under evacuation order. Elsewhere in Sonoma County, residents in certain areas of Kenwood and Porter Creek Road may return. For those zones, check here.

3:27 p.m. Evacuation orders reduced to warnings in Calistoga, other areas: Cal Fire will allow residents to return to Calistoga and a number of other areas affected by the Glass Fire. Evacuation warnings remain in effect for those areas, however, and evacuation orders remain in place in other areas of the fire. Click here for details.

2:05 p.m. Evacuation orders lifted in San Mateo County: The deadly CZU Lightning Complex, which burned 86,509 acres across San Mateo and Santa Cruz counties and killed a Santa Cruz County man, is contained and evacuation orders have been lifted for San Mateo County, Cal Fire reported. Lightning ignited the fire Aug. 16 and it blazed for 37 days, destroying 1,490 buildings. Firefighters contained it Sept. 22, but had not yet controlled it.

11:11 a.m. When blazes spark, ‘Fire Twitter’ warns and informs: Each year when fires flare up, so does a loose-knit Twitter community of scientists, amateur radio operators and journalists. Fire scientists post threads about the dynamics of fire tornadoes, foresters answer questions about land management, and radio operators track wildfires through scanner chatter and a network of publicly accessible wildfire cameras. In many cases, they are vital sources of information in fire zones. Ryan Kost reports the full story here.

10:58 a.m. Astonishing milestone for California wildfires: Deadly wildfires burning this year in the state eclipsed 4 million acres (6,250 square miles) Sunday — more than double the previous record. About two months remain in the fire season. The old mark set two years ago was 1.67 million acres. “The 4 million mark is unfathomable. It boggles the mind, and it takes your breath away,” said Scott McLean, a Cal Fire spokesman. An area larger than Connecticut has been scorched.

10:13 a.m. New evacuations in northern Napa County: Officials ordered evacuations Sunday for several areas in northern Napa County, bordered on the west by Highway 29 at the Robert Louis Stevenson trailhead, north by Livermore Road, east by Aetna Mine Road and the existing evacuation orders to the south. Officials have closed Pope Valley Road between Pope Valley Cross Road and Aetna Springs Road and Highway 29 between the Lake County line and Deer Park Road. Residents must leave the area immediately.

10:11 a.m. Heroic story of evacuation at senior home: As an Oakmont Gardens couple — both nearly 100 — fled from the Glass Fire, an administrator at the Santa Rosa home dodged checkpoints to go toward the fire and help. Nanette Asimov reports the story here.

9:55 a.m. Glass Fire burning away from Calistoga: The Glass Fire was burning east, away from the town of Calistoga on Sunday morning, a Cal Fire spokesman said. Firefighters have dozers along the town’s eastern border to reinforce fire lines in the area, but the fire is “not pushing toward Calistoga, currently,” said Cal Fire spokesman Chris Valenzuela.

9:37 a.m. Creek Fire grows by 1,753 acres overnight: The Creek Fire burning in Fresno and Madero counties reached 315,413 acres overnight Sunday. Containment rose to 62%. The blaze is burning on both sides of the San Joaquin River near Mammoth Pool, Shaver Lake and Huntington Lake.

7:50 a.m. August Complex fire shows little growth overnight: The August Complex fire showed nearly no growth overnight, Cal Fire said early Sunday. The fire is burning 985,304 acres in seven Northern California counties and is 51% contained. Cal Fire said it expects to fully contain the wildfire by Wednesday.

7:25 a.m. Glass Fire 17% contained: The Glass Fire is burning 63,885 acres in Napa and Sonoma counties and is 17% contained, Cal Fire said early Sunday. Strong, dry winds and above-average temperatures in the North Bay are fueling the fire, the agency said. The blaze has destroyed nearly 300 homes.

7:01 a.m. Zogg Fire containment rises to 68%: That’s up slightly from 66% on Saturday night. The fire has burned 56,305 acres.

6:49 a.m. Glass Fire has now damaged 17 Napa Valley wineries as world-famous region remains under grave threat: One week after the Glass Fire began its violent path through northern Napa Valley, one thing is certain. This is the most destructive fire America’s most famous wine region has ever faced. Chronicle wine writer Esther Mobley has the story.

6:05 a.m. Winds diminish on Mount St. Helena: After peaking around midnight with gusts of up to 31 miles per hour, wind speeds on Mount St. Helena, near the fire zone, have fallen to 4 mph, with gusts of up to 12 mph. A red flag warning for the fire zone expired at 6 a.m.

9:30 p.m. Winds rise on Mt. St. Helena: Wind speeds were rising in Mt. St. Helena on Saturday night, with 18 mph winds gusting up to 29 mph at 9:20 p.m., according to data collected by the National Weather Service at a station on the mountain.

8:38 p.m. Firefighters monitoring weather next weekend: Cal Fire Battalion Chief Mark Brunton said one model for next weekend suggests a potential for some dry lightning, which he said “is not a good thing for us to hear, but it is on the outside possibility … and that will be closely monitored as we get closer to that event this weekend.” He said another, separate model suggests there could be precipitation, but warned that even an inch of rain would not be enough. “If we do get some precipitation, will it be a game changer to really change things? At best maybe for a day or two, but it’s not gonna change it enough where it’ll completely put the fire out or take us out of fire danger,” Brunton said. “All it’s gonna take is a day of just some dry, north winds and that will erase any of that moisture that we get.”

8:15 p.m. Glass Fire assistance center to open in Santa Rosa: Sonoma County residents impacted by the Glass fire can visit a new local assistance center opening on Monday at Maria Carrillo High School in Santa Rosa, according to Rep. Mike Thompson, D-St. Helena. The center will be open from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m. on Monday, and then Tuesday, October 6 through Saturday, October 10 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

7:55 p.m. Cal Fire to host virtual community meeting for Glass Fire: A community meeting for the Glass Fire will be livestreamed on the Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit Facebook page at 6 p.m. Sunday.

7:52 p.m. Sonoma County opening Glass Fire help center: The county is opening a Local Assistance Center on Monday, Oct. 5 at Maria Carrillo High School in Santa Rosa. It will be open on Monday from 1 to 7 p.m. and then Tuesday, Oct. 6 through Saturday, Oct. 10 from 10 a.m. to 7 p.m.

7:35 p.m. Helicopters drop nearly 200,000 gallons of water on Glass Fire: Roughly 22 helicopters dropped close to 200,000 gallons of water on the Glass Fire on Saturday, said Battalion Chief Mark Brunton in a video update. Brunton said the helicopters, along with four or five large air tankers, were “pounding the area throughout the day” on Saturday, which has “helped slow the progress in the Division Hotel area” of the blaze.

7:30 p.m. Highway 12 corridor ‘looking really good,’ Cal Fire said: The Highway 12 corridor is “looking really good,” said Battalion Chief Mark Brunton said in video update. Brunton said utility crews have been working in the area, which he said will help in repopulation efforts once the area is reopened to residents. The road remains closed.

7:25 p.m. Glass Fire moving into Bothe State Park, Cal Fire says: Battalion Chief Mark Brunton said in video update that “some fire” is moving into Bothe State Park in Napa Valley, citing increased fire activity “due to the wind and the dry conditions.” Brunton said there are “a lot” of resources in that area, such as helicopters, ground crews and other sources “battling the fire within the state park.”

7:20 p.m. Angwin ‘looking really good,’ Cal Fire battalion chief says: Battalion Chief Mark Brunton said in video update that Angwin is “looking really good, still.” Brunton said there are “good control lines” and “a lot of resources” in the area, making Cal Fire crews “very comfortable with that protection” against the Glass Fire.

7:15 p.m. Glass Fire containment rises to 15%: The Glass Fire is 15% contained and 63,450 acres, up from 10% contained and 62,360 acres this morning, Cal Fire said.

6:53 p.m. August Complex fires grow to 984,804 acres: The massive fire complex, which is burning across multiple counties (Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Tehama, Lake, Colusa & Glenn County), has reached 51% containment, Cal Fire said. A red flag warning is in effect in the area for Saturday night.

6:40 p.m. Containment of Zogg Fire grows to 66%, Cal Fire says: The Zogg Fire, which is burning in Shasta County, has burned 56,305 acres and was 66% contained as of Saturday evening, Cal Fire said. That’s up from 57% Saturday morning, with no fire growth. Officials said 1,767 firefighters were battling the blaze along with 196 engines, 55 water tenders, 14 helicopters and 24 dozers.

5:38 p.m. FEMA firefighting assistance available for Glass Fire: FEMA granted a Fire Management Assistance on Sept. 28 to cover up to 75% of eligible firefighting costs for the Glass Fire, but no federal disaster has been declared, which means victims are not yet eligible for aid. Congressman Mike Thompson, a Democrat from St. Helena, said Saturday that’s not able to happen until currently ongoing assessments of the damage are completed, submitted, and reviewed to see if they meet criteria.

5:27 p.m. Napa County fire chief warns residents fire season is now ‘year round event’: “The reality of living in California now, fire season is a year round event and folks need to really start planning and building that into their mindset,” Napa County Fire Chief Geoff Belyea said during a Facebook live video Saturday afternoon. He urged residents to get go bags ready with important documents, clear defensible space, leaves from gutters, and stacked firewood from beside homes, and know at least two evacuation routes out of their neighborhoods.

5:26 p.m. Glass Fire grows in Palisades: The main fire growth Saturday was in the Palisades area just west of Highway 29, Napa County Fire Chief Geoff Belyea said. The good news is that firefighters have been successful in fighting the fire off from Angwin. The fire also hasn’t advanced north toward Calistoga or on the southern end on the east side of Silverado Trail. Crews are making progress constructing fire lines on the west side of Highway 29 between Spring Mountain Road and Whitehall Lane, but the terrain is very treacherous and the work slow-going, Belyea said.

5:25 p.m. Cal Fire video aircraft video shows smoky conditions near Bothe-Napa Valley State Park: Video taken from an aircraft flying near Bothe-Napa Valley State Park shows thick clouds of smoke rising from the Glass Fire, according to video shared by Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit Saturday afternoon. Cal Fire officials said the Glass Fire “has been very active.”

5:23 p.m. Middletown residents may see smoke, flames: The Glass Fire has not crossed into Lake County, Cal Fire officials said Saturday afternoon, but residents of Middletown, a Lake County city that’s no stranger to wildfires, may see smoke and flames. No evacuation orders or warnings have been issued for Lake County but residents are advised to remain vigilant. The Glass Fire is burning near Highway 29 in northern Napa County near the Lake County line.

5:08 p.m. Santa Rosa releases damage map: The city of Santa Rosa has released an interactive online map that shows damage to properties in the city by the Glass Fire. The fire ripped through eastern Santa Rosa Sunday and Monday. The map allows people to enter addresses and see the extent of damage to property .

5:10 p.m. Nearly four million acres burned across California: Shawna Jones, unit chief for the Sonoma Lake Napa unit of Cal Fire, said that 3.9 million acres statewide have burned this year, killing 31 people. Around 17,000 firefighters are actively fighting fires, with 2,500 assigned to the Glass Fire. Seven additional states are helping.

4:56 p.m. Wind gusts of up to 35 m.p.h. expected in the fire zone: “Winds are expected to continue from the northwest at 15-25mph, with 25-35mph gusts,” the National Weather Service tweeted.

4:30 p.m. Red-flag warning reissued in North Bay: The National Weather Service has reissued a red flag warning for the North Bay mountains effective immediately and continuing through 6 a.m. Sunday. An earlier warning had been allowed to expire at 6 a.m Saturday but clearing smoke allowed hot dry conditions to develop and for gusty northwest winds to return, the weather service said. The reissued warning is a disappointment for firefighters who had been hoping for cooler temperatures and light winds overnight.

3:23 p.m. Some Santa Rosa evacuation warnings lifted: Click here for details.

3:15 p.m. Tankers return to Glass Fire: Three large air tankers, including a 747, returned to the Wine Country skies Saturday afternoon to join the fight against the Glass Fire. Smoky skies had prevented Cal Fire from using fixed-wing aircraft the past couple of days, but clearer skies allowed their return, said Donna Sager, a spokeswoman for Cal Fire. The tankers were dropping huge loads of bright orange fire retardant and joined a fleet of helicopters dumping buckets or water or retardant.

2:09 p.m. ‘Not a lot’ of destruction or damage in St. Helena: Janet Upton, a spokeswoman for Napa County Emergency Operations Center, said the Glass Fire didn’t burn into downtown and there was ‘not a lot of impact’ in terms of destruction or damage. Cal Fire is still conducting its investigation to tally an official count. Overnight fire activity into Saturday was moderate due to lack of developing winds and the blaze didn’t move down the hillside toward Highway 29 or hit Bale Grist Mill, a city press release said. Priority areas Saturday include Aetna Springs, Angwin, Pope Valley, and Robert Luis Stevenson area near Mount St. Helena.

1:28 p.m. City of Calistoga warns of ‘increased fire activity’: The city under evacuation orders warned residents in a Nixle alert Saturday afternoon that significant fire activity had picked up in some areas, particularly along Highway 29/Lake County Highway just south of the Lake County Line and in Diamond Mountain/Kortum Canyon area near the Sonoma County Line. Air quality is at hazardous levels. The fire has destroyed 173 single family residences and 264 commercial properties in Napa County, none within Calistoga city limits.

1:26 p.m. Sonoma County Sheriff does not expect to lift evacuations today: After conversations with Cal Fire, the sheriff’s office does not expect to lift any evacuation orders Saturday, according to a Facebook post. The Glass Fire had destroyed 120 single family homes, four multi-family residences, and eight commercial buildings in the county.

1:20 p.m. Evacuations eased in parts of San Mateo County: Cal Fire downgraded evacuation orders to warnings in three areas in San Mateo County affected by the CZU Lightning Complex fire, which is now fully contained.

12:44 p.m. Angwin well-protected, Cal Fire says: The Glass Fire remains dangerously close to the city of Angwin, which has been totally evacuated for days, but Cal Fire Battalion Chief Mark Brunton said firefighters are confident that the city, home to Pacific Union and a hospital, is well protected, surrounded by fire lines and staffed with a number of fire crews. It’s also home to a base where helicopters load up with retardant to dump on the Glass Fire. “This is a very important community to the Napa Valley,” he said in a recorded video briefing Saturday.

12:40 p.m. Firefighters injured in Zogg Fire: On Friday evening, two inmate firefighters were injured fighting the Zogg Fire in Shasta County and transported to a local hospital. One firefighter was released and one remains hospitalized, Cal Fire reported Saturday.

12:30 p.m. Clearer skies, marine layer could aid Glass Fire firefight: Cal Fire officials hope that light winds this afternoon could help clear the skies enough to allow the use of more aircraft in the battle against the Glass Fire. Thick, gray smoke hanging in the hills, canyons and valleys has limited the use of helicopters and especially air tankers that dump water and fire retardant on the fire. Weather forecasts for a marine layer to enter the Glass Fire zone up to 1,000 feet in elevation Saturday night is also giving firefighters hope, Cal Fire spokesman Chris Valenzuela said. “Hopefully we can make some real progress tonight,” he said Saturday afternoon.

12:18 a.m. Conditions around Calistoga improving: Firefighters continue to battle the Glass Fire but Cal Fire Battalion Chief Mark Brunton said Saturday afternoon that “Calistoga is looking at lot better” with fire crews establishing more control lines in the area. Winds did whip up embers in some areas overnight but firefighters were able to keep spot fires from spreading.

12:01 p.m. Zogg Fire progress continues: Firefighters continue to make progress on the Zogg Fire burning west of Redding in Shasta County. The fire, has blackened 56,305 acres and destroyed 179 buildings, including homes and businesses like the iconic Ono Store, but is now 57% contained. Fire officials have lifted some evacuation orders and Whiskeytown Reservoir, no longer being used by firefighting helicopters to scoop up huge buckets of water, has reopened to boating and recreation.

11:40 a.m. People who fled Creek Fire can retrieve belongings: Dozens of people who fled the Creek Fire when it roared into a popular recreation area during the Labor Day weekend will be allowed to make reservations to return to campgrounds and cabins to retrieve belongings they left behind, Sierra National Forest officials said Saturday. The fire, which has charred 312,063 acres is 51% contained. It raced into the popular Mammoth Pool area on Sept. 4, displacing hundreds of people, forcing hundreds to flee through flames by foot or car. Scores also had to be rescued by military helicopter.

11:37 a.m. Rescued mountain lion cub has a name: The injured and orphaned mountain lion cub rescued by a Cal Fire firefighter from the Zogg Fire and being treated at the Oakland Zoo has gained a name and an appetite, zoo officials reported. The four- to six-week- old male cub has been dubbed Capt. Cal, the name of the Cal Fire mascot. He’s being treated for burns to his feet and seems to be regaining his appetite, according to zoo veterinarians.

7:55 a.m. Latest on Creek Fire in Fresno, Madera counties: The Creek fire is now 312,063 acres in size and 49% contained, according to Cal Fire.

7:46 a.m. Deadly Zogg Fire grows, but so does containment: The Zogg Fire in Shasta and Tehama counties grew slightly overnight, to 56,305 acres, Cal Fire reported Saturday morning. The fire, which has killed four people, is now 57% contained. Air tankers from across the state are dousing the fire, as conditions allow, Cal Fire said.

7:32 a.m. August Complex now 979,386 acres: The August Complex fire — the largest blaze in California history — is now 979,386 acres in size, Cal Fire reported Saturday morning, and is 51% contained. There are still more than 11,000 structures threatened by the massive fire, which is burning across swaths of Mendocino, Humboldt, Trinity, Tehama, Lake, Colusa and Glenn counties.

7:18 a.m. Glass Fire grows overnight: The Glass fire in Napa and Sonoma counties grew by just over 1,200 acres overnight, standing at 62,360 acres as of Saturday morning, according to Cal Fire. Firefighters were able to slightly grow their containment of the fire — from 8% to 10% — in that time.

6:00 a.m. Red flag warning expires: A red flag warning, signifying significant fire risk fo the North Bay Mountains, East Bay hills, the Diablo Range mountains and the Santa Cruz Mountains expired Saturday morning, according to the National Weather Service. With a few exceptions, forecasted winds that worried firefighters never materialized. Another brief burst of northwest winds may impact the Glass Fire later Saturday afternoon and evening, but should be localized to gusts in the 25-30 mph range, the NWS said.

5:52 a.m. When blazes spark, ‘Fire Twitter’ heats up: Each year when fires flare up across California and the West, so does a small, loose-knit Twitter community of scientists, amateur radio operators and journalists. They’re all using social media to satisfy a growing demand for real-time information, analysis and discussion as wildly destructive fire seasons become the horrifying norm, and the information they provide is a part of the critical link between firefighters, the media and the public. Read the full story here.

5:26 a.m. Heroic story of senior home evacuation during early hours of Glass Fire: With her heart pounding, Jamie Gralund pressed her foot to the gas and blew through the police checkpoint, trying to help evacuate seniors from Oakmont Gardens in Santa Rosa. Read the full story here.

12:25 a.m. Winds calm in Glass Fire zone: Winds have remained calm so far in the Bay Area with the exception of Mt. Tamalpais and the Altamont Pass, which have seen red-flag level wind gusts of 18-25 mph, according to the National Weather Service.

12:18 a.m. Firefighters battling several spot fires: Firefighters have been battling several spot fires in the Glass Fire zone, including fire off of Ink Grade Road near Angwin, according to scanner reports.

7:30 p.m. Glass Fire still rages, but containment rises slightly: The blaze that began Sunday has now burned 61,150 acres in Napa and Sonoma counties, up from roughly 59,000 acres on Thursday evening, according to a Cal Fire report Friday evening. It is 8% contained, compared to 5% at the end of Thursday. There are 2,611 personnel involved in the efforts as well as 21 helicopters for water drops and 74 bulldozers to make fire lines. The conflagration has now destroyed 293 single family homes, and more than 28,000 structures are still threatened.

7:05 p.m. Cal Fire shares photo of Glass Fire the night it started: Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit shared on Twitter a photo showing flames in the hills “above a vineyard off of Crystal Springs Road in Napa County” just after 7 p.m. the day the blaze broke out, Cal Fire said.

6:48 p.m. Cal Fire invites people to call Glass Fire Information Center with questions: Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit invited people on Twitter to call the Glass Fire’s Information Call Center to get their questions answered about the blaze. Callers can reach the call center at 707-967-4207, or call 211.

6:50 p.m. More progress against Zogg Fire: Cal Fire reported another day of progress in battling the Zogg Fire near Redding that killed four people after breaking out Sunday afternoon. It grew by only 150 acres during the day, bring the total burned land to 56,168 acres, and it now is 56% contained — up from 39% on Thursday evening. There have been 170 structures destroyed, and 101 structures remained threatened.

6:30 p.m. Fire conditions in Sonoma County mostly stable: Though the Glass Fire continues to threaten large stretches of Napa County, the west flank in Sonoma County on Friday was calm, county officials told a press briefing. But 16,542 people remain under evacuation orders, many of them residents of eastern Santa Rosa. Christina Rivera, the Emergency Operations Director, said the county also has more than 400 animals in its care: 200 horses, 123 chickens, 68 goats, 12 quail and two llamas. “We are taking care of everyone, even the precious pets that we have,” Rivera said.

6:21 p.m. Fire-scorched California land approaches 4 million acres this year: Cal Fire reports that since the beginning of the year, more than 8,200 wildfires have burned well over 3.9 million acres in California. MOre than 53,000 residents now are evacuated across the state. Fatalities statewide increased this week to 31 after another victim of the LNU Lightning Complex succumbed to their injuries, Cal Fire reported.

3:55 p.m. Most evacuated Santa Rosa residents can return home: Cal Fire has lessened evacuation orders to “evacuation warnings” for all parts of the city of Santa Rosa that were not actually burned. However, the notice from the state agency on Friday afternoon warns returning residents to “stay vigilant on current fire conditions.”

3:30 p.m. Napa wineries in evacuation or warning zones number 215: There are now 215 wineries in Napa County under mandatory evacuation or evacuation warning, according to Napa County public information officer Janet Upton, an increase of 72 since Monday. So far, 17 wine properties have registered significant damage by the Glass Fire.

3:15 p.m. Sonoma County evacuation orders lifted: Several areas that were under evacuation orders along the west edge of the Glass Fire have been improved to “evacuation warning” status. They include areas east and south of Santa Rosa, south of Annadel State Park and in the ridges east of Windsor. A full list is here.

2:55 p.m. Glass Fire conditions remain ‘near critical’: Although high winds that triggered a Bay Area red flag warning did not materialize Thursday evening, breezy conditions and hot temperatures through Saturday could hasten the spread of the Glass Fire along its north and east flanks in Napa County, Cal Fire meteorologist Tom Bird said Friday afternoon.“We still continue with elevated to near-critical fire conditions today and into tonight,” Bird said in a briefing on the Cal Fire Facebook page. Sunday may bring better conditions, he said, with winds from the west carrying a little more moisture and cooling the temperatures.

2:30 p.m. People trying to get past fire barricades: Santa Rosa police are having trouble dissuading evacuees from trying to get back into evacuated areas to check on their houses as well as people hoping to take a look at the devastation in burned areas, Police Chief Ray Navarro said. He said his department had made no looting or robbery arrests in evacuated areas, but added, “If you don’t live in the area, please don’t come to look.” Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick said his department has added 50 additional deputies to patrol evacuated zones for looters.

2:24 p.m. Air quality in Napa ‘hazardous’: Air quality at a Napa Valley College monitoring station reached levels rated “hazardous” between 10 and 11 a.m. Friday before dropping back slightly to “very unhealthy” in the following hour. Air quality across the rest of the Bay Area was at “unhealthy” levels due to smoke.

2 p.m. Cal Fire watching out for winery workers: Despite the nearby flames, and expected winds that could drive the Glass Fire through the Highway 29 corridor, many winery workers are still on the job during the critical harvest season. While that’s understandable, it’s another concern for Cal Fire, Battalion Chief Mark Brunton said at a Friday media briefing. “There’s a lot of industry working in the area,” he said, “and it’s their safety as well as the fire” that has firefighters’ attention.

1:35 p.m. CHP says this is not a weekend to tour Wine Country: The CHP commander in Wine Country, Aristotle Wolfe, said people have done a good job staying away from road closures and barricades during the Glass Fire. But he worries about weekend travelers heading to wineries or a favorite park or restaurant, getting firefighters’ way and snarling traffic, especially on Highway 29 and Silverado Trail, both of which have roadblocks. “These are routes people are used to traveling,” he said. “This is just not a good weekend for it.”

12:28 p.m. Record heat, wind, climate are not the only wildfire quagmires: California’s fiery, record-breaking wildfire crisis could quickly become a political one too, as state leaders scramble to contain a worsening problem with myriad solutions, none of them easy, with disagreement about next steps. Climate change is not the only issue: the state will need to grapple with its overgrown forests and misguided development patterns. Read The Chronicle’s rundown of how the path to solutions looks.

10:38 a.m. Oakland Zoo treating mountain lion cub from Zogg Fire: Oakland Zoo vets are treating an orphaned mountain lion cub rescued by a firefighter from the Zogg Fire in Shasta County. The male cub, four to six weeks old, suffered burns to his paws, whiskers completely singed off and severely irritated eyes. With medication and a special milk formula, he was acting feisty, a promising sign, according to the zoo’s Dr. Alex Herman. Because mountain lion cubs usually stay with their mothers for two years, he won’t be released into the wild once he’s recovered, zoo officials said.

9:25 a.m. Store once owned by assemblywoman’s family burns: Among the 159 buildings destroyed by the Zogg Fire in Shasta County was the Ono Store, a classic general store in the town of Ono, west of Redding, near where the fire ignited on Sunday. It was owned by Bruce and Sherry Wicks, parents of Assemblywoman Buffy Wicks, D-Berkeley, in the 1970s, she tweeted. She called it “a gem of a general store...a restaurant, bar, grocery, weather reporting service, & library during that time.” It was wiped out when the fire blasted through Monday.

8:50 a.m. Firefighters continue to gain on Zogg Fire: The Zogg Fire, burning west of Redding in Shasta County, has killed four people and destroyed 159 buildings as it tore through 56,018 acres since it ignited Sunday. But over the past two nights, firefighters have made significant progress surrounding the fire with containment lines. As of Friday morning, it was 46% contained.

8:46 a.m. August Complex Fire continues to grow: Already by far the largest fire in California history, the massive August Complex stretching across parts of five Northern California counties continued to grow overnight, surpassing 970,000 acres. The fire, started by lightning on Sept. 10 in Mendocino County, was 51% contained as of Friday morning. The conflagration is burning in timber land and steep, rugged terrain, and “remains very active,” according to Cal Fire officials.

8:39 a.m. Bay Area heat advisory until 8 p.m.: The Bay Area heat advisory remains until Friday at 8 p.m. Santa Rosa and other valley towns in the North Bay were expected to hit 101, while temperatures in the mid-80s were forecast for Oakland and San Francisco, and triple-digit mercury for inland areas including Gilroy, Livermore and Concord. But National Weather Service meteorologists predict cooler temperatures throughout the weekend and into next week.

8:14 a.m. Strong winds feed Glass Fire: Sustained winds and gusts of up to 45 mph were expected to buffet the Bay Area’s highest elevations Friday, according to the National Weather Service. Winds were expected to be strongest between 1 p.m. and 10 p.m., which could complicate efforts to contain Glass Fire. “Fuels are incredibly dry. There’s an active fire. Any increase in winds is not a good recipe,” said Weather Service meteorologist Ryan Walbrun.

7:45 a.m. Glass Fire still barely contained: Despite lighter than expected winds overnight, the Glass Fire continued to grow, according to Cal Fire officials. The fire has now consumed 60,148 acres, growing by about 2,000 acres overnight, and is now 6% contained. A total of 220 houses have been leveled in Napa and Sonoma counties along with dozens of other structures. About 29,000 buildings are still threatened.

6:47 a.m. Zogg Fire containment rises to 46%: That is an increase from 39% containment Thursday night. The fire, which is in Shasta and Tehama counties, has burned 56,018 acres, Cal Fire said, up slightly from 55,803 on Thursday night. It has destroyed 159 structures and taken four lives.

6:09 a.m. Spare the Air alert in effect through Tuesday: Smoke and smog will continue to impact the Bay Area, prompting officials to extend a Spare the Air alert through Tuesday.

5:59 a.m. Heat continues, winds may pick up this afternoon: The National Weather Service’s Bay Area arm reports that “very warm to hot and dry conditions will persist over the region through Friday,” and that will bring “critical fire weather conditions over the higher terrain, especially where ongoing fires continue.” In addition, while winds have been relatively quiet, the weather service expects a “pulse of stronger NW later this afternoon and this evening.”

5:39 a.m. Air quality remains poor: Fine-particle measurements across the Bay Area ranged from “unhealthy for sensitive groups” to “very unhealthy” early Friday morning, with the worst reading — in the “very unhealthy” category — at 3 a.m. in Napa. Official air quality data lags real-time by a few hours.

5:19 a.m. Wind gusts on Mt. St. Helena remain low: Despite fears of risky fire weather, the winds on Mt. St. Helena — which is in the Glass Fire area — remained in the single digits overnight. Shortly after 5 a.m., wind speeds were 6 miles per hour, gusting to 8 miles per hour.

2:30 a.m. Firefighters battle grass fire in Solano County: Firefighters with Fairfield and Solano County fire departments were battling a grass fire near Business Center Drive and Suisun Parkway, a Fairfield emergency dispatcher told The Chronicle. The fire was reported just before 2 a.m. There was no threat to structures, and there were no reports of injuries. Dispatch said forward progress of the fire had stopped before 2:30 a.m. Friday. The cause of the fire was immediately unknown.

1:45 a.m. Crews respond to house fire near Calistoga: Firefighters were responding to a report of a two-story house fire at 1320 Tucker Road. The home was “fully involved” and residents had evacuated safely, according to scanner reports.

9:30 Massive August Complex fire grows: Already the largest fire in state history by far, the August Complex of blazes that stretch across portions of five northern counties consumed another 500 acres on Thursday, bringing the total to 956,084. Containment remains at 47%, according to a Cal Fire report Thursday evening. “Relatively speaking it was a pretty good day — it could have been a lot worse” because of winds and parched landscapes, said Capt. A.J. Lester of Cal Fire. “But 500 acres in itself is pretty big.”

8 p.m. Firefighters working to save home just off Highway 29 near Calistoga: Firefighters were working to save a home just off Highway 29, just north of Old Lawley Toll Road, as flames were creeping up behind the residence on Thursday night. The Chronicle’s Michael Williams captured the scene on video.

7:30 p.m.: Glass Fire nears 60,000 acres, just 5% contained: The Glass Fire grew to 58,880 acres as of Thursday evening, according to a Cal Fire update, an increase from Wednesday evening of 7,500 acres. It also has destroyed a total of 220 homes in Napa and Sonoma counties — up from 143 on Wednesday — and 28,835 are threatened. The fire situation on Thursday is especially perilous in Napa County, where several small communities remain under evacuation orders, but Sonoma County officials at a press conference Thursday evening said that the threats to Santa Rosa have receded.

7:35 p.m. Glass Fire burning near Angwin: Cal Fire spokesman Scott McLean told The Chronicle that while the Glass Fire was “actively burning around” Angwin, “there is nothing in town proper.” McLean said that the Glass Fire is “close, don’t get me wrong, (but) it is not in town destroying structures.” McLean said Angwin, Calistoga and the area near Highway 29 have proved challenging areas for firefighters on the ground. “With the weather conditions, they are busting it, trying to make sure that they’re prepared and continue to be so, and get some lines in. It’s been a hard one, getting around it,” McLean said.

7 p.m. Zogg Fire now 39% contained: Firefighters had “a very successful day” in their efforts to rein in the Zogg Fire near Redding, according to Cal Fire. The blaze that began on Sept. 27 consumed 55,803 acres as of Thursday evening, what the agency describes as “a minimal growth in size,” and the 39% containment is up from the 26% reported earlier in the day. There continue to be numerous road closings, however; 153 structures have been destroyed, and another 1,548 are still threatened.

5 p.m. “We all feel sucker-punched,” says Napa supervisor: The Napa County Board of Supervisors held a special meeting Thursday afternoon to ratify a state of emergency and public health emergency that officials declared on Monday after the Glass Fire erupted. Supervisor Belia Ramos urged residents to stay strong: “We all feel sucker-punched right now. It’s not going to be easy, we know that, but we’re going to make our way out of these difficult times.”

4:09 p.m. The strange saga of the Napa Valley Museum: On Sept. 24, the museum opened an online exhibition of wildfire photography by Tim Carl, a native of St. Helena and a current Calistoga resident. Four days later, the photographer and the museum’s executive director both evacuated their homes as the Glass Fire spread. One took shelter in the museum itself. Read the story here.

4:08 p.m. Firefighters battle edge of Glass Fire: About four miles north of Calistoga, fire crews overlooked flames in a steep ravine below a home. Hand crews had already cleared fire lines and a California National Guard helicopter repeatedly looped around dropping water on the fire. Winds were fairly calm in the remote hills.

3:35 p.m. Luck runs out for Napa vineyard area: Few areas of Napa Valley have evaded wildfire over the last few years, but Spring Mountain was lucky. Luck ran out, however, for this vineyard-dotted mountain above St. Helena in Napa’s western flanks, as the Glass Fire has swept across the region: Spring Mountain became Napa’s latest battleground. Read the latest here.

3:27 p.m. Napa County goofs on alert, creating confusion: An unknown number of Bay Area residents — even in non-fire zones — received erroneous emergency alerts Thursday warning of imminent fire danger. Residents of Solano, Marin and Napa counties, and perhaps others, received messages meant just for a small number of Napa County residents threatened by the Glass Fire. The blunder was traced to a glitch in the Napa County warning system. Read more here.

3:17 p.m. Highway 29 closed in Lake County: Caltrans has closed Highway 29 at Bradford Road about a mile north of the Napa/Lake county line because of the nearby Glass Fire. No specific time is projected to reopen it. Cal Fire officials have said the fire is not yet burning in Lake County but is threatening to enter the county near Highway 29.

3:05 p.m. Flex Alert in effect: With high temperatures across the state, electric grid officials are asking Californians to save power until 10 p.m. Thursday. Read more here.

2:40 p.m. Santa Rosa fire chief: Early evacuations, awareness led to no deaths: So far, no fatalities have been reported in the Glass Fire, Santa Rosa Fire Chief Anthony Gossner said Thursday. He credited the community’s awareness and evacuations that took place almost immediately after the fires started on Sunday. “We are a battle-hardened community,” he said.

2:30 p.m. Cal Fire director says fire lines are long enough to reach New York: Firefighters battling California’s hellish series of blazes have put down enough fire containment lines to stretch from San Diego to New York City, Cal Fire Director Thom Porter said Thursday. As of Thursday afternoon, 23 major fires were burning in the state and firefighters from several states, and from the National Guard, Canada, Mexico and Israel are fighting the fires.

2:07 p.m. Fight against Glass Fire includes Lake County: The fight against the Glass Fire now includes Lake County, Billy See, a Cal Fire assistant chief, said Thursday. Even though the fire is not burning inside the county, which has experienced several large fires in the past five years, it could still cross the county lines. Crews are working inside Lake County to prevent that from happening, he said at an afternoon press briefing.

2 p.m. In search of the Glass Fire ignition: On the Fifth & Mission podcast take a walk up steep North Fork Crystal Springs Road with reporter Matthias Gafni. He describes the scorched landscape near the Dancing Bear Ranch Vineyard, part of Cakebread Cellars, where Cal Fire has been focusing investigation on finding what started the Glass Fire. Click here to listen.

1:40 p.m. Firefighting teams now include 2,200 military: Some 2,200 military personnel are helping to fight California’s 23 active wildfires, California National Guard Adjutant General David Baldwin said Thursday afternoon. Seven helicopters, a surveillance plane and drone aircraft from the military are being used to map the fires and drop water and retardant, he said at a press conference in Santa Rosa.

1:50 p.m. Raindrops maybe could come: Californians suffering a hellish wildfire season just got a sliver of hope: Meteorologists say we could start to see measurable rain as soon as a week from now. Forecast models show about a 50% likelihood that the Bay Area will receive above normal precipitation from Oct. 8-14, according to the National Weather Service. Read the details here.

1:22 p.m. Californians told to conserve energy 3-10 p.m.: Californians are being urged to prevent rolling blackouts by conserving electricity as excessive heat and smoke strain the electric grid. The operator of the power grid covering most of the state, issued a call to save electricity for 3-10 p.m. Thursday. People should set air conditioners at 78 degrees or higher and turn off unnecessary appliances to reduce demand. Read the story here.

1:11 p.m. New evacuations in Napa County: Authorities have issued a mandatory evacuation order for Whitehall Lane to the Bella Oaks area near Rutherford in Napa County. It covers the area south of the end of South Whitehall Lane and north of the end of Bella Oaks Lane, west to the Sonoma County line and including addresses greater than the 500 block on Wall Road. An evacuation warning was issued for areas from Bella Lane to Oakville Grade.

12:51 p.m. Blaze threatens Angwin and Pope Valley: Cal Fire said Thursday that “active fire” was pushing Glass Fire flames toward the communities of Angwin and Pope Valley. “We have a lot of resources in and around Angwin,” said Battalion Chief Mark Bruntwin, but overall resources are short.

12:37 p.m. Newsom tours Glass Fire: Gov. Gavin Newsom, touring destruction left by the voracious Glass Fire raging across Napa and Sonoma counties, said Thursday on Twitter: “Heartbreaking to see the devastation that this fire has caused. Immensely grateful for the firefighters and first responders that have tirelessly fought to keep this community safe.”

12:25 p.m. Highway 29 in Napa has some fire: Cal Fire said Thursday the Highway 29 corridor through the Napa vineyard zone has had some flames and fire threat. Grape harvesting is allowed to continue as it’s a crucial time for the industry, said Chief Mark Brunton. “We are going to be watching that closely.”

12:20 p.m. Glass Fire at outskirts of Calistoga: Firefighters on Thursday worked to slow the Glass Fire at the outskirts of Calistoga as it threatened the town, Cal Fire Battalion Chief Mark Brunton said Thursday. The blaze had not reached city limits, he said, and firefighters were doing “active structure defense.” Concern centered on winds coming from the northwest with potential to push into the Highway 29 corridor, he said. In the rural Palisades area near St. Helena, rough, steep terrain and combustible vegetation was making it difficult for firefighters to make headway and cut off its northward advancement toward Lake County.

11:51 a.m. Marin County says fire-danger alert not intended for county: Marin County officials on Thursday told residents not to worry if they received an “extreme fire danger” message, as it was not intended for them: “We’ve received word that @CountyofNapa sent out an “extreme fire danger” message via the Wireless Emergency Alert system. This was not intended for Marin County residents; there are NO evacuations in effect for #MarinCounty,” the county’s official Twitter page tweeted.

11:30 a.m. Cal Fire at small fire on Oakville Grade Road: Cal Fire have responded to a small fire on Oakville Grade Road west of Yountville, several miles south of where the Glass Fire is active, spokesman Dominik Schwab confirmed. He was unable to provide more details but a source at the scene told The Chronicle that the flames were extinguished, crews were mopping up and a Cal Fire investigator was trying to determine the cause.

10:45 a.m. Fires wreak havoc on internet, cell connectivity: The destructive Glass Fire has damaged vulnerable internet and cell phone infrastructure, the latest to highlight the urgent need for more resilient connections as Northern California fires increasintly topple utility poles, wreck optic cables and cut off power — all while evacuation orders and other emergency communications depend on online communication. Read the story here.

10:08 a.m. Newsom to tour Glass Fire zone: Gov. Gavin Newsom was scheduled to tour the Glass Fire zone late Thursday morning as firefighters braced for threatening fire conditions with high dry winds and hot temperatures. The governor’s press office did not disclose the precise location, but said he would be onsite at 11:30 a.m.

10:05 a.m. LNU and SCU complex fires fully contained: The LNU and SCU complex fires, sparked by lightning on Aug. 16, have finally been fully contained. Cal Fire officials announced the elusive 100% containment figure Thursday morning. The fires, the LNU in the North Bay and the SCU in the East Bay and Central Valley, burned through more than 760,000 acres, killed five people and destroyed 1,700 structures.

9:14 a.m. Heat advisory — stay inside: The National Weather Service has issued a heat advisory for Thursday, predicting punishing temperatures, rising well above 100 in the fire zones and other inland areas. Bay Area temperatures were warmer than usual before dawn, with little if any fog along the coast, and were expected to climb to the low 90s in San Francisco and along the bay to around 100 in Napa and inland East Bay cities like Livermore and Brentwood. The Weather Service urged people to stay inside, stay hydrated and avoid extended periods of strenuous exercise. Read the story here.

9:03 a.m. How to help firefighters and victims: Numerous relief groups are providing aid to firefighters and residents suffering in the wake of record-smashing wildfires in Northern California. The Chronicle provides a list of options on how you can help.

8:22 a.m. Glass Fire 5% contained: The Glass Fire burning in Napa and Sonoma counties was 5% contained Thursday morning, Cal Fire said, a 3% improvement overnight. The fire, which has displaced tens of thousands and destroyed more than 100 homes, has grown to nearly 57,000 acres in size.

8:15 a.m. Extreme fire hazards in August Complex: Firefighters in the northern section of the record-breaking August Complex fires in Trinity and Humboldt County have reported zero visibility due to dense smoke, Cal Fire reported Thursday. The seven-county blaze has grown to 955,513 acres and was 47% contained as of Thursday morning. . Highly combustible vegetation, falling trees, downed powerlines and exploding fuel tanks are among the hazards, Cal Fire said.

8:05 a.m. Icky air Thursday: Air quality for much of the Bay Area was expected to worsen Thursday as smoke from the Glass Fire in Napa and Sonoma counties blows south, driven by winds that could gust up to 30 mph later in the day. A Spare the Air alert — which has persisted for much of the week — is in effect until at least Friday. Read the story with details about air quality throughout the area.

7:32 a.m. Battered Butte County struggles to house the displaced: Housing and homeless advocates say that the pandemic and wildfires have combined to overwhelm a hardscrabble county that was already struggling with a housing crisis, with hundreds of families living in cars, lean-tos and tents, and cramming into apartments. The North Complex fires have left hundreds of families homeless as the county still is recovering from the 2018 Camp Fire that flattened the town of Paradise. Read the story here.

7:14 a.m. Wildfires elevate housing needs: The CZU fires last month spurred evacuation of 1 in 5 Santa Cruz County residents, some 60,000 people, and destroyed nearly 1,000 homes. In a troubling warning for North Bay wildfire regions, the blaze affected some of the county’s most affordable housing, adding pressure on an already costly market amid a statewide housing crisis. Read the details here.

6:54 a.m. Thursday’s red flag warning expands: The National Weather Service expanded the territory included in its red flag warning, which takes effect Thursday afternoon, to include the East Bay hills and the Santa Cruz mountains. The initial warning, issued Wednesday, includes the North Bay mountains and the region around the Glass Fire. The warning will take effect 1 p.m. Thursday and last at least until 6 p.m. Friday as forecasts predict gusty winds, high temperatures and low humidity — conditions that could fan the flames of the Glass Fire.

6:48 a.m. Evacuation warning lifted for Paradise: Reduced fire activity and improving weather conditions prompted the agencies responding to the North Complex fire to lift the evacuation warning hanging over the town of Paradise Wednesday afternoon.

6:34 a.m. Zogg Fire 26% contained: Firefighters reported substantial progress against the Zogg Fire in Shasta and Tehama counties, with containment growing from 9% to 26% overnight. The fire itself grew minimally — by just 257 acres — according to a Cal Fire report Thursday morning. The fire, which has killed four people and destroyed 147 structures, is now 55,303 acres in size.

7:20 p.m. Glass Fire grows to 51,266 acres acres: The Glass Fire has burned 51,266 acres and was 2% contained as of Wednesday evening, Cal Fire said. The fire has destroyed 36 single-family residences in Sonoma County and 107 in Napa County, and is threatening another 26,290 structures, Cal Fire said. Officials said 2,108 firefighters are battling the blaze along with 37 water tenders, 22 helicopters and 81 dozers.

7:05 p.m. More evacuation orders, warnings in portions of Napa County for Glass Fire: The Glass Fire is prompting new evacuation orders and warnings for portions of Napa County, Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit said on Twitter Wednesday evening.

6:50 p.m. State’s grid operator asks customers to cut energy use on Thursday afternoon, evening: The California Independent System Operator called for a Flex Alert for 3 p.m. to 10 p.m. Thursday in anticipation of triple-digit heat, according to Pacific Gas & Electric Co. officials. Conserving energy is a “way to make sure that the supply of power stays ahead of demand,.” PG&E officials said. “With high temperatures in the forecast, the grid operator is predicting an increase in electricity demand, primarily from air conditioning use,” PG&E officials said. “Reduced capacity, along with fire activity and heat, has led to a potential shortage of energy supply tomorrow evening, CAISO says.”

3:40 p.m. All of St. Helena now under either evacuation order or warning: St. Helena Police Chief Chris Hartley told The Chronicle that the north and western ends of the city limit — specifically the parts of the city that are up against the hillside — are under an evacuation order, “which is probably only about a quarter of our city limits.” Hartley said: “The other three-quarters are under an evacuation warning. The majority of the city is under an evacuation warning only.”

3:38 p.m. Fires bring internet outages: Wildfires can take out internet and cell-phone infrastructure, causing residents fleeing the flames more problems as they miss emergency alerts. Here’s why Northern California networks aren’t more resilient to the region’s increasingly threatening fires.

3:22 p.m. Nearly 4 million acres have burned in state this year: More than 8,100 wildfires have ripped across well over 3.9 million California acres this fire season, according to Cal Fire, pushing toward the 4-million-acre milestone. That’s twice the 2018 record of 1.98 million acres burned. With the blazes have come 29 deaths, and destruction of more than 7,200 structures as of Wednesday.

3:15 pm. Body found in Shasta County: Cal Fire said the body of the Zogg fire’s fourth victim was discovered amid the ashes in Shasta County. The fire, near Redding, has burned 50,000 acres remained out of control, with 146 structures lost. More than 1,500 homes and other buildings remained threatened, officials said Wednesday.

3:10 p.m. Glass fire a ‘huge challenge’: The Glass fire has made its main push into east Santa Rosa, where nothing has burned in 80 years, creating tinderbox conditions after a dry winter, as more than 2,000 crew members battle the blaze. “It isn’t taking much for fires to establish there,” Cal Fire Chief Mark Brunton said Wednesday. “Even without the wind, it’s still a huge challenge.” Read the story here.

2:55 p.m. Camp Pendleton evacuations: Fire officials ordered residents to evacuate Camp Pendleton (San Diego County) on Wednesday after a brush fire started on the east side of the Marine Corps base. Base officials said on social media Wednesday that the De Luz housing area and surrounding buildings were being evacuated and suggested that evacuees go to Paige Field House.

2:12 p.m. Five arrested in evacuation zones: Five people were arrested for being inside Glass Fire evacuation zones without approval, Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick said Wednesday, but no looting was reported. “Those people had no lawful business being there, but we suspect they were looking for crimes of opportunity,” he said. Santa Rosa also had no reports of looters in the city. Sheriff’s deputies and police officers are patrolling evacuated areas.

1:39 p.m. Zogg Fire claims 4th victim: The Zogg Fire tearing though nearly 52,000 acres of Shasta County has killed a fourth person, according to Cal Fire. The conditions surrounding the person’s death were not immediately clear.

1:24 p.m. How did Glass Fire start?: Cal Fire officials believe the Glass Fire blaze started Sunday in the 200 block of North Fork Crystal Springs Road, off Silverado Trail, east of Larkmead Lane. The cause is not confirmed. The smaller Shady Fire, one of two that merged with the Glass Fire on Monday, is believed to have ignited from wind that blew sparks or embers from the Glass Fire, but that also is not confirmed, officials said. Read the story.

12:47 p.m. Glass Fire burning near Robert Louis Stevenson State Park: Cal Fire reported that the Glass Fire is now burning in the Palisades adjacent to Robert Louis Stevenson State Park in Napa County. A tweet from Cal Fire’s Sonoma-Lake-Napa Unit included a video of the fire ripping up a mountainside, its furious clouds billowing rapidly above the ridgline.

11:47 a.m. Glass Fire threatening 22,500 structures: The Glass Fire has destroyed 80 homes but 22,500 structures are still threatened, Cal Fire said Wednesday. At a briefing, officials voiced concern that a deadly combination of intense heat, very low humidity and stronger winds may test containment lines. The blaze remained 2% contained Wednesday morning.

11:35 a.m. Red Flag fire warning for Thursday: The National Weather Service announced a Red Flag fire-danger warning for the North Bay mountains and areas around the Glass Fire starting at 1 p.m. Thursday. While not expecting the same critical fire conditionsof earlier this week, forecasters expect critically dry and breezy conditions in the area.

11:25 a.m. Refusing to evacuate to save a building: As the Grass Fire bore down on Pope Valley and evacuations were ordered, a group of residents refused to leave, staying to protect the 1915 Pope Valley Garage which they said had never closed its doors. Read The Chronicle’s story on how they rationalized defying fire and law enforcement officials’ insistence that such actions are dangerous and put the lives of residents and firefighters at risk.

11:17 a.m. Thursday will bring Bay Area winds, heat: The Bay Area is about to get slammed again with dry, gusting winds and hot temperatures on Thursday, meteorologists said. Dry winds with gusts over 25 mph are expected in the North Bay mountains, creating conditions likely to spread the Glass Fire, and lasting into the weekend. Unusually high temperatures, reaching well past 100 in the North Bay and other inland areas, are expected on Thursday. Read the story here.

10:59 a.m. New Glass Fire evacuations: The Glass Fire is forcing new evacuations even as some people return to their homes. People living northwest of Calistoga were ordered to evacuate early Wednesday morning. While the fire is still largely uncontrolled, evacuees from the Skyhawk neighborhood in east Santa Rosa were allowed to return home Tuesday night and some evacuation orders were reduced to warnings. Read the latest details here.

10:47 a.m. Firefighters forced to use shelter: Two firefighters, trapped by wind-driven flames, were able to escape injury after they deployed their fire shelter, Cal Fire officials said Wednesday. The firefighters, in an undisclosed area of Napa County, deployed the tent-like structure at about 11:45 p.m. Sunday. They were uninjured, Cal Fire reported, but a number of fire transportation vehicles were damaged by the flames.

9:19 a.m. Bay Area firefighters in thick of fire fury: The Alameda County Fire Department tweeted that its crews and East Bay teams have been helping out with protection of structures and livestock in the Calistoga-St. Helena area, “passing live fire” enroute and “faced with extreme weather and fire behavior.” The department posted a dramatic video of the fury they’ve seen.

8:53 a.m. How global warming and fires converged: The Chronicle has created insightful interactive maps showing how the climate crisis has spiraled out of control, with extreme drought, diminished tree cover, torrential rains that fed underbrush fuel, and hot weather conditions joining forces to inflame the record-setting wildfires of recent years. Check out the compelling map project here.

7:57 a.m. Glass Fire continues to spread: In hot, dry conditions, the Glass Fire burning through Sonoma and Napa counties grew by about 2,000 acres overnight. It has consumed 48,440 acres and was 2% contained as of Wednesday morning, Cal Fire reported. A total of 115 structures, including 80 homes and a number of winery buildings, have been destroyed and more than 22,000 are threatened.

7:35 a.m. Zogg Fire 7% contained but growing: Firefighters began to establish containment lines overnight Wednesday on the Zogg Fire, which is burning in grass, oak and chapparal west of Redding in Shasta and Tehama counties. The fire, which grew by about 2,000 acres to 51,955 acres, was 7% contained as of Wednesday morning, after 0% containment Tuesday night. The fire near the towns of Ono and Igo has destroyed 146 structures.

7:14 a.m. Diablo winds lurk, with prospect of worse fires:The fierce fires that have consumed Northern California over the past few weeks could grow exponentially worse as dry, seasonal gusts called Diablo winds kick up in October, weather experts say. Similar to the Santa Ana winds in Southern California, they typically arrive when the state is at its most vulnerable, The Chronicle’s Aidin Vaziri reports.

5:39 a.m. Video shows devastation along Sonoma-Napa border: The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office posted a video Tuesday night of the fire damage along St. Helena Road on the border of Napa and Sonoma counties. The footage showed downed utility poles and charred landscapes in an area that the sheriff’s office said has been one of the most active fire zones in Sonoma County as the 46,600-acre Glass Fire rages on.

5:24 a.m. Air quality at unhealthy levels for much of Bay Area: A Spare the Air alert remained in effect Wednesday morning as air quality was rated “unhealthy” for much of the Bay Area, with high levels of pollutants detected in North and East Bay skies, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. Areas south of the Glass Fire, from Petaluma, Vallejo and Concord all the way to Livermore are expected to see poor air quality throughout the week. Air-quality regulators said a Spare the Air Alert would run through at least Friday.

5:10 a.m. Fire conditions predicted in mountainous Napa, Sonoma counties: Wind gusts are expected to reach up to 30 mph at the highest elevations in the North Bay mountains this week, which could spark more fires in an area already under siege by the 46,600-acre Glass Fire, according to the National Weather Service. The prospect of strong winds coupled with low humidity has meteorologists worried. The agency issued a fire watch for much of northern Sonoma and Napa counties that begins Thursday at 1 p.m. and runs through Saturday evening, though wind gusts are expected to continue through the weekend.

8:55 p.m. Weather Service issues fire weather watches for Glass, Dolan fires: The National Weather Service’s Bay Area office issued fire weather watches for the Glass and Dolan fires, saying that while upcoming “weather wont be nearly as strong as this past weekend for the Glass Fire but still critical with hot temps, low humidity, dry fuels and breezy winds.” The Weather Service has not yet called for a red flag warning, which is one step above a fire weather watch.

8:30 p.m. Weather Service doesn’t expect red flag warning but heat will be intense: The National Weather Service said it had no plans to issue a red-flag warning but some intense heat is coming to the fire zone. Temperatures were expected to hover mainly in the low- to mid-90s on Wednesday before jumping up to over 100 degrees on Thursday, said David King, a meteorologist for the weather service. Officials in Sonoma County earlier said they believed a red-flag warning was possible in the fire zone in the coming days, with one Cal Fire chief putting the odds at 50-50, largely because of expected high temperatures and dangerously low humidity levels.

8:05 p.m. Newsom responds to Trump’s debate comments on forest fires: California Gov. Gavin Newsom quote-retweeted “CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL” of a PolitiFact tweet fact-checking President Trump’s comments about the cause of forest fires. During the first presidential debate on Tuesday night, Trump claimed without evidence that forest fires are caused by poor forest management. PolitiFact, an independent fact-checker part of Poynter Institute, tweeted, “Donald Trump blames the forest fires on forest management. False. California’s stronger winds, higher temperatures and drier conditions driven by climate change are also making the fires worse.”

7:15 p.m. Evacuation order issued for portions of Napa County for Glass Fire: Cal Fire said a previous evacuation warning has been upgraded to an evacuation order for all areas west of SR 29/128 (Foothill Boulevard) to the county line, between Diamond Mountain Road and Petrified Forest Road.

7:10 p.m. Glass Fire grows to 46,600 acres: The Glass Fire has burned 46,600 acres and was 2% contained as of Tuesday evening, Cal Fire said. Officials said 2,099 firefighters were battling the blaze along with 261 engines, 31 water tenders, 16 helicopters, and 71 dozers.

5:32 p.m. Hood Mountain park burns again: The Glass Fire has burned nearly all of Hood Mountain Regional Park east of Santa Rosa, according to Sonoma County Supervisor Susan Gorin. The park also burned in the 2017 Nuns Fire. Gorin warned that the picturesque viewshed along Highway 12 outside Santa Rosa will “take a very long time to recover.”

5:20 p.m. More road closures in and near Calistoga: Officials with Napa County Office of Emergency Services announced more road closures related to the ongoing Glass Fire including: Highway 29 at Tubbs Lane in all directions; Highway 128 at Petrified Forest Road in all directions; Highway 29 at Deer Park Road in all directions.

5:13 p.m. Glass Fire still 0% contained, firefighters expect worse weather to come: The Glass Fire is 42,360 acres and 0% contained and has burned 113 buildings, officials said at a Sonoma County news conference. Among those buildings, 28 were homes in Sonoma County and 52 were homes in Napa County. Firefighters are racing to gain as much ground as possible as they expect another red-flag warning amid triple digit temperatures, fast wind and low humidity forecast Wednesday and Thursday. “There’s a lot that can still burn,“ Santa Rosa Fire Chief Tony Gossner said.

4:24 p.m. Three days in, Glass Fire is already wreaking more havoc on Napa’s wine industry than fires did in 2017: Critic Esther Mobley has been surveying the damage in the region, and so far, at least 12 wineries have had structural damage. In 2017, that number was just six. That doesn’t include other potential issues that will take time to reveal, such as smoke and water damage or longterm health issues for vines.

3:57 p.m. A St. Helena hospital evacuated twice in five weeks due to California wildfires: The fast-growing Glass Fire, which erupted Sunday near St. Helena, forced the city’s only hospital to evacuate more than 50 patients by helicopter and ambulance. It was the second time in five weeks Adventist Health St. Helena had to close and relocate all patients and staff due to encroaching flames. Read the whole story here.

3:30 p.m. Meadowood owners say they’ll rebuild: Just hours after learning their famed Restaurant at Meadowood had been completely gutted when the Glass Fire tore through the property, the owners of the St. Helena resort are committed to rebuilding, according to a statement from managing director David Pearson. Read the story here.

3:01 p.m. More than 80,000 evacuated in Napa, Sonoma counties: Officials have ordered more than 80,000 people to leave their homes due to danger from the fast-spreading Glass Fire. That includes 35,556 in Santa Rosa, 33,870 in unincorporated Sonoma County and 10,917 in Napa County, according to emergency officials.

2:02 p.m. Gusty winds, hot weather could return: Gusting winds and hotter-than-usual temperatures could return to the Bay Area Wednesday night through Friday, the National Weather Service said Tuesday, but should be less severe than weather last weekend that sparked the Glass Fire’s three origin blazes. Gusty winds will likely be limited to North Bay mountains and East Bay hills. Temperatures could reach into the mid- to upper 80s in downtown San Francisco on Thursday and Friday.

1:40 p.m. Sonoma County sheriff acknowledges ‘fire fatigue’: Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick urged residents in a Tuesday media advisory to heed evacuation orders despite “fire fatigue.” “We are nearing the three-year mark of the Tubbs Fire and this is the fourth major fire in our county since 2017,” he said, urging residents to stay vigilant and be ready to evacuate if ordered. “This fire is still unpredictable. You should be packed up and ready to go.”

12:36 p.m. At least two more wineries on Spring Mountain damaged: Spring Mountain Vineyard, known in part as a location in the ‘80s drama “Falcon Crest,” has serious damage to its vineyards. Sherwin Family Vineyards, started by Steve and Linda Sherwin in 1996, also burned.

12:30 p.m. Internet restored temporarily to Calistoga: A Comcast official confirmed that the company in cooperation with public safety worked “overnight” to temporarily restore internet access to the Calistoga area Tuesday morning. Residents, however, were ordered to evacuate.

12:23 p.m. Missing people in Glass Fire found: Cal Fire officials said Tuesday their “No. 1 priority” was to keep the 42,560-acre Glass Fire away from highly populated areas around Santa Rosa and Pope Valley. Several people who had been missing were found by Tuesday morning, Santa Rosa Police Chief Rainer Navarro said at a press conference. No firefighter injuries were reported in the fire.

11:39 a.m. 140-year-old Burgess Cellars winery destroyed: The Burgess Cellars CEO Carlton McCoy confirmed Tuesday that wildfire has demolished the original Burgess Cellars winery and a barrel warehouse. The tasting room and house remain intact.

11:30 a.m. Glass Fire “unpredictable and fast-moving”: Cal Fire officials said Tuesday they have split the 42,000-acre Glass Fire into two management zones. Eastern zone crews established control lines around Angwin in Napa County, and while Angwin escaped damage the flames left significant damage in Deer Park. The fire was active on the Highway 12 corridor and the Sugarloaf Ridge State Park in the western zone Tuesday. Sonoma County Sheriff Mark Essick urged residents to follow evacuation orders, calling the fire “unpredictable and fast-moving.”

11:19 a.m. Whiskeytown National Recreation Area partially closed: The south side of Whiskeytown National Recreation Area is closed due to proximity to the Zogg Fire that’s burning across Shasta County. The closure includes Brandy Creek Beach, campground and marina; and campgrounds and trails along Paige Bar Road and South Shore Drive. Water recreation is barred, while firefighting aircraft draw water from the lake. Cal Fire maps show wildfire in some of the same areas the 2018 Carr Fire torched in the 42,000-acre recreation area west of Redding.

11:08 a.m. New evacuation orders issued in Napa County: Cal Fire and Napa County sheriff’s officials have extended a mandatory evacuation order to everyone in the Angwin area as well as people south of Chiles-Pope Valley Road, east of Ink Grade Road and west of Pope Valley Cross Road. The order cites an “immediate threat to life” and says the area is closed to public access.

10:57 a.m. Rombauer Vineyards is safe despite rumors: Calistoga’s Rombauer Vineyards winery was in close proximity to wineries like Chateau Boswell, which experienced significant damage from the Glass Fire — prompting questions and rumors around its demise. But Rombauer’s structures are safe, and its Chardonnay was picked well before the fires start this harvest season, the company said.

10:50 a.m. Massive August Complex surges dramatically: The August Complex fires grew by more than 60,000 acres in the past 24 hours as the record-breaking blaze spread to 938,044 acres, a Cal Fire spokesman said Tuesday morning. The surge was driven by powerful wind gusts that drove the flames further into the northern and western fire zones, near Ruth Lake in Trinity County and Covelo in Mendocino County, the spokesman said. Crews established solid containment lines on southern portion of the complex, but worked to contain the growth on the northern portion Tuesday. The fire remained 43% contained.

10:35 a.m. Napa restaurant owners reeling in Glass Fire devastation: The Glass Fire has broughts scenes all too familiar to the restaurant industry in Wine Country — like the mid-meal evacuation of a dinner party hosted by owners fine-dining restaurant Single Thread at a Forestville winery. Restaurants are canceling reservations due to smoke and ash, and some are losing hope that 2020 will bring with it an eventual return to normalcy. Read the story here.

10:15 a.m. Metallica gives $250,000 to wildfire relief: Metallica announced it has donated $250,000 to five wildfire relief funds through its All Within My Hands foundation. It is the fourth consecutive year the multiplatinum-selling Bay Area rock group has donated to wildfire funds of the California Community Foundation, Oregon Community Foundation, Community Foundation Santa Cruz County, North Valley Community Foundation and Community Foundation of North Central Washington.

9:56 a.m. Glass Fire tripled in size in one day: Pushed by high winds on Monday, the Glass Fire had destroyed 113 structures by Tuesday morning, including homes and all or parts of several iconic wineries as it raced across Wine Country, Cal Fire reported. The blaze grew to more than 42,000 acres by Tuesday morning.

9:49 a.m. Calistoga quiets down: Calistoga was quiet Tuesday morning with a small but active fire burning along Highway 128 and the Silverado Trail, which flanks the small town known for mud baths and wineries. Fire crews were stationed along Highway 128, and on Silverado Trail where small fire patches were visible burning down the ridge, stopping at the edges of vineyards.

9:45 a.m. Fire burns outside Redding: Deadly wildfires raging uncontrolled Tuesday morning burned outside of Redding as well as in Wine Country, with flames also forcing evacuations in Paradise — areas that have grown uncomfortably familiar with big fires in recent years. Read the latest here.

9:35 a.m. Glass Fire shedding giant ash chunks: Santa Rosa resident Morgan Balaei, who’s lived through previous Sonoma County wildfires, was stunned at the biggest chunk of ash she’d ever seen — “probably the size of my face.” The Glass Fire ash is different, chunkier and everywhere, she said. Cal Fire says it’s unclear what accounts for the size of the ash — maybe debris from structures that burned, bark pieces, or light fuels coming up from the grass. Read more.

9:19 a.m. Dispatches from the Wine Country fires: On the Fifth & Mission podcast, editor Demian Bulwa talks to reporters Megan Cassidy and Dustin Gardiner as they cover wildfires in Napa and Sonoma counties, and Esther Mobley about fire damages to the area’s wineries. Matthias Gafni tells the story of a harrowing escape — a bus carrying older evacuees from a Santa Rosa residence had to drive through flames on its way to safety, with Gafni following in his car. Click here to listen and to subscribe to Fifth & Mission for ongoing coverage and updates from reporters in the field.

9:06 a.m. Weather fanning fast-moving wildfires tapers a little: A decrease in gusty winds overnight allowed firefighters battling 27 major California blazes to continue building containment lines and structure defense while also responding to 19 new fires, Cal Fire said Tuesday. The U.S. Forest Service reported full containment of the 31,000-acre Lake Fire in Los Angeles County. A Red Flag warning remained for mountains and inland Riverside and San Diego county areas through Tuesday night. Cooler conditions and a marine layer were expected in coastal regions.

8:58 a.m. Glass Fire engulfs 80 residences in Napa, Sonoma: The Glass Fire grew by 6,324 acres overnight as it tore through 42,560 acres of Wine Country, a Cal Fire spokesman said Tuesday morning. The two-day old fire has destroyed 52 homes in Napa County and 28 in Sonoma County. A tally of commercial properties lost to the blaze was not complete, the spokesman said. Nearly 1,500 firefighters battled the fire Tuesday, which remained 0% contained.

8:45 a.m. Napa County lifts water restriction: Napa County has given the all-clear for drinking water in the NBRID-Berryessa Highlands water system, lifting the “do not drink-do not boil” notice from early in September. Water samples now show “no evidence of fire-related contamination in the water system.” The only exception is Clearwater Ct., where more testing is needed, authorities said.

8:15 a.m. Burn-outs from past don’t protect against new fires: Experts say that the ecological aftermath of past wildfires may have actually primed areas like Napa and Sonoma to ignite this year — and, in a horrible cycle of destruction, the current fires may be setting the region up for more painful fire seasons to come. They say that with climate change upon us, achieving a fire-resistant landscape is not a realistic goal. Read The Chronicle’s story here.

8 a.m. Retreat above St. Helena severely damaged: The Hoffman Institute, which runs the White Sulfur Springs retreat aimed at emotional healing in the wooded hills above St. Helena, “has sustained tremendous damage” due to the Glass Fire, the institute’s website said. Despite the damage, “our work of helping people transform their lives through the healing power of love continues,” it said.

7:30 a.m. Wineries take direct hit: As the Glass Fire plowed through vast swaths of northern Napa Valley, it destroyed several winery structures — including Tofanelli Family Vineyard’s 120-year-old barn and home in Calistoga and the stone winery of Chateau Boswell. At least 143 Napa County wineries were within evacuation zones, emegency officials said and many owners were waiting to survey how their vineyards fared. Read the story here.

6:50 a.m. Deadly Zogg Fire acreage jumps overnight: The Zogg Fire expanded more than 9,000 acres overnight, engulfing 40,317 acres of Shasta County as of Tuesday morning, according to a Cal Fire update. Firefighters are focused on defending the 1,538 structures currently threatened by the fast-moving blaze, Cal Fire said. The fire, which has killed three people, was still 0% contained as of Tuesday morning.

6:22 a.m. Coastal breezes, north-blowing winds to keep smoke at bay: Wind patterns will likely keep smoke from the Glass Fire confined to the North Bay, with very little smoky air expected to blow south into the rest of the Bay Area, National Weather Service meteorologists said Tuesday morning. Inland temperatures are forecasted in the 90-100 degree range, while San Francisco will remain cooler with a high of 72 degrees Tuesday. Fire crews fighting the Glass Fire are unlikely to benefit from the ocean breezes, however, as the flames remain high above the marine layer in areas with dry air and low overnight humidity, meteorologists said.

5:56 a.m. Evacuations still in effect for August Complex fires: Fire crews and bulldozers worked to contain the north zone of the 902,463-acre August Complex as wind gusts continued to push the flames west Monday, according to a video posted by Shasta-Trinity National Forest on Facebook early Tuesday morning. Footage showed damage to the forest as the fire headed toward Trinity County, where about a dozen communities have been issued evacuation orders, according to Cal Fire.

5:29 a.m. Air quality at unhealthy levels for much of Bay Area: A Spare the Air alert remained in effect Tuesday morning as air quality was rated “unhealthy for sensitive groups” for much of the Bay Area, according to the Bay Area Air Quality Management District. The entire North Bay, including Vallejo and San Rafael, were rated “unhealthy” due to pollutants from the Glass Fire raging across 36,236 acres in Napa County. Air-quality regulators said a Spare the Air Alert would run through at least Friday.

5:18 a.m. Time-lapse video shows Glass Fire tear through vineyard valley in Napa: The National Weather Service Bay Area tweeted a dramatic time-lapsed video of Glass Fire’s rapid ascent along the mountainous border of Napa and Sonoma counties Monday night. The footage was taken from a PG&E camera on Mt. Saint Helena in the Mayacamas Mountains, a peak directly north of the vineyard-lined valley where many winery properties were destroyed.

4:41 a.m. A bird’s-eye view of an inferno: A Cal Fire helicopter captured video of a hotspot burning northwest of Angwin in northern Napa County, where the Glass Fire has engulfed 36,236 acres since it started nearly 48 hours ago. Mandatory evacuations have been issued for Angwin and nearby Calistoga, where the flames spread Monday night.

2:17 a.m. Very unhealthy air near Sonoma: Air quality just northwest of the city of Sonoma was very unhealthy early Tuesday, according to PurpleAir. PM2.5 readings, the measurement of dangerous particulate matter, exceeded 300 in some areas. The eastern part of Santa Rosa had unhealthy air, while while San Francisco and much of the East Bay had good air quality. See a live map of air quality here.

12:55 a.m. Downed power line reported near Santa Rosa: Cal Fire scanner traffic reported a downed power line at Calistoga Road and Rincon Avenue, just outside Santa Rosa city limits. Cal Fire is requesting PG&E to the scene and estimates the utility will take 45 minutes to arrive.

10:55 p.m. Governor declares a state of emergency: Gov. Gavin Newsom declared a state of emergency in Napa and Sonoma and Shasta counties. He also asked President Trump to declare a “major disaster” that would send fire assistance grants into the state. The requests comes as the deadly Zogg Fire in Shasta County has killed three people and burned more than 31,000 acres. That conflagration and the Glass Fire racing through 36,200 acres of Wine Country have sent tens of thousands of residents fleeing, and detroyed homes and other buildings.

9:23 p.m. Why do fires seem to grow at night? There’s not a universal pattern, but a number of factors can cause a wildfire to quickly spread at night, including humidity and wind direction. The Chronicle’s Kellie Hwang explains what you need to know about these fast-growing fires.

9:12 p.m. PG&E restores power after Sunday shut-offs, but fires leave 24,000 customers in the dark: PG&E said that all customers affected by Sunday’s fire-prevention shut-offs — who could still receive power — had their lights back on Monday night. But about 24,000 PG&E customers in Napa, Sonoma, Shasta and Tehama counties are still without power because of wildfires, PG&E said. A total of about 65,000 customers in 15 Northern California counties had their power shut off Sunday in response to the dangerous fire conditions. According to a press release, preliminary data show 13 reports of weather-related damage and hazards like downed power lines in the affected areas.

9 p.m. August Complex grows to more than 900,000 acres: The August Complex, already the largest wildfire in California’s recorded history, grew to 902,463 acres Monday evening, Cal Fire reported on its website. The fires, which have burned for 42 days and now stretch across seven counties, were 45% contained.

8:15 p.m. Santa Rosa City Schools cancels all online classes through Wednesday: Due to the ongoing evacuations and threatening wildfires, Santa Rosa City Schools said Monday that it would cancel all online classes Tuesday and Wednesday. Grab-and-Go meals would continue as usual, it said

8:05 p.m. Zogg Fire doubles in size in matter of hours: The Zogg Fire in Shasta County exploded to 31,237 acres Monday according to a post on the Cal Fire Shasta-Trinity Unit’s Twitter account. Cal Fire’s last update at 4 p.m. said the fire was 15,000 acres and 0% contained. It remains uncontained, according to the Cal Fire unit’s tweet, with 3 fatalities and 146 structures destroyed.

8:00 p.m. City of Santa Rosa tells residents to conserve water during fire threat: Santa Rosa residents were urged to conserve water Monday night, as firefighters battle the fast-moving Glass Fire in Napa County. The City of Santa Rosa issued an alert on Twitter, saying that conserving water would help reduce demand on the city’s system and ensure more is available for “critical drinking and firefighting needs.”

7:54 p.m. Glass Fire destroys 113 structures: Cal Fire said the Glass Fire had destroyed 113 structures, damaged two others, and threatened another 8,543. Many famous wineries in the Napa Valley lost buildings to the flames, and the Restaurant at Meadowood burned. See an updated account from Chronicle reporters of the damage the wildfire has caused to date.

6:53 p.m. Entire city of Calistoga under mandatory evacuation order: Napa County issued a mandatory evacuation order for Calistoga Monday evening, as the fast-spreading Glass Fire threatened the town. There had been no damage within the city limits by Monday evening — but there was significant damage outside the town, according to Calistoga officials. The city is home to about 5,000 residents. Open evacuation routes include Route 29 South and North, as well as 128 North. An evacuation center is open at Crosswalk Church at 2590 First Street, Napa.

6:50 p.m. Scene at Sky Hawk in Santa Rosa Monday: As the Glass Fire threatened his Sky Hawk home Sunday, Joe Burroughs sprayed down his house with a hose he bought after the 2017 Wine Country fires. He also helped his new neighbor, who just moved into the area a few weeks ago, wet down his blue-sided home that had a magnificent wooden door. But by midnight, the Glass Fire leaped over the hill across the road and forced many in the neighborhood to flee. By Monday afternoon, Burroughs’ new neighbor’s home on Mountain Hawk Dr. was a half-burned wreck. Some firefighters hosed down the smoldering home, while others rested on the front lawns after an intense night of defending the street. Besides the blue house, four other homes on Mountain Hawk Dr. were also devastated. Burrough’s home was untouched.

5:56 p.m. Cal Fire official said progress of Glass Fire heavily depends on weather: Cal Fire official Ben Nichols said weather conditions will make or break firefighters’ ability to contain the fast-spreading Glass Fire in Napa County. Nichols said he is hopeful that the dangerous fire conditions could improve by the end of the week.

5:42 p.m. Official confirms when Glass Fire reached Santa Rosa: Cal Fire Division Chief Ben Nichols told reporters at a press conference Monday that the Glass Fire likely reached Santa Rosa city limits at around 1:30 a.m. near Oakmont.

5:41 p.m. Building that houses the famed Restaurant at Meadowood seen engulfed in flames: The three-Michelin-starred restaurant, part of luxury hotel complex Meadowood, was seen on fire across social media on Monday. Chef Christopher Kostow helped put Napa Valley’s produce and fine dining on a national stage with the restaurant, where he started cooking in 2008. https://www.sfchronicle.com/restaurants/article/Napa-destination-Meadowood-hotel-building-shown-15604288.php

5:18 p.m. Glass Fire burns more than 36,000 acres: Ben Nichols, a Cal Fire division chief, confirmed during a Sonoma County news conference that the Glass Fire has burned 36,236 acres. It is 0% contained.

5:08 p.m. Marin County confirms new fire: Marin County officials confirmed that there is another fire along Highway 101 near Gnoss Field which is affecting visibility and slowing down traffic. Officials warn to avoid the area.

4:47 p.m. Wildfires have burned more than 3.75 million acres this year: The latest Cal Fire and U.S. Forest Service numbers show that wildfires in California have burned more than 3.75 million acres of land, as the Glass and Zogg fires remain 0% contained.

4:30 p.m. Scene at Hunnicutt Winery on Silverado Trail: Chronicle reporter Chase DiFeliciantonio writes: At least one Hunnicutt building had been burned away completely, a charred and mangled bathtub one of the few recognizable items left where the structure once stood. Storage tanks stood blackened under a charred steel roof at the main winery. Nearby the fire, still smoldering in some places, had burned hot enough to melt stone and concrete off a wall exposing the rebar underneath. Melted storage crates and other tools of the trade lay in scattered disrepair near the main visitor area. Trees cracked and fell and metal signs nailed to them had withered and melted. Across the road at Rombauer Vineyards the fire burned on a hillside unchecked sending thick smoke and chunks of ash into an already darkened sky.

4:25 p.m. Comcast hasn’t restored power yet to Calistoga: Comcast officials told The Chronicle that internet access has not yet been restored to Calistoga because “we cannot get safely into the area” to fix the issue. They did not know when the issue would be resolved, and it was unclear if other communities were also experiencing fire-related Comcast outages.

4:19 p.m. Cal Fire updates on Zogg Fire: Shasta County Sheriff Eric Magrini confirmed during a news conference that the Zogg Fire started yesterday at around 3 p.m. Magrini said 466 homes have been evacuated so far, affecting about 1,250 residents.

4:15 p.m. Three people have died in the Zogg Fire: The Shasta County sheriff has said that the fast-growing fire in the county has killed three people, according to KRCR 7 and other media reports.

4:09 p.m. Multiple buildings at Hourglass Winery destroyed: The main winery facility and a 162-year-old guest house were burned in the Glass Fire, owner Jeff Smith confirmed after seeing Chronicle photos. Smith believed that the property’s underground caves, which contained all of the Hourglass wines aging in barrels, had been spared.

4:03 p.m. Empty Bay Area hotels fill up as people flee Glass Fire: “Today for the first time in months, we have full occupancy,” says one Napa hotel employee, reflecting the rapid increase in demand. The Chronicle’s Rusty Simmons and Shwanika Narayan have the story.

3:58 p.m. Santa Rosa hospital treats nine patients for wildfire-related conditions: Santa Rosa Memorial Hospital reports that it has treated nine patients “with conditions related to the wildfires,” according to a news release. Two were treated for burns; one has been released and the other was sent to a burn center.

3:52 p.m. About 12 victims treated for respiratory issues by area hospital: Queen of the Valley, a St. Joseph hospital campus in Napa, reports that it has treated about 12 patients for “respiratory issues related to smoke-inhalation and heat exhaustion.”

3:42 p.m. Across state, 66,000 evacuated; 1 dead in Zogg Fire: More than 66,000 people were under evacuation orders from California wildfires by Monday afternoon, about 54,000 of them due to the Glass and Shady fires in Napa and Sonoma counties, according to the California Governor’s Office of Emergency Services. Some were sent to more than 1,500 rooms in 143 hotels secured by the state. One person died in the Zogg Fire in Shasta County, and the fate of two was not confirmed, emergency services officials said.

3:35 p.m. Red flag conditions halt containment of August, North Complex fires: Hot, dry conditions hampered fire crews’ efforts to contain the August and North Complex fires on Monday, a Cal Fire spokesman said. The 878,470-acre August Complex has expanded to Colusa County and was 45% contained as of Monday afternoon; the 306,135-acre North Complex was 78% contained. A red flag warning was in effect for much of Northern California, from the Oregon border down to San Jose and east to the Sierra foothills.

3:28 p.m. Evacuation orders lifted for Lake Pillsbury Area: Evacuation orders have been reduced to warnings for residents living south of the fire, north of North Ridge, West Crockett Camp, east of Lake and Mendocino County lines and west of Glenn County, the Lake County Sheriff announced.

3:23 p.m. Santa Rosa suffered ‘significant loss’: Santa Rosa Fire Chief Tony Gossner said Monday he didn’t have a specific figure on how many structures the Glass Fire claimed as it charred the foothills east of St. Helena overnight, but said there was “significant loss” between Los Alamos Road and Oakmont Drive on the north side of Highway 12. A few buildings were also lost on Skyhawk and Calistoga roads and one building in the Oakmont area.

3:01 p.m. Raceway proves a sweltering shelter: Melanie Collins and Chris Rossow, a married couple from Oakmont, were the only two evacuees in the middle of a field across from the Sonoma Raceway on Monday afternoon where temperatures ranged into the upper 90s, with shade nonexistent. But smoke from distant fires was not noticeable in the evacuation spot. Rossow and Collins have only lived in California about a year, but already have had to evacuate their Sonoma County home twice. Rossow said he might consider moving somewhere else.“The unrest really gets to you,” he said. “With a small tent on top of their red Mazda SUV, they planned to rough it for a few days.

2:45 p.m. Glass Fire threatens 8,500 structures in Napa, Sonoma counties: The Glass Fire forced evacuation of 53,000 people and threatened 8,500 structures as of Monday afternoon, by far the most of any fire statewide, a Cal Fire spokesman said. Many Napa and Sonoma county residents fleeing the fast-moving blaze were previously displaced by August’s LNU Lightning Complex fires. Aerial crews released retardant to halt the fire’s spread Monday, but more evacuation orders could be on the way if those efforts are unsuccessful, the spokesman said.

2:17 p.m. Newton Vineyard sustains extensive fire damage: Newton Vineyard, owned by the luxury conglomerate Moët Hennessy Louis Vuitton, has been “significantly impacted” by the Glass Fire, general manager Jean-Baptiste Rivail confirmed Monday. He did not offer further details about the extent of the damage at the St. Helena property, but noted, “Our storage facility has not been affected so all bottled vintages remain intact.”

1:47 .m. PG&E says 28,000 still without power: PG&E said Monday that 11,000 Napa County homes and businesses were without power due to wildfires. Another 17,000 customers lost power in Sonoma County.

1:29 p.m. A little bit of old hat: Many evacuees taking refuge at the Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds in Petaluma on Monday were not new to the drill. A dozen or so cars parked in the grass were cluttered with clothes, pets and sleeping pads, even camp chairs for lounging. “We’d never dealt with anything like this, until the Tubbs Fire,” in 2017, said Jonathan Andre of Bennett Valley. He said he, his wife and their pug, Zora, have evacuated four or five times before. Monday morning was just the latest time they’ve fled their home, after waking up to evacuation notices on their phones.

1:22 p.m. Firefighters conquer flames at Sterling Vineyards: Firefighters at Sterling Vineyards on Dunaweal Lane were mopping up just before noon after a fire broke out in a structure on a hill overlooking the property. Firefighters used saws and hand tools to rip away smoldering pieces of wall and stop the flames, according to Will Krings, a battalion commander with the Fremont Fire Department.

1:16 p.m. “Over and over”: California has more than 18,000 firefighters battling 27 wildfire complexes now, Gov. Gavin Newsom said Monday. The fires raging through the North Bay, he said, are causing “a lot of consternation in and around that region that has been hit over and over and over again.”

1:12 p.m. Another Calistoga winery destroyed: Chronicle photographer Brittany Hosea-Small captured video at Fairwinds Estate Winery in which the property’s buildings appear to have been virtually leveled. A representative of the winery could not be reached for comment.

1:05 p.m. Glass Fire region previously untouched by fire: The brush burning in the Glass Fire was one of the last remaining areas in Sonoma County previously untouched by wildfire. It’s unclear when the region last burned, said Santa Rosa Fire Chief Tony Gossner. “While it did burn very rapidly because it had not burned in a long, long time. ... It did also burn into the Nun and the Tubbs scars and it burned just as well there because that had been filled in with fuels like grass and some new brush. Every year brings a new challenge.”

1:01 p.m. Fires merge into Glass Fire: Cal Fire says two smaller fires, the Shady Fire and the Boysen Fire, have merged and become part of the larger, rapidly spreading Glass Fire now burning through Napa and Sonoma counties.

12:43 p.m. PG&E to begin equipment inspections, power restorations Monday: PG&E said some of its equipment may have been damaged by the Napa County fires but there was no indication it was involved in the ignition of fires. The company is restoring power where it can. A total of 87,500 PG&E customers were without power as of Monday afternoon, including 65,000 as part of preemptive power shut-offs that began Sunday.

12:27 p.m. Road closures in Santa Rosa: According to police, closures include all lanes of Highway 12 between Mission Boulevard & Pythian Road eastbound Montgomery Drive east of Mission Boulevard and all roads east of Calistoga Road between Montecito Boulevard and Highway 12

12:25 p.m. Sonoma officials urge residents to comply with evacuation orders: Sgt. Juan Valencia of the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office said deputies had to return to Los Alamos Rd. late Sunday to rescue people who refused to evacuate their homes. Some may have been burned, he said. When residents get a Nixle alert or a knock on the door from police and hear the hi-low siren, “It’s time to leave,” Valencia said.

12:20 p.m. Several parts of Santa Rosa remain at risk: Sonoma County fire officials said they’re most concerned about protecting the areas surrounding Calistoga Road, Oakmont Drive and Annadel State Park in Santa Rosa. The concern is having to protect all of these problem areas at the same time, said Santa Rosa Fire Chief Tony Gossner. “There are many challenges as we move through the day.”

12:10 p.m. Over 140 wineries in evacuations zones in Napa County: Officials with the county’s Emergency Services department told The Chronicle that 143 wineries are within the evacuation zones, which include areas under mandatory orders and warning.

12:05 p.m. Firefighters at Sterling Vineyards mopping up: A fire had broken out on a hill overlooking the property, which is near Calistoga. Firefighters used saws and hand tools to rip away smoldering pieces of wall and stop the flames, according to Will Krings, a battalion commander with the Fremont Fire Department. Krings said firefighters had been on the scene earlier in the day dousing embers on one of the winery’s rooftops. He said high winds carrying embers had likely stoked the flames on the property.

11:58 p.m. Flames on property of Schramsberg Vineyards: Cal Fire is responding, according to scanner traffic. The winery is on the west side of Highway 128 between Calistoga and St. Helena.

11:44 a.m. Brasswood Cellars winery evacuating: Scanner traffic indicated that the winery was evacuating, though there was no immediate threat.

11:38 a.m. Santa Rosa officials still assessing damage: Santa Rosa Fire Chief Tony Gossner said he does not know how many structures were lost in the fires that sparked Sunday night, but described “significant loss” between Los Alamos Rd. and Oakmont Drive on the north side of Highway 12.

11:34 a.m. Wildfire smoke prompts days-long Spare the Air Alert: A Spare the Air Alert has been issued through at least Friday for the Bay Area as smoke from the fires burning in Wine Country drift south. View The Chronicle’s air quality map here.

11:33 a.m. 120-year-old barn on vineyard destroyed: Tofanelli Vineyard’s 120-year-old barn and historic home in Calistoga has been lost, as has the stone winery of high-end estate Chateau Boswell, which has been there for more than 40 years. Read the full story here.

11:11 a.m. New evacuation warnings in Santa Rosa: The warnings include the areas within the boundary east of Farmers Lane, north of Hoen Ave, west of Summerfield Rd and south of Highway 12 — including areas west of Mission and Montgomery Drive between Highway 12 and Summerfield Road; and within the perimeter west of Summerfield Road and north of the city boundary (south end of Bennett Valley Golf Course), south of Hoen Avenue, east of Cypress Way, east of Creekside Road to Yulupa Avenue, and east of Yulupa Avenue, between Tachevah Drive to South City boundary; and areas within the perimeter north of Bennett Valley Road, west of Yulupa Avenue and south of Tachevah Drive). For full details and instructions, click here.

11:01 a.m. ‘Never seen anything like this’: Manny Gomes of Napa, idling his pickup on Silverado Trail across from a vineyard, waited to head north to check on his small vineyard property and animals, but road blocks and a wall of thick smoke and ash looked daunting: “I’ve never seen anything like this” in 65 years living in the area, he said. Rally Garcia watched firefighters across a two-lane road beating back hotspots threatening a vineyard. Garcia said he just moved back into his home in Santa Rosa’s Coffey Park area destroyed by wildfire three years ago — and now is facing evacuation again.

10:50 a.m. Thousands without power in preemptive and fire damage shutoffs: In addition to Sonoma and Napa County fire outages due to electrical equipment damage, PG&E said it preemptively shut off power to some North Bay residents to ensure the safety of firefighters, said PG&E spokeswoman Tamar Sarkissian.

10:27 a.m. PG&E outages hit 37,000 customers in St. Helena and Santa Rosa areas, shares drop: Even though the cause of the blazes engulfing Wine Country is undetermined, PG&E shares dropped over 7% on Monday. The company also said that about 37,000 homes and businesses were experiencing power outages due to the fires in the Napa Valley and Santa Rosa areas. The Chronicle’s Roland Li has the story.

10:13 a.m. Sonoma Raceway opens 50 Acres Campground to evacuees: Sonoma Raceway has opened its 50 Acres Campground to evacuees seeking refuge from wildfires. The site, which can handle up to 2,000 campers during event weekends, is available for tent and RV campers. It is located across from the raceway on Highway 121. Coronavirus safety protocols are in place at the site, with face coverings and social distancing.

9:30 a.m. Some residents in Calistoga must evacuate: Residents in the area south of Lincoln Avenue in Calistoga must evacuate immediately, Cal Fire said Monday morning. The rest of the city is under an evacuation warning. Residents should not use Petrified Forest Road to leave the area. Highway 29 is open to Lake County and to Napa. Highway 128 is open to Sonoma County, Cal Fire said.

9:11 a.m. Farmhouse at famous castle winery destroyed: One of the main buildings at Castello di Amorosa, a popular Napa Valley tourist destinations, was burned by flames from the Glass Fire, which includes the Shady Fire, Vice President Jim Sullivan said Monday. The devastated farmhouse contained all of the company’s bottled wine, some fermentation tanks and some offices, though the property’s castle structure remains intact. The property took more than a decade and $40 million to build.

8:36 a.m. Sonoma County Sheriff evacuations ordered for Annadel State Park: The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office has expanded evacuation orders as firefighters battle multiple fires on Los Alamos and St. Helena roads. The order includes all of Annadel State Park (and the area south of the park), the areas east and south of Santa Rosa city limits, north of Bennett Valley Road and west of Savannah Trail. Residents should leave now, police said.

8:26 a.m. Fire officials expand evacuation orders in Napa County: Napa County officials have ordered evacuations on the east side of Silverado Trail, between Taplin Road and Sage Canyon Road and Sage Canyon Road east to Chiles Pope Valley Road. The area was previously under an evacuation warning. Residents should leave immediately, Cal Fire said early Monday.

8:05 a.m. Scorching temperatures and smoky air are back: Bay Area air quality deteriorated Monday morning as smoke from several Northern California wildfires — including the new, out-of-control Glass Fire in St. Helena — pushed into the region. Smoke and balmy temperatures were expected to choke the region, and officials urged people to stay inside. Shortly after 7 a.m., much of San Francisco was considered unhealthy for sensitive groups. The air was even worse in parts of the East and South Bay, where it was considered unhealthy for all groups, according to the site PurpleAir. Read the story here.

7:54 a.m. ‘It’s like God has no sympathy,’ supervisor says: “I’m sort of numb at the moment,” was Sonoma County Supervisor Susan Gorin’s reaction as she left her evacuated home in the Oakmont community of Santa Rosa about 1 a.m. All 4,500 Oakmont residents were ordered to leave. Gorin is rebuilding her Oakmont home damaged in the Nuns Fire of 2017 while she lives in another home in the same neighborhood. “It seems surreal to me that we would be facing this again in some of the same areas that lost so many homes so traumatically just three short years ago,” Gorin said. “It’s like God has no sympathy, no empathy for Sonoma County.”

7:40 a.m. Santa Rosa Junior College closed Monday: Santa Rosa Junior College announced it would be closed Monday as fire evacuations and power outages continue in the North Bay. All activities and classes, including online services and courses, are canceled, the school said on Facebook. Students can find more information on www.santarosa.edu.

7:29 a.m. Deja vu in Kenwood: At the evacuation center in the Petaluma Veterans Building, Brian Borgfeldt felt a sense of deja vu as wildfire ripped anew through the North Bay. Borgfeldt, 65, his wife and two teenage daughters fled their Kenwood home around 3 a.m. with fire “coming very close,” Borgfeldt said. “And already it looks like buildings burned, our neighbors and stuff,” a chilling repeat of three years ago, when the Tubbs fire chased Borgfeldt out of his home of nearly 40 years and burned most others on his street. “We got lucky,” that time, said Borgfeldt. The family, hoping for a repeat of that fortune, packed up at the first red flag warning this year, when the LNU fire swept through Sonoma and nearby counties, said Karen Borgfeldt, Brian’s wife.“All of our valuables are moved to another location,” she said. “Once it was there we said, we’re not going to put it back until November.”

6:55 a.m. Santa Rosa expands evacuation orders: Santa Rosa officials have ordered mandatory evacuations in the Summerfield and Spring Lake zones. In Summerfield, that includes the areas east of Summerfield Road, south of Stonehedge Drive and north and west of the city boundary (Annadel State Park), the Santa Rosa Police Department said. Evacuations in Spring Lake include the area north of Stonehedge Avenue, east of Summerfield Road, west of Violetti Road (east side of Spring Lake), south of Highway 12 (between Mission Boulevard and Calistoga Road) and south of Montgomery Road (between south end of Calistoga Road to Channel Drive). Residents should leave immediately and head south, police said.

6:44 a.m. Glass Fire grows to 11,000 acres: The fire that began early Sunday morning near St. Helena, in Deer park, has exploded to 11,000 acres and is zero percent contained, according to Cal Fire.

6:06 a.m. Evacuations ordered in Calistoga: “Mandatory evacuation ordered for the City of Calistoga south of Lincoln Ave,” a Nixle alert says from the City of Calistoga.

6:01 a.m. Comcast Internet service in Calistoga impacted: The Glass Fire on Sunday “damaged Comcast’s network, causing a service disruption for Calistoga-based residential and business customers. We will work to repair and restore services as quickly as possible, once it is safe to do so,” Comcast said Sunday. The city is currently under an evacuation advisory. Some residents reported being unable to access the internet due to the outage on social media.

5:58 a.m. Evacuations ordered in Santa Rosa: Mandatory evacuation orders were issued in several parts of Santa Rosa, including areas east of Brush Creek Road, north and south of Montecito Boulevard west of Calistoga Road, east of Mission Blvd, north of Highway 12 and north of Badger road, which is south of the city boundary. “Leave immediately and head south!” said the order by the Santa Rosa Police Department.

5:54 a.m. Gusty winds in North Bay hills continue to drive fires: According to the National Weather Service, the North Bay hills are seeing winds gusts of 40 to 60 miles per hour at elevations over 1,500 feet, along with “a very dry airmass” that has significantly lowered humidity. Winds are also strong in the East Bay hills. The offshore winds “are forecast to subside by this afternoon,” but the weather will remain hot and dry. A red flag warning expires at 9 p.m. Monday.

5:43 a.m. Advisory evacuation for Calistoga: City residents should be prepared to leave if the order is given, according to a Nixle alert. People evacuating should avoid Silverado Trail and Petrified Forest Road, and instead use Highway 29 (north or south) or Highway 128 to Geyserville.

5:24 a.m. New evacuation orders in Santa Rosa: The orders applied to the zones Northeast-2 and Northeast 3/Middle Rincon, according to Santa Rosa police.

5:12 a.m. Immediate evacuation ordered in Sonoma County as flames erupt in multiple locations: The Sonoma County Sheriff’s Office ordered residents near the Sonoma-Napa County line to evacuate immediately after “multiple fires” erupted on Los Alamos Road and St. Helena Road. All residents north of St. Helena Road east of Calistoga Road and Petrified Forest Road and southwest of the Napa-Sonoma county line were told to leave their homes. “If you are in this zone, calmly and quickly evacuate now,” said the sheriff’s order. “Check with your neighbors to ensure they know about this order if you have time.”

4:55 a.m. Evacuation order for area north of Bothe State Park: Napa County officials ordered a mandatory evacuation for the area north of Bothe State Park to Diamond Mountain Road. Highway 29 is closed to through traffic between Lincoln Ave and Deer Park Road. An evacuation center open at Crosswalk Community Church, at 2590 First Street in Napa. Evacuation warnings have also been issued between Highway 29 and the Silverado Trail from Dunaweal Lane to Lincoln Ave.

4:45 a.m. Santa Rosa closes evacuation point as 11,300 evacuate Sonoma County: Sonoma County officials said an estimated 11,300 people are under evacuation orders in Santa Rosa and unincorporated areas nearby. The county closing an evacuation point it had established at the Santa Rosa Veterans Memorial Building and instead urging evacuees to go either to the Petaluma Fairgrounds or the Sonoma Raceway. County spokesman Paul Gullixson said the move is happening “out of an abundance of caution” as flames threaten the northeast quadrant of Santa Rosa.

3:35 a.m. Evacuation order for Howell Mountain Road area: A mandatory evacuation order was announced at 3:12 a.m. for east of Howell Mountain Road from Crestmont Drive to Cold Springs Road, including Las Posadas Road and Linda Falls Terrace, Napa County said. The area had previously been under a warning. Residents were advised to evacuate via Pope Valley, and not to attempt to evacuate via Deer Park Road. Also placed under mandatory evacuation order was the area bordered by Spring Mountain Road, Madrona Road, Spring Street and White Sulpher Springs Road.

2:46 a.m. Firefighters battle flames, exploding propane tanks in Skyhawk neighborhood : In Santa Rosa’s Skyhawk neighborhood, homes continued to burn early Monday morning, with firefighters stationed throughout the community, hosing down homes and dousing flames. At the entrance of Skyhawk, an officer said he’s been hearing propane tanks explode repeatedly.“I just saw the flames peak over the ridge,” another officer said.

2:38 a.m. Home burning in Skyhawk neighborhood: Homes were burning in the large Skyhawk neighborhood in eastern Santa Rosa early Monday morning and the fire had jumped Highway 12 in Oakmont, where a large senior community was evacuated by bus as flames shot up over nearby hills.

2:37 a.m. Evacuation update for Sonoma County: In Sonoma County, flames forced mandatory evacuations for several neighborhoods on the east edge of Santa Rosa, including the 4,500-resident Oakmont senior community, along with surrounding areas along Highway 12, the main road linking the city to the Sonoma Valley. Residents in the Kenwood area were ordered to evacuate just after midnight. At 2 a.m. evacuation orders were extended south of Annadel State Park, in the area marked by Bennett Valley Road and Warm Springs Road to Savannah Trail, and to the areas around Sugarloaf Ridge State Park. Less than half an hour later, the area around Glen Ellen was ordered to evacuate, along with the area east of Highway 12 between Nuns Canyon Road and Trinity Road.

2:24 a.m. More evacuation orders issued east of Santa Rosa: The areas are southwest of Highway 12, East and north of Warm Springs Road and Northwest of Arnold Drive. Also, northeast of Highway 12, southeast of Nuns Canyon Road/Nelligan Road, southwest of the Napa/Sonoma County Line.

2:19 a.m. Update on evacuated Oakmont seniors: A Chronicle reporter followed a bus full of residents from the Oakmont Village senior living community in Santa Rosa as it left the facility to evacuate residents ahead of the charging Glass Fire early Monday morning. As the bus made its way towards safety, spot fires had already jumped more than a mile from a nearby ridge and ignited both sides of Highway 12. The bus continued on without stopping, as winds shot embers across the roadway. The bus driver, who declined to give her name, said she got called in to help in an emergency. “It was just scary,” she said, describing how it felt like branches were slamming against the sides of the vehicle. “My boss drove during the 2017 fires and gave me the courage. And, of course, God helped,” the driver said. “I was just so happy to help,” A total of five buses were used to evacuate the residents. Read more on the fast-changing Northern California wildfires here.

1:01 a.m. Four areas of Santa Rosa under evacuation warnings: See the maps embedded in this Tweet for details on evacuation areas and routes.

These are the four Santa Rosa neighborhoods now under evacuation WARNING (As of 12:30 a.m.) and the suggested exit routes per @CityofSantaRosa pic.twitter.com/xGrUgabfGq

12:55 a.m. Seniors flee fire in Santa Rosa: City buses arrived to evacuate residents from Oakmont Village, a senior living community in Santa Rosa. About 4,500 people live there. Many don’t have cars. The fire is actively burning nearby. Here is video from the scene.

City buses are here taking residents from Oakmont Village, a senior living community in Santa Rosa. About 4,500 people live here. Many don’t have cars. The fire is actively burning behind them. pic.twitter.com/Jj0N14Bqe3

More residents are boarding the bus to evacuate. Many are wearing pajamas. One woman was in a robe. pic.twitter.com/U5RiwW4pXY

12:46 a.m. Residents fleeing eastern Santa Rosa: Lorraine Fuentez grabbed her elderly neighbor and their go-bags and evacuated out of their senior mobile home park on Calistoga Road around 11:30 p.m. Sunday. They joined a caravan of cars headed toward downtown Santa Rosa and Highway 101 out of town. Fuentez evacuated during the Tubbs Fire, too, which destroyed her daughter’s house in Santa Rosa. “We’ve come to the point that if it burns down, oh well,” Fuentez said. “It feels overwhelming. It feels like, is this going to ever end?”

12:41 a.m. 14,000 Santa Rosa PG&E customers lose power: PG&E said 14,241 homes and businesses it serves in Santa Rosa have lost power, likely because of the fire spreading in the area. At least 3,000 customers in Napa County have no power because of the Glass Fire burning there, a company spokesman said.

12:37 a.m. Kenwood ordered to evacuate: Authorities have expanded evacuations east of Santa Rosa, instructing more people around the Valley of the Moon to flee the flames. Evacuation orders are now in place for Kenwood and beyond on both sides of Highway 12, bounded by Bennett Valley Road in the south and Nelligan Road and Nuns Canyon Road in the east. More information here.

12:35 a.m. Tower of flames, plumes of smoke seen in hills near Santa Rosa: A long line of cars was seen on Montgomery Road in Santa Rosa late Sunday night, driving away from Annadel State Park. Sirens were wailing, as a red glow could be seen in the surrounding hills. About an hour later at the intersection of Los Alamos Road and Sonoma Highway in Melita, an active fire could be seen in the nearby hills. Massive flames and plumes of smoke were billowing into the sky, and popping sounds from the fire could be heard.

11:20 p.m. Evacuations ordered in east Santa Rosa: Several neighborhoods on the eastern edge of Santa Rosa, including the Oakmont senior community, are now under mandatory evacuation orders. Many neighborhoods in the Kenwood area, both north and south of highway 12, were previously warned of possible evacuations.

10:45 p.m. Paradise warned to evacuate: The entire town of Paradise in Butte County was issued an evacuation warning, along with the nearby community of Magalia, while Concow was ordered to evacuate as the North Complex wildfire picked up again amid fast winds. All three of those places were decimated by the November 2018 Camp Fire, the deadliest and most destructive wildfire in California history.

10:39 p.m. Evacuation warning east of Santa Rosa: Sonoma County sheriff’s deputies warned residents east of Santa Rosa that fast-moving flames along Los Alamos Road were threatening them and people in the area may need to evacuate. Authorities placed evacuation warnings for several areas in and around Kenwood, both north and south of Highway 12. More details here.

10:19 p.m. Calistoga Ranch homes surrounded by flames: Fire scanner traffic indicated that homes in the Calistoga Ranch development were surrounded. Also spot fires were appearing in vineyards along the Silverado Trail.

10:10 p.m. Glass Fire photos show Napa Valley’s Chateau Boswell Winery engulfed in flames: The Chateau Boswell Winery in St. Helena went up in flames Sunday night as the Glass Fire continued to rip through Napa County. Photos taken Sunday by freelance photographer Justin Sullivan show the winery, located off Napa’s Silverado Trail, overtaken by flames. The extent of the damage was not immediately clear. See the photos and read the story here.

10:08 p.m. Chaos in Napa Valley: Fires are breaking out Sunday night on the west side of St. Helena after the fast-moving Glass Fire prompted evacuations on the east side of the Silverado Trail earlier in the day. Read the full story here.

10:02 p.m. Evacuation orders reach St. Helena border: A mandatory evacuation has been ordered near the St. Helena border, while a warning has been issued for the city of St. Helena. The mandatory evacuation order encompasses the 2900 block of White Sulpher Springs Road to the dead end, and north to Spring Mountain Road, according to the Napa County Office of Emergency Services. It also includes 1650 South Whitehall Lane north to White Sulpher Springs Road, west to the county line. The city of St. Helena — from Elmhurst Avenue to Madrona Ave, west of Highway 29 — is under an evacuation warning. An evacuation center is open in Napa, at Crosswalk Community Church, 2590 First St.

Michael Cabanatuan is a general assignment and breaking news reporter who's covered everything from wildfires and sports fans to protests and COVID masking requirements. He's also written extensively about transportation and covered Contra Costa County for The Chronicle. He's ridden high-speed trains in Japan, walked in the Transbay Tube, been tear-gassed in Oakland and exposed to nude protesters in the Castro. Cabanatuan worked at the Paradise Post (long before anyone heard of the town), the former West County Times (in Richmond) and the Modesto Bee before joining The Chronicle. He is a two-time graduate of UC Berkeley.

Dominic Fracassa is an assistant metro editor overseeing breaking news and criminal justice in San Francisco. He previously covered San Francisco City Hall as a staff writer.