Napa Fire Update 10/14/ am held at EOS (emergency operations center)

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1 Napa Fire Update 10/14/ am held at EOS (emergency operations center) Supervisor Belia Ramos it is a very good day for Napa county 44% Tubbs Atlas 45% Nunns 10% containment includes several fires We do not anticipate new evacuations in Napa County There is still chance of significant wind activity through this evening NIXEL County web site Radio at 99.3 FM keep updated County assessing damage Identifying those structures that have been damaged or destroyed More to come on that Chief Barry Bierman update on fire activity Napa The wind did not make it as strong as predicted in the valley floor or ridges We are still not out of the woods Red flag condition Atlas peak fire looking really good right now We are continuing to mop up Very little movement of that fire 50,000 acres one area Rector Reservoir Area near Silverado trail - making great progress on this rest of fire looking very good Nunn fire under management team 1 continues to be a problem Very tough morning But on our side of it off of Hwy 29 We have pockets burning in dry creek We are actively putting line in This is our next priority for stopping the advancement of the fire We can t get into that area now Dry creek road is one of our holding lines We are building indirect lines Fire will come down 1

2 This will become our primary line Just because fire is coming down the mountain That may not be the place we can control the fire permanently We are getting it to the place where we can control fire Calistoga On Napa side doing well Staying in its current box Problems on Santa Rosa side though John Robertson Napa County Sherriff 224 reports missing have located confirmed deaths investigating 74 people if you called in missing person, and have found them call us and update if you have found them our thoughts and prayers go to our community Dr Caroline County health officer On Friday, hazardous waste materials leading to health emergency This is administrative action to help bring more resources into the community This is NOT a new emergency Debris from burned buildings can contain hazardous materials This proclamation helps prevent public health problems from disposable debris Public should not attempt to clean up fire related debris The ashes contain toxic material Chris Childs Napa CHP commander Want to thank the community at large of Napa You continue to impress 1 st responders Road closures continue No escorts up Monticello road or on 128 between 121 and Knoxville Beryessa 2

3 National guard has joined us They will augment our forces at road closures If you are not a resident we ask you please stay away I d like to express my appreciation to the public We know this is a difficult time and our hearts continue to go out to you Thank you for your patience Phone number for missing persons or locating a person previously reported register on safeandwell.org this is where your loved ones can connect to you we ask you to populate this site this helps us account for our residents this morning I woke up and I saw blue skies I am not the same person I was before the fire That takes a toll on everybody If you need to talk to someone Disaster distress hotline x7 mental health staff is available to answer your calls can text subject talk with us if desire Spanish write hablamos this will be a very long recovery for all of us in addition to physical well-being wear N95 masks stay indoors, we will continue to work on disaster management plan if you need to talk reach out we are here to help you 3

4 Facebook and Twitter NIXEL We do not anticipate new evacuations today We are still under a wind advisory Information centers at Napa main library On coombs street Branches in Am Can and Yountville Will coordinate with media partners Local radio KVYN KVON Listen to radio if you don t have access to internet Can call our information line County employees staff that line from our EOC People are saying on social media The love in the air is thicker than the smoke That is so true in Napa county At this time, I am requesting no in-kind donations in Napa County I know you still want to help A couple of ways to help $25 gift cards are very helpful visa MasterCard can get those to center for nonprofit leadership can help people buy gas or meals? resiliency of this community has been tested but also proven Napa Valley foundation will receive donations and give t we thank the Napa Valley community foundation for leading this charge and assisting the residents of Napa county 4

5 use nonprofit partners to help coordinate your generosity Congressman Thompson and Senator Dodd FEMA has approved individual assistance grants for those who have lost their homes Those grants are provided after insurance Insurance is preferred source of funding Lacking that IA grants will come into play FEMA will set up soon To apply on line Clean up Cal recycling will work with local garbage companies To assist our residents will open local assistance center next week Public and private resources will be there This will be publicized As we see our way out of this I say to Napa Thank you for your prayers, for your patience, for being vigilant And most of all for taking care of each other Reports continue 9 am every morning It is my sincere hope every day will be better day for Napa And we love you QUESTIONS 5