Kincade Fire: Sonoma County woman caught on camera trying to save home from fast-moving wildfire

Thursday, October 24, 2019
GEYSERVILLE, Calif. -- A Sonoma County woman was caught on camera trying to save her home from the fast-moving Kincade Fire.

The video was posted to Twitter around 3:30 a.m. Thursday by photojournalist Kent Porter with the Santa Rosa Press Democrat.
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In the video, you can see Susan Weaver, manager of the Hawkeye Ranch, fighting the fire with a garden hose as the flames quickly approach her property.

VIDEO: Timelapse video shows overnight spread of Sonoma County wildfire

The fire exploded from 300 to 400 acres around 11:30 p.m. last night, to 5,000 acres around 1 a.m. and then 7,000 acres about an hour later. Cal Fire estimates the wildfire is now larger than the earlier 10,000-acre estimate.
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A Red Flag Warning remains in effect until 4 p.m.

Get the latest developments on the Kincade Fire here.
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