AND I'LL SEND IT BACK TO YOU THE STUDIO ALL RIGHT, THANK YOU FOR THAT GAIL NOW THE LINE FIRE BURNING IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY HAS EXPLODED IN SIZE SCORCHING MORE THAN 26,000 ACRES AND RIGHT NOW. >> IT'S ONLY 3% CONTAINED KTLA IS JACQUELINE SARKISSIAN IS STANDING BY LIVE IN MENTONE WITH AN UPDATE ON THE FAST-MOVING FIRE JACQUELINE HOW DO THINGS LOOK ON THE GROUND RIGHT NOW. >> HI WELL IT SEEMS AS IF AIR HAS CLEARED UP SOME BUT IN THE LAST HOUR WAS EXTREMELY ASHY AND VERY SMOKY WE'VE BEEN NOTICING A LOT OF FLAIR UP SINCE WE'VE BEEN OUT IN THIS AREA THROUGHOUT THE PAST SEVERAL HOURS YOU CAN SEE SOME OF THE SMOKE ALONG THE RIDGELINE HERE ALONG HIGHWAY 38 THIS ROAD IS CLOSED FOR ONLY MEDIA AND RESIDENTS OF COURSE BECAUSE THEY ARE SUPPOSED TO EVACUATE SO NOT A LOT OF ACTION WHERE WE ARE JUST NEXT TO MILL CREEK VISITOR CENTER THIS WAS ONE OF EVACUATION CENTERS OVER THE WEEKEND SO RESIDENTS ARE URGED TO EVACUATE SEVERAL EVACUATION CENTERS OPEN THROUGHOUT SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. WE KNOW THAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WHO HAD TO EVACUATE ARE STAYING AT NEARBY HOTELS BUT THE LINE FIRE BEEN BURNING FOR NEARLY 4 DAYS STARTED ALONG BASELINE ROAD IN HIGHLAND HERE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY BURNED MORE THAN 21,000 ACRES. AND UNFORTUNATELY, ONLY 3% CONTAINED. CAL FIRE SAYS THERE'S AT LEAST 1700 FIREFIGHTERS ACTIVELY WORKING THE FIRE AND MORE FROM THE STATE ARE ON THEIR WAY THE FIRE HAS FORCED THOUSANDS OF PEOPLE TO EVACUATE LIKE THOSE LIVING IN THE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES 36,000 STRUCTURES ARE THREATENED. GOVERNOR GAVIN NEWSOM HAS DECLARED A STATE OF EMERGENCY, THE NATIONAL GUARD IS COMING YEAR LATER TODAY TO HELP WITH SECURITY FOR THE EVACUATION AREAS WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO A LOT OF RESIDENTS, MANY ARE FALLING EVACUATION ORDERS WHILE OTHERS ARE WAITING IT OUT. >> I HAVE GREAT TRUST AND THE FIRE DEPARTMENT DURING THE ELDORADO FIRE THEY CAMPED OUT MY DRIVEWAY. SO THEREFORE IT THAT AND THE FACT THAT WE HAVE A GREAT FIRE BREAKS. >> AND WE JUST HAVE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS WHEN IT GETS DOWN HERE. WIND'S BEEN OUT IN OUR FAVOR. AND WE'LL SEE IF THAT CHANGES FIRE STARTED PRETTY FAR AWAY STREEP YESTERDAY WE START TO TAKE SOME ACTION GETTING SOME BELONGINGS DOWN THE HILL, NOT JUST TO KIND THE HUSTLE AND BUSTLE OF EVERYTHING GOING PRETTY GOOD. WE'RE PRETTY CONFIDENT APPEAR IN OUR COMMUNITY WERE TIGHT KNIT SO. >> WE HANG ON TILL WE ACTUALLY GOT GOT TO GET GET OUT KNOW. >> THE NEWEST EVACUATION WARNING ARE FOR THOSE LIVING IN BIG BEAR VALLEY DID SPEAK TO SOMEONE WITH US AND RADIO COUNTY SHERIFFS AND HE IS TELLING US THAT IF YOU LIVE IN THAT AREA PLEASE PACK UP YOUR THINGS AND LEAVE IMMEDIATELY WITH SEVERAL THE ROADS CLOSERS, ONLY ONE WAY IN AND OUT SO THEY WANT TO MAKE SURE ALL RESIDENTS GET DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SAFELY WE'RE LOOKING AT RIGHT NOW IS ANOTHER FLARE-UP SOMEWHAT CLOSER TO SOME HOMES MIGHT BE SOME OF THE REASONS WHY HAS 2 MORE RESIDENTS ARE BEING TOLD TO EVACUATE LIKE THOSE LIVING IN BIG BEAR VALLEY CAUSE OF THE FIRE STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION, BUT CAL FIRE IS HAPPY TO REPORT THAT SO FAR NO HOMES OR STRUCTURES HAVE BEEN DAMAGED LOT OF CREWS FROM ALL ACROSS THE STATE EVEN IN OTHER PARTS OF THE COUNTRY ARE CO