RIGHT NOW SHARE I'M GOING TO SEND IT RIGHT BACK TO YOU, THANK YOU THE LINE FIRE BURNING IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY HAS DEVOURED MORE THAN 23,000 ACRES OF DRY TERRAIN AND. >> FORCED THE EVACUATIONS OF MULTIPLE MOUNTAIN COMMUNITIES. KTLA IS JACQUELINE SARKISSIAN IS STANDING BY LIVE IN MENTONE WITH AN UPDATE ON THIS FAST-MOVING FIRE. >> HI SHERRI GOOD EVENING. YES THAT'S RIGHT TONS OF EVACUATIONS ARE IN PLACE RIGHT NOW BIG BEAR VALLEY NOW UNDER AN EVACUATION WARNING OFFICIALS ASKING PEOPLE IF YOU LIVE IN THAT AREA PLEASE PACK YOUR THINGS AND GET DOWN THE MOUNTAIN IMMEDIATELY BEFORE THEY HAVE TO CLOSE ALL OF THE ROADS GOING IN AND OUT OF THAT AREA BUT LET'S SHOW YOU WHAT WE'RE SEEING RIGHT NOW A LOT OF FLARE-UPS ALONG THE RIDGE LINE OF THESE MOUNTAINS THAT'S THE CASE WE'VE BEEN NOTICING SINCE WE GOT HERE EARLIER TODAY SO A LOT OF FLAIR UPS LOT OF SMOKE. THANKFULLY, THE WIND HAS DIED DOWN SOME EARLIER THERE WAS ASH AND JUST A LOT OF SMOKE LAUREN WHERE WE'RE AT SO ONCE AGAIN YOU CAN SEE A LOT OF FLAIR UPS LOT OF EVACUATIONS. YOU MENTIONED THIS THE FIRE HAS NOW BURNED MORE THAN 23,000 ACRES CONTAINMENT SLIGHTLY UP FROM THE LAST TIME WE WENT LIVE AT NOW AT 5%. BUT OFFICIALS SAY NO END IN SIGHT. SO THAT IS CONCERNING BUT LIKE WE'VE BEEN MENTIONING THIS FIRE HAS BEEN BURNING FOR NEARLY 4 DAYS NOW STARTED ALONG BASELINE ROAD IN HIGHLAND HERE IN SAN BERNARDINO COUNTY. THE FIRE BURNED MORE THAN 23,000 ACRES CLOSE TO 24,000 AT THIS POINT ONLY 5% 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 AND THE NATIONAL GUARD IS COMING HERE LATER TODAY WITHIN THE NEXT HOUR OR SO TO HELP WITH SECURITY FOR THE EVACUATION ORDERS WE'VE BEEN TALKING TO A LOT OF RESIDENTS. MANY ARE VERY EMOTIONAL AS ARE PACKING UP LEAVING THEIR HOME NOT SURE WHAT THE CONDITIONS WILL BE LIKE IF OR WHEN THEY RETURN HOME SO MANY ARE FOLLOWING THE ORDERS WHILE OTHERS ARE WAITING IT OUT. SCARY LITTLE STRESSFUL A LOT SCARY. >> A LOT STRESSFUL OR OUT THAT'S WHAT MATTERS TO CONCERN OF COURSE. >> IT'S I'M GOING TO GIVE A GOOD WATCH ON IT. I GOT EVERY FEW HOURS LAST NIGHT TO TAKE A YOU KNOW, BUT DOESN'T SCARE ME AS OF YET NO, I KNOW WE CAN GET OUT OF HERE WE HAVE TO. >> A COUPLE EVACUATION CENTERS OF THOSE OF YOU WATCHING YOU NEED A PLACE TO GO WE DO HAVE THOSE POSTED ON OUR WEBSITE KTLA DOT COM. WE KNOW SEVERAL NEARBY HOTELS ALREADY FULL WITH EVACUEES. THE CAUSE OF THE FIRE STILL UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME STILL UNDER INVESTIGATION BUT THANKFULLY, CAL FIRE IS REPORTING SO FAR. NO DAMAGE TO ANY STRUCTURES OR HOMES AT THIS POINT REPORTING