Santa Cruz Sheriff Jim Hart gives update on evacuations

Santa Cruz Sheriff Jim Hart gives update on evacuations caused by the CZU Lightning Complex Fire.

SANTA CRUZ COUNTYSHERIFF JIM HART ISKEEPING A VERY CLOSEEYE ON THIS RAPIDLYCHANGING SITUATIONHE JOINS US LIVE BYPHONE FOR THE LATESTON THE EVACUATIONSHIS AGENCY ISOVERSEEING ... HSHERIFF.#WHO ARE YOU?ARE YOU ASKING EVERYONE INSCOTTS VALLEY?THEIR PREPARE TO GO NOW?AND FOR THOSE AND IF YOU’REREADY TO GO GO AHEAD AND JUSTJUST GO RIGHT NOW SHERIFF T2 SOTHAT WE CAN STRESS EXACTLY HOWSERIOUS THIS IS.WE TALKED A LITTLE BIT EARLIERTHIS AFTERNOON.YOU SAID THIS IS THE BIG ONE.THIS IS THE NIGHTMARE THAT WEALL FEAR.THAT’S RIGHT IN.THE WEATHER CONDITIONS THE HEATTHE DROUGHT THE FACT THATTHERE’S NO MARINE LAYER AND ALSOCAL FIRE’S REALLY UNDER RESOURCERIGHT NOW.THERE’S A LOT OF FIRES GOING ONAROUND THE STATE.WE DON’T HAVE ANY AIRCRAFT.WE DON’T HAVE A LOT OF OF PEOPLEON THE GROUND.AND WHEN WE SAW WHAT HAPPENED ATTHE BODY DOING LAST NIGHT ANDTHAT AREA WAS THE FIREPROGRESSED.OF 25,000 TO 40,000 ACRESOVERNIGHT THIS THING CAN MOVEQUICK AND WE DON’T WANT THISTHING TO SNEAK UP ON ANY OF OURCOMMUNITIES IN SANTA CRUZ.CAN YOU CONFIRM WE’VE GOT ATLEAST TWO PEOPLE MISSING RIGHTNOW?I HAVE HEARD FROM THE THIRDPARTY THAT THAT’S THE CASE, BUTWE’RE DOING SOME WORK ON THATRIGHT AFTER NOW TO FIGURE OUTWHO THEY ARE AND WHEN THEY WEREWHEN AND AND WHERE THEY WERELAST SEEN.YOU’RE REACHING OUT TO PEOPLERIGHT NOW HERE ON TELEVISIONENCOURAGING THEM TO LEAVE INTHIS IS BECAUSE I ASSUME SHERIFFTHAT AT SOME POINT YOUR PEOPLEMAY NOT BE ABLE TO GET TOPEOPLE.THAT’S RIGHT.WE WE DON’T WANT TO WAIT WE’VELEARNED A LOT FROM FIRES AROUNDTHE STATE IN PREVIOUS YEARS.WE DON’T WANT TO WAIT TILL LASTMINUTE.WE’RE GIVING PEOPLE PLENTY OFNOTICE.IT MAY APPEAR FOR RESIDENTS.FRONT OF IT IN TREE YEAH, JUSTA MILE OR TWO AWAY FROM THE MAINFIRE.SO.THE AREA IS NOT SAFE AND CALFIREWANTED EVACUATED AND WE’RE GOINGTO DO EVERYTHING WE CAN TOSAFELY GET OUR RESIDENTS RATHERTHAT OF THE FIRE AREA AND IF YOUARE IN THAT PATH ALL THE WAY TOSCOTTS VALLEY TIME TO PACK UPTIME TO GET OUT AND W WILL TALKABOUT EVACUATION.ARE YOU LOOKING TO ARE YOUHEARING ANY WORD THAT WE COULDEXPAND EVACUATION CENTERS?EVACUATION CENTER, WE’VE OPENEDUP A NUMBER OF NEW ONES.ANY CAREER COLLEGE IS THE MOSTRECENT BUT THOSE ARE ALL POSTEDTHE COUNTY’S WEBSITE.AND WE WILL GO THROUGH THE LIST.WELL SURE IF I KNOW YOU’RE VERYBUSY.I WANT TO THANK YOU FOR TAKINGTIME TO SEND DRIVE HOME THATMESSAGE THAT THIS IS THE ONETHIS IS THIS IS THE ONE WE NEED