The August complex fire

The August complex fire evacuation 6pm pkg story

The auguest fire in glenn county is forcing people to evacuate from their homes.

Action news now repoter esteban reynoso live in glenn county.

Esteban how's everything looking out there?

Alan - the august complex fire continues to burn.

(ad lib what you see) action news now reporter dani masten was at the evacuation center in willows earlier today and talked to people forced from their homes.

Pkg script many people rushed out of their homes around three a.m.

This morning sot/didn't want to be indentified/evacuee "at five o clock, they came through with the evacuations.

You looked out there and all you saw was 180 degree of orange.

It's amazing how fast it came in."

Evacuees trying to remain positive as the august complex rages.

Sot/didn't want to be indentified/evacuee "i sort of panicked you know, but it's all materialistic stuff and replaceable.

The main thing is you have to realize the animals have to get out and just the important paperwork and that's it.

People are okay and that's what counts."

Dani stand up here at the willows memorial hall, the american red cross has set up a temporary evacuation center for those who need a place to go to sot/ nuriddin ziyadinov/ executive director for nothern california american red cross "make sure all our clients are evacuated due to august complex or other fires around western glenn county and tehama county actually do have a place to go to for the time being, especially when it is heating up like this."

People at this temporary evacuation center have access to water, snacks and an air- conditioned space i asked deputy director of emergency services for glenn county amy travis what people can expect sot/amy traivs/ deputy director of emergency services for glenn county "we will be figuring out what fire resources they are going to have on the fire and what the containment is going to look like moving forward and whether we will have additional evacuations or hopefully maybe lift some evacuations in the future and get people back home."

In willowsãi'm dani masten, action news now, coverage you can count on (ad lib the scene) i will continue to stay here and check back in later in the newscast to bring you the latest on this fire.

I'm esteban reynoso live in glenn county.

Coverage you can count on.

Again - the august complex is burning across the mendocino national forest in glenn county.

Evacuation orders and warnings are in place.

A temporary evacuation center is located at the willows memorial hall.

For the complete list of all evacuations - you can visit action news now dot com - under fire watch.##