# Death toll reaches 40 in historic wildfire event

- Link: https://greenlivingguy.com/2017/10/death-toll-reaches-40-in-historic-wildfire-event/
- Published: 2017-10-15T02:18:22-04:00
- Author: greenlivingguy

This is getting to be a historic wildfire. The Sonoma County Coroner’s Office is
reporting that the number of deaths from Sonoma County fires has risen to 22.  The
total in the entire Northern County Wildfires at 40.

The Napa County Sheriff’s Office announced two more deaths Saturday as the historic
[wildfires continued to spread](https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/14/officials-issue-new-evacuation-orders-crews-respond-to-new-lake-county-fire/).

[⌊The rising sun pokes through smoke from the nuns fire off hwy 12 on saturday oct
14 2017 in santa rosa calif jim gensheimerbay area news group⌉⌊The rising sun pokes
through smoke from the nuns fire off hwy 12 on saturday oct 14 2017 in santa rosa
calif jim gensheimerbay area news group⌉[

The rising sun pokes through smoke from the Nuns fire off Hwy 12 on Saturday Oct
14 2017 in Santa Rosa Calif Jim GensheimerBay Area News Group

As of Saturday afternoon the combined fires had destroyed most noteworthy 5,700 
structures. I mean that’s since Sunday. [View the updating map](https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/09/maps-napa-wildfire-santa-rosa-evacuation-area/)
for latest evacuation zone perimeters.

So ABC News posted an aerial perspective of the firefight in [Santa Rosa](https://greenlivingguy.com/2011/05/sunpower-to-build-1-7-megawatts-of-solar-power-systems-for-rancho-california-water-district/).
KGO-TV’s video stream provided views from its SKY7 helicopter throughout the day.

[Families are holding out for hope](https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/14/the-agonizing-search-for-the-missing-in-sonoma-county/)
as their agonizing searches for the missing continue in Santa Rosa.

Police tell The Associated Press that there is a combined [300 unresolved missing reports](https://www.mercurynews.com/2017/10/14/the-latest-wind-fueled-flames-force-new-evacuations/)
but don’t believe the [death](https://greenlivingguy.com/2021/03/exploring-green-and-eco-friendly-funeral-and-end-of-life-options/)
toll will be anywhere near that number.

A video captured and edited by Berkeley firefighters shows the shocking scene when
they arrived: hundreds of burning homes and buildings.

Share their signup page with your friends or family to keep them informed with breaking
alerts and updates: [bayareane.ws/wine-country-fires](https://www.mercurynews.com/newsletters/?utm_source=newsletter&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=redirect).

**_Source: Bay Area News Group / Mercury News _**

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