(KRON) KRON4’s Terisa Estacio is in Santa Rosa talking to victims of the Tubbs fire.
Terisa found one family that wants to thank police officers for saving their lives with minutes to spare before flames swept through their neighborhood.
Here is a below and after picture of the Zechowy family home.
@kron4news sad site. Before and after. Family says #Grateful though officers saved them. #TubbsFire pic.twitter.com/Z9jKLE6TWC
– Terisa Estacio (@TerisaEstacio) October 13, 2017
@kron4news the family of this home says they want to thank officers who saved their lives. It isgone. #TubbsFire pic.twitter.com/XnqEuDSoVw
– Terisa Estacio (@TerisaEstacio) October 13, 2017
@kron4news just talked with these wonderful kids they had moments to flee their home in #TubbsFire pic.twitter.com/klNqfCIyb9
– Terisa Estacio (@TerisaEstacio) October 13, 2017
In the same neighborhood police and cadaver dogs were searching through burned homes for victims that didn’t evacuate in time.
In Sonoma County the death toll is now at 18 and 32 statewide. Sonoma County Sheriff Rob Giordano said there were 1,308 missing persons reports and 1,052 people were found safe. Another 256 people are still unaccounted for.
There are 45 search and rescue teams and 30 detectives targeting searches in burned areas, Giordano said.You can search Santa Rosa neighborhoods to see if your home is safe by clicking here to see an interactive map.
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