A wildlife-ravaged residence is seen Tuesday, July 31, 2018, in Lakeport, Calif. Battalion Chief John Messina said Tuesday fire crews slowed the spread of one of the blazes into towns near Clear Lake, including Lakeport, a city of 5,000. He says the fire instead spread into the Mendocino National Forest. (AP Photo/Marcio Jose Sanchez)
Sheriff Brian Martin of the Lake County Sheriff’s Department shares the latest on the evacuations in Lake County, the impact on every facet of life in the region, where the lake is in relation to the Ranch Fire and River Fire, how much of their land is forested, whether there are enough resources to fight these fires, the very discouraging news regarding looters and price gouging, and how you can help people impacted by the fires: