Earlier than-and-after pictures present devastation of Wine Nation fires
Oct. 9, 2017Updated: Oct. 9, 2017 6 p.m.
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Fire Station 5 is seen in Santa Rosa, Calif. via Google Maps Street View, May 2015.
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Fire Station 5 lies in ruins after a firestorm swept over the neighborhood, on October 10, 2017 in Santa Rosa, Calif. in one of the worst wildfires in state history, at least 1,500 homes have burned.
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Stornetta’s Dairy is seen in Sonoma, Calif. via Google Maps Street View, Jan. 2017.
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A view of the remains of the buildings at Stornetta’s Dairy that were destroyed by the Atlas Fire on October 10, 2017 in Napa, California.
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The historic Fountaingrove red round barn is seen in this 2009 Santa Rosa, Calif. early morning spring photo.
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Estancia Apartment Homes on Old Redwood Hwy. in Santa Rosa, Calif. via Google Maps Street View, Jan 2017.
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The Estancia Apartment Homes on Old Redwood Hwy. were completely destroyed on Oct. 9, 2017 in Santa Rosa, Calif.
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The K-Mart in Santa Rosa before it was destroyed in the Tubbs Fire in October, 2017.
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14of150A man walks past the front of a Kmart store destroyed by a fire in Santa Rosa.Jeff Chiu/Associated Press15of150
16of150Rubble lines the interior of a K-mart store scorched by the Tubbs fire in Santa Rosa.Noah Berger/Special to The Chronicle
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Schmidt Firearms store in Santa Rosa, Calif. is seen via Google Maps Street View, as of June 2016.
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19of150Schmidt Firearms store at 808 Piner Road near Bincentennial Way in Santa Rosa burns Monday morning after wildfires spread to the area. The store is part of a larger complex that includes a furniture store and warehouse.
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Satellite images show the Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa before a wildfire whipped through the region.
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This image provided by the California Highway Patrol shows destruction in Santa Rosa’s Coffey Park neighborhood on Monday, October 9, 2017.
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23of150Keith Norris shows what his car destroyed in the fire looked like before the fire, in Santa Rosa, Ca., on Monday October 9, 2017. Massive wildfires ripped through Napa and Sonoma counties early Monday, destroying hundreds of homes and businesses.Michael Macor / The Chronicle 201724of150
25of150A Google street view image shows Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa before the Wine Country fires damaged the property.Google / /
26of150Cardinal Newman High School is seen after some of the school burned during the Tubbs fire in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle27of150
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A view of the Signorello Vineyard’s winery building in Napa, Calif.
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29of150Flames consume a main building at the Signorello Vineyards in Napa, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Noah Berger/Special to The Chronicle30of150
31of150The Signorello Estate winery burns in the Napa wine region in California on October 9, 2017, as multiple wind-driven fires continue to whip through the region. / AFP PHOTO / JOSH EDELSONJOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty ImagesJOSH EDELSON/AFP/Getty Images
32of150The entrance to the fire-ravaged Signorello Estate winery is seen Monday, Oct. 9, 2017, in Napa, Calif.Marcio Jose Sanchez/AP33of150
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The Hilton Sonoma Wine Country hotel is seen in Santa Rosa, Calif. via Google Maps Street View, April 2015.
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Flames work their way through the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country hotel in Santa Rosa, Calif. and is one of several businesses in Wine Country that were affected by the devastating fires.
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37of150Rudy Habibe, from Puerto Rico, and his service dog Maximus walk toward a burning building at the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country hotel, where he was a guest, in Santa Rosa, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through Northern California sending residents on a headlong flight to safety through smoke and flames as homes burned.Jeff Chiu/AP
38of150The sun shines above behind a burning building at the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country hotel in Santa Rosa, Calif., Monday, Oct. 9, 2017. Wildfires whipped by powerful winds swept through Northern California sending residents on a headlong flight to safety through smoke and flames as homes burned.Jeff Chiu/AP39of150
40of150The smoldering remains of Hilton Sonoma Wine Country are seen in Santa Rosa, Calif. Monday, October 9, 2017.Mason Trinca/Special to The Chronicle
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One of the few walls still standing after the a fast moving wind whipped wildfire roared through the Hilton Hotel burning it to the ground, Santa Rosa, Calif. on Oct. 9, 2017.
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Smoldering fires are seen in the remains of the Hilton Sonoma Wine Country hotel in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Tuesday, October 10, 2017.
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A view of the entrance to Journey’s End mobile home park in Santa Rosa, Calif., as seen via Google Maps Street View, Jan. 2017.
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The remnants of several mobile homes can be seen from the outside of Journey’s End mobile home park in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Monday.
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47of150A fire tears through parts of the Journey’s End mobile home park on Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle48of150
49of150A laundromat inside the Journey’s End mobile home park burns during the Tubbs fire on Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle
50of150A view of Journey’s End mobile home after the Tubbs fire tore through the property on Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle 201751of150
52of150Homes are seen burnt to the ground after a fire tore through the Journey’s End mobile home park on Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle
53of150Chairs and an umbrella are seen charred and melted beside the pool at Journey’s End mobile home after the Tubbs fire tore through the property on Mendocino Avenue in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Monday, Oct. 9, 2017.Gabrielle Lurie/The Chronicle54of150
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56of150Buy PhotoA water tanker truck to support fire crews overturned, killing the driver on Oakville Grade near Highway 29 on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 in Oakville, CA.Paul Kuroda/Special to The Chronicle57of150Buy Photo
58of150Buy PhotoFire along the ridge in Oakville being doused by helicopters on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 in Oakville, CA.Paul Kuroda/Special to The Chronicle
59of150A large plume of smoke rises above the mountains between Napa and Sonoma, Calif., on Sunday, October 15, 2017.Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle60of150
61of150Buy PhotoScott family members Melody (left), Jenna, 9, Olivia, 3, being held by Kaylee, 12, and Daniel, 9, at New Hope Baptist service at the DoubleTree hotel in Rohnert Park.Gabrielle Lurie / Gabrielle Lurie / The Chronicle
62of150Brittany Perry hands out a free ash sifter to a fire victim at Pacific Coast Custom Interiors in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Sunday, October 15, 2017.Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle63of150
64of150From atop his truck parked along Highway 29, Marcos Barrera of Napa watches fires burn west of St. Helena, Calif., on Sunday, October 15, 2017.Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle
65of150After the mandatory fire evacuation order was lifted, 10-year-old twins Porter and Katie Lynch pause while riding their bikes on Cedar Street in Calistoga, Calif., on Sunday, October 15, 2017.Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle66of150
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Caroll Niel leans on her husband, firefighter Tony Niel, in the motorhome where they are staying following the Tubbs fire on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Forestville, Calif.
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68of150Santa Rosa firefighter Tony Niel passes a portion of fence standing at his Mark West Estates home, which burned during the Tubbs fire, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, in Santa Rosa.Noah Berger / Special to The Chronicle69of150
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Santa Rosa Assistant Fire Marshal Paul Lowenthal walks through his Oxford Ct. residence, which burned during the Tubbs fire, on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, in Santa Rosa.
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73of150Buy PhotoStatue at the Mondavi Winery and a groundsman mows lawn as fires burn on Monday, Oct. 16, 2017 in Oakville, CA.Paul Kuroda/Special to The Chronicle
74of150Josiah Gist (right) joins fellow Santa Cruz firefighters in using pool water in firefighting efforts at a large home that burned in The Ranch subdivision in Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle75of150
76of150A firefighter walks through what remains of a large home that burned in The Ranch subdivision in Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle
77of150Three firefighters look at a large home that burned in The Ranch subdivision in Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle78of150
79of150The sun sets over Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle
80of150Smoke in the hills east of Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle81of150
82of150The chimney is all that remains standing at a large home that burned in The Ranch subdivision in Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle
83of150Santa Cruz firefighters’ Josiah Gist and Ian Adams carry a hose over the pool of a large home that burned in The Ranch subdivision in Sonoma, Calif., on Saturday, October 14, 2017.Scott Strazzante/The Chronicle84of150
85of150Fire fighters work on putting out hotspots at a home off Lovall Rd in Sonoma, California, USA 14 Oct 2017.Peter DaSilva/Special to The Chronicle
86of150Gss main continues to burn at a home destroyed by flames early Saturday morning along the 1100 block of Castle Rd in Sonoma, California, USA 14 Oct 2017.Peter DaSilva/Special to The Chronicle87of150
88of150A water tender sprays water along the roadside to put out hot spots along the 1100 block of Castle Rd in Sonoma, California, USA 14 Oct 2017.Peter DaSilva/Special to The Chronicle
89of150Sun rises behind burned out hillside east of the town of Sonoma, California, USA 14 Oct 2017.Peter DaSilva/Special to The Chronicle90of150
91of150Fire fighters work on putting out hotspots in a garage at a home off Lovall Rd in Sonoma, California, USA 14 Oct 2017.Peter DaSilva/Special to The Chronicle
92of150Search and rescue worker rests on his car after looking through the rubble of a home on Millbrook Drive on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif.Mason Trinca/Special to The Chronicle93of150
94of150Search and rescue worker looks through the rubble of a home on Millbrook Drive on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif.Mason Trinca/Special to The Chronicle
95of150Search and rescue workers dig the rubble of a home on Millbrook Drive on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. Rosa, Calif.Mason Trinca/Special to The Chronicle96of150
97of150California Highway Patrol officer Tracy Ross (center) talks on the phone while assiting Tom Sours (left) of Napa, as he was trying to get to his home to pick up some items on Friday, October 13, 2017 in Napa, Calif.Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle
98of150Search and rescue workers search for Tubbs fire victims at Journey’s End Mobile Home Park on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. According Sgt. Dave Thompson, in charge of search and rescue operations for the Sonoma County Sheriffs Office, crews have recovered another body at the site.Noah Berger/Special to The Chronicle99of150
100of150Search and rescue workers from the Sonoma County Sheriffs Office search for Tubbs fire victims at Journey’s End Mobile Home Park on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. According Sgt. Dave Thompson, in charge of search and rescue operations for the Sonoma County Sheriffs Office, crews have recovered another body at the site.Noah Berger/Special to The Chronicle
101of150Search and rescue workers use human remain detection dogs to search for Tubbs fire victims at Journey’s End Mobile Home Park on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, in Santa Rosa, Calif. According Sgt. Dave Thompson, in charge of search and rescue operations for the Sonoma County Sheriffs Office, crews have recovered another body at the site.Noah Berger/Special to The Chronicle102of150
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A man shows a burnt paper after a wildfire moved through the area in Santa Rosa and Napa Valley in California, United States on October 13, 2017. Massive out-of-controls wildfires have claimed at least 31 people and destroyed 3,500 homes in Northern California as the deadliest in state history. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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The remains are seen after a wildfire moved through the area in Santa Rosa and Napa Valley in California, United States on October 13, 2017. Massive out-of-controls wildfires have claimed at least 31 people and destroyed 3,500 homes in Northern California as the deadliest in state history. (Photo by Tayfun Coskun/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)
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Chrystal Couto holds a poster of her grandmother as Aaron Austin looks on in Santa Rosa, Calif. on Friday, Oct. 13, 2017. The couple from Redway, are searching for Couto’s grandmother and her husband, who haven’t been heard from since a wildfire tore through the older couple’s Santa Rosa neighborhood. They are hanging flyers in evacuation centers with photos of the older couple. (AP Photo/Paul Elias)
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Flowers mark the spot where their father died as Chuck and Mike (R) Rippey stand in the ruins of the house of 100-year-old Charles and 98-year-old Sara Rippey, who were killed in the Atlas Fire just after it began, on October 12, 2017 near Napa, California. Thousands homes have burned and two dozen people have been confirmed dead so far as numerous wildfires continue to spread in eight Northern California counties. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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109of150Wine tanks burned by the Tubbs fire stand behind Robert Ellison’s sculpture “Frame” at Paradise Ridge Vineyard & Winery in Santa Rosa, Calif., on Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017.Noah Berger/Special to The Chronicle
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In this Tuesday, Oct. 10, 2017, photo provided by Sam Brinkerhoff, his wife Monica Brinkerhoff takes a photo of her wedding ring that was found in the burned remains of her home in Santa Rosa, Calif. She had hoped to retrieve a passport from her fire-resistant safe, but that too was consumed by the flames. She wasn’t prepared for what she did find, the couple’s soot-covered engagement rings, with a pair of etched hearts still visible on one of the bands. (Sam Brinkerhoff via AP)
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Firefighters try to extinguish a house fire during the Tubbs Fire on October 12, 2017 near Calistoga, California. At least thirty one people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northern California counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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A CalFire chief runs past burning grass during a firing operation while battling the Tubbs Fire on October 12, 2017 near Calistoga, California. At least thirty one people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northern California counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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115of150Two firefighters watch for spot fires Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, near Calistoga, Calif. Firefighters gained some ground on a blaze burning in the heart of California’s wine country but face another tough day ahead with low humidity and high winds expected to return. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Jae C. Hong/Associated Press
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A CalFire firefighter uses a hand tool as he monitors a firing operation while battling the Tubbs Fire on October 12, 2017 near Calistoga, California. At least thirty one people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northern California counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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118of150A firefighter carries a water hose to put out a fire during along the Highway 29 Friday, Oct. 13, 2017, near Calistoga, Calif. Firefighters gained some ground on a blaze burning in the heart of California’s wine country but face another tough day ahead with low humidity and high winds expected to return. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Jae C. Hong/Associated Press
119of150Firefighters watch from their fire trucks as wildfires continue to burn Thursday, Oct. 12, 2017, near Calistoga, Calif. Some of the state’s most historic tourist sites, including Sonoma city and Calistoga in Napa Valley, were ghost towns populated only by fire crews trying to stop the advancing infernos. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)Jae C. Hong/Associated Press120of150
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The Puerta la Cruz female inmate firefighter crew clears vegetation near homes in Dry Creek Canyon to try to save them as the Partrick Fire approaches on October 12, 2017 west of Napa, California. Inmate hand crews work under the supervision of Cal Fire, which refers to them as firefighters rather than prisoners because they perform the same job as the elite Hot Shot firefighter crews. Thousands of homes have burned, at least 31 people confirmed killed with hundreds still missing as California wildfires continue to spread out of control. (Photo by David McNew/Getty Images)
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Firefighters try to extinguish a house fire during the Tubbs Fire on October 12, 2017 near Calistoga, California. At least thirty one people have died in wildfires that have burned tens of thousands of acres and destroyed over 3,500 homes and businesses in several Northern California counties. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)
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124of150Neighbors gather along Old Vineyard Road to watch the progress of the fire as the Partrick Fire continue to burn slowly east of Sonoma, Calif., on Thursday, October 12, 2017. The Napa and Sonoma valleys continue to be under threat from several fires not yet under control and growing fears that strong winds might worsen the situation.Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle
125of150Buy PhotoFlames erupt off Lovall Valley Road as the Partrick Fire continue to burn slowly east of Sonoma, Calif., on Thursday, October 12, 2017. The Napa and Sonoma valleys continue to be under threat from several fires not yet under control and growing fears that strong winds might worsen the situation.Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle126of150Buy Photo
127of150Homes leveled by the Tubbs fire line a neighborhood of Santa Rosa, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017.Noah Berger/Special to The Chronicle
128of150Buy PhotoA Cal Fire helicopter drops water on a smoldering area as the Partrick Fire continue to burn slowly east of Sonoma, Calif., on Thursday, October 12, 2017. The Napa and Sonoma valleys continue to be under threat from several fires not yet under control and growing fears that strong winds might worsen the situation.Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle129of150Buy Photo
130of150Dr. Emily Putt tries to calm an anxious horse as her friend retrieves tranquilizers to administer to it as they rescue two horses for an evacuation Oct. 11, 2017 in Sonoma, Calif. Putt has been working with her friends since Monday, when the fires broke out, to rescue animals that are being threatened by the fires.Leah Millis/The Chronicle
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A grove of trees near Trinity Road glows as it burns near a vineyard after a mandatory evacuation was called in the area of Glen Ellen, Calif., on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. The Napa and Sonoma valleys continue to be under threat from several fires not yet under control and growing fears that strong winds might worsen the situation.
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133of150Two police officers direct a motorist to return at a road closure at Madrone Road after a mandatory evacuation was called in the area of Glen Ellen, Calif., on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. The Napa and Sonoma valleys continue to be under threat from several fires not yet under control and growing fears that strong winds might worsen the situation.Carlos Avila Gonzalez/The Chronicle
134of150Off. Richard Quintana and fellow California Highway Patrol officers go door to door urging residents to leave Sonoma, Calif., on Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2017.Noah Berger/Special to The Chronicle135of150
136of150John Gilson and Derek DeBendetti (left to right) try to put out a hot spot at Cardinal Newman High School in Santa Rosa, Ca. on Wednesday, October 11, 2017. Gilson is Dean of Students at Cardinal Newman as well as the Varsity Women’s Soccer coach and Freshman Baseball coach. DeBanedetti is a math teacher at Cardinal Newman and the Varisty Baseball Coach. The school suffered major damages in the Tubbs Fire.Alex Washburn/The Chronicle
137of150A firefighter works in a devastated neighborhood as an American flag flies from the remains of a home on Willowview Ct. off Skyview Dr. Oct. 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa, Calif.Leah Millis/The Chronicle138of150
139of150Karen Balestieri and Heidi Facciano (left to right) marvel at a pond of live koi fish which survived the Tubbs fire in the neighborhood referred to by locals as ‘old fountaingrove’ in Santa Rosa, Ca. on Wednesday, October 11, 2017.Alex Washburn/The Chronicle
140of150Burned out and collapsed house along Mt Veeder Rd after flames from the Nuns fire moved through the Mt Veeder area in Napa, California, USA 11 Oct 2017.Peter DaSilva/Special to The Chronicle141of150
142of150Fire fighters clear a downed tree from across Mt Veeder Rd after flames from the Nuns fire moved through the Mt Veeder area in Napa, California, USA 11 Oct 2017.Peter DaSilva/Special to The Chronicle
143of150Workers move historic items from the Sonoma Barracks Oct. 11, 2017 in downtown Sonoma, Calif. California State Parks decided to move the items from the Barracks and Mission San Francisco Solano as a precautionary measure as fires burned beyond the town.Leah Millis/The Chronicle144of150
145of150A primary school classroom at St. Rose School is seen with damages caused by the Tubbs fire in Santa Rosa, Ca. on Wednesday, October 11, 2017.Alex Washburn/The Chronicle
146of150Buy PhotoA firefighter works to control a fire near a bulldozer line created behind homes along Bennett Valley Road as he and other firefighters monitor it ‘s progress on Wednesday, October 11, 2017 in Santa Rosa, Calif.Lea Suzuki/The Chronicle147of150Buy Photo
148of150Fire fighting incident commanders plan for changing weather conditions along Mt Veeder road as flames from the Nuns fire continue to burn in the Mt Veeder area in Napa, California, USA 11 Oct 2017.Peter DaSilva/Special to The Chronicle
149of150Dozens of homes and vehicles burned at the scene of the Tubbs Fire in Santa Rosa, Ca., on Monday October 9, 2017, as massive wildfires ripped through Napa and Sonoma counties early Monday, destroying hundreds of homes and businesses.Michael Macor/The Chronicle150of150
Napa, Sonoma and Mendocino counties were caught up in a number of fires that killed at least 10 people and ravaged more than 1,500 homes and businesses by late Monday afternoon.
Several areas were evacuated and residents forced to take shelter as the flames moved through both residential areas and the storied vineyards that make up the Northern California Wine Country.
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Firefighting efforts were coordinated between the ground and air, as crews battled the the spread of fire due to early Monday wind gusts that reached up to 70 mph. Aerial photos showed much of that destruction as firefighters tried to fight back the flames that took over a combined 65,000 acres and counting.
Here’s a look at some of the before and after photos of the devastation in Wine Country.
