- Elizabeth Larson
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Sonoma County officials identify more victims of wildland fires
A total of 36 people have died in the wildland fires in Mendocino, Sonoma and Napa counties this past week, officials said.
Most who have been named have been elderly.
Sonoma County Sheriff Rob Giordano said his department has so far identified 14 of the 22 people who have died so far in his county from the fires.
The latest victims identified are Santa Rosa residents Sharon Rae Robinson, 79, Daniel Martin Southard, 71, and Carmen Colleen McReynolds, 82; and Lee Chadwick Roger, 72, of Glen Ellen.
Those previously identified as having died in Sonoma County’s fires include Santa Rosans Carol Collins-Swasey, 76, Lynne Anderson Powell, 72, Arthur Tasman Grant, 95, Suiko Grant, 75, Valerie Lynn Evans, 75, and Veronica Elizabeth McCombs, 67; Larkfield residents Donna Mae Halbur and Leroy Peter Halbur, both age 80; Carmen Caldentey Berriz, 75, of Apple Valley; and Michael John Dornbach, 57, of Calistoga.
Area officials report that they are continuing the process of searching for missing persons from the fires.
Giordano reported that he continues to run 300 people on every shift in the effort to keep the fire-impacted communities safe.
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