See the Pier Fire from the cockpit of a California National Guard plane

The Pier fire has so far burned 31,454 acres and is now 70-percent contained.

The Forest Service says evacuations will be downgraded from mandatory to voluntary at 6 pm Friday, September 15th.
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Meanwhile, the California National Guard has released video shot from inside the cockpit of one of their planes that flew over the fire last week.

You can watch the video here:
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Investigators say the blaze started when a stolen car was pushed off highway 190 and caught fire. The fire started August 29th.