Placerville , California ( CNN ) -- A man accused of deliberately setting a wildfire that has grown to 76,376 acres in Northern California pleaded not guilty on Friday . Wayne Allen Huntsman , 37 , of Pollock Pines , California , is being held on $ 10 million bail in El Dorado County Jail as he faces one felony count of arson with a special allegation of a firefighter , peace officer or other emergency personnel having suffered great bodily injury in the so-called King Fire . Huntsman made his first appearance in El Dorado County Superior Court on Friday . The King Fire was burning nearly uncontrollably Friday with only 10 % containment in the South Fork of the American River Canyon , Silver Creek Canyon and Rubicon Canyon north of the community of Pollock Pines , authorities said . The fire scorched the Eldorado National Forest east of Sacramento and was approaching the Tahoe National Forest , authorities said . About 4,425 personnel were assigned to fighting the fire , and about 12,000 residences and 9,000 other minor structures remained threatened , authorities said . In all , about 2,800 people were evacuated under mandatory or advisory directives , according to Cal Fire and U.S. Forest Service officials . The fire , which began Saturday , grew by 3,000 acres Thursday night , officials said . The King Fire was proving costly to fight , at $ 5 million a day , officials said . Exacerbating conditions were steep terrain , changing winds and the fire 's speed , authorities said . CNN 's Dan Simon contributed from Placerville , California . Michael Martinez wrote and reported from Los Angeles .
Pollock Pines , 37 , says he 's not guilty of felony arson . Huntsman , 37 , of Pollock Pines , California , is being held on $ 5 million bail . 9,000 residences and About 12,000 other minor structures remain threatened . The 76,376-acre fire is only 10 % contained .