California burning-again

[Peter B]

Same ole arsehole here.

Stats update.
Be aware. Be concerned. Give support. Attention on your #local fire

https://yubanet.com/Fires/camp/

Incident Name: Camp, Butte County
State: CA
Lead Agency: CAL FIRE BTU
Size (acres): 105,000
Percent Contained: 20%
Estimate of Containment: Nov. 30, 2018
Personnel: 4,050
Structures Destroyed: 6,713 (estimate)

November 10, 2018 at 6:25 PM

The confirmed death toll from the Camp Fire now stands at 23.



http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incid...ils/Index/2277
Camp Fire Incident Information:
Last Updated: November 10, 2018 7:12 pm
Date/Time Started: November 08, 2018 6:33 am
Administrative Unit: Unified Command: CAL FIRE/ Butte County Fire, Butte County Sheriff and Paradise P.D.
County: Butte County
Location: Pulga Road at Camp Creek Road near Jarbo Gap
Acres Burned - Containment: 105,000 acres - 20% contained
Structures Threatened: 15,000
Structures Destroyed: 6,453 residences, 260 commercial
Evacuations: View the latest Incident Update for current information on evacuations, evacuation centers, and road closures.

Evacuation centers:
Butte County:
Church of the Nazarene, 2238 Monte Vista Ave Oroville Ca. 95966;
Neighborhood Church, 2801 Notre Dame Blvd Chico, Ca.95928; Pleasant Valley
Baptist Church, 13539 Garner Ln, Chico, CA 95973
Pleasant Valley Baptist Church, 13539 Garner Lane, Chico, CA, 95973
Glenn County:
Glenn County Fairgrounds, 221 E. Yolo Street, Orland, CA 95963
Yuba County:
Yuba/Sutter County Fairgrounds, 442 Franklin Street, Yuba City, CA 95991
Plumas County: Veterans Memorial Hall, 225 Gay Street, Chester, CA

Animal evacuation centers:
Small Animals:
Del Oro Old County Hospital, 2279 Del Ord Drive, Orville, CA
Large Animal Shelter:
Butte County Fair Grounds, 199 E Hazel Street, Gridley, CA
Road Closures: SR70 at Pentz, SR70 @ Wheelock, SR70 at SR191, Durham Pentz East from 99, Neal Road East from 99, Skyway at Honey Run, SR149 SB off to SR70 EB, SR70 NB off to SR70 EB, SR70 at Cherokee, SR32 at Yosemite EB, Cherokee at Water Service Dirt Road, Skyway at Humboldt, Skyway at DeSable, Humboldt at Bruce, SR162 (Oro Quincy) at Forbestown Rd, Oro Quncy Hwy at Upper Bald Rock Rd, SR162 (Oro Quincy) at 4 Mile Ridge Rd / French Creek Rd, SR162 (Oro Quncy) at Stephens Ridge Rd (lower end), SR32 at Headwaters Rd, SR32 at Schott Rd
Injuries: 3
Cause: Under investigation
Cooperating Agencies: California Department of Transportation, California Department of Corrections and Rehabilitation, California Highway Patrol, California Office of Emergency Services, National Weather Service, United States Forest Service, California Conservation Corps, Butte County, City of Chico
Total Fire Personnel: 4,050
Total Fire Engines: 512
Total Fire Crews: 85
Total Helicopters: 23
Total Dozers: 79
Total Water Tenders: 18
Long/Lat: -121.434700/39.813400
Conditions: Today, fire crews actively engaged in rescue and firefighting operations. Fire crews continue structure defense and fire suppression in the areas with fire activity. Forecasted strong northeast winds, in combination with low relative humidity and dry fuel moistures will continue to produce extreme fire behavior including dangerous rates of spread, and long range spotting.

Small Animal: County Hospital at 2279 Del Oro and Mono, Suite E
Large Animal: Butte County Fairgrounds, 199 E Hazel St, Gridley, CA 95948
Phone Numbers (530) 538-7826 (Public Information Line )
Phone Numbers (530) 487-4788 (Camp Fire Media Line )


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=amUW2NrA9S8

nothing like the play-by-play of rush in the background as these folks try to get out.

[oldpotatoe]

Originally Posted by MikeD

Plenty of blame to go around, at the state and federal level https://www.sacbee.com/news/politics...216160995.html

I have an idea, let's get the fires out, save lives and structures THEN tweet about who's to blame and who hates whom because they got criticized..and 'maybe' a few of the 5000 military helping to fight the fires instead of fighting the 'invasion'..that's still 1000 mies away..just a thought.

[wc1934]

Did you see the photos taken from space? Unbelievable.
Total destruction - so sad!

[joosttx]

Originally Posted by wc1934

Did you see the photos taken from space? Unbelievable.
Total destruction - so sad!

Can you post a link?

[OtayBW]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

I have an idea, let's get the fires out, save lives and structures THEN tweet about who's to blame and who hates whom because they got criticized..and 'maybe' a few of the 5000 military helping to fight the fires instead of fighting the 'invasion'..that's still 1000 mies away..just a thought.

Yup....

[Burnette]

Originally Posted by wc1934

Did you see the photos taken from space? Unbelievable.
Total destruction - so sad!

I saw the photos too and wow, it gave perspective of just how big and widespread the fires are. Agree, so sad, so many people involved, lives lost.

[MikeD]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

I have an idea, let's get the fires out, save lives and structures THEN tweet about who's to blame and who hates whom because they got criticized..and 'maybe' a few of the 5000 military helping to fight the fires instead of fighting the 'invasion'..that's still 1000 mies away..just a thought.

Sounds good to me


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[54ny77]

positive thoughts out to our forum friends who have been affected.

fires like that are no joke. just devastating. went thru one like that many years ago in cal, fire got within several hundred yards of family home. for those not too familiar with the effect, houses can literally explode from being near instantly superheated via close proximity. you're talking a massive wall of flame, sometimes a 100'+ high, traveling at a decent clip.

back in the early 90's, many of us experienced the oakland hills and so cal fires. terrible, terrible stuff. same thing just happened up in santa rosa recently.

[weisan]

https://www.space.com/42405-californ...mber-2018.html

[Dino Suegiù]

Originally Posted by oldpotatoe

I have an idea, let's get the fires out, save lives and structures THEN tweet about who's to blame and who hates whom because they got criticized..and 'maybe' a few of the 5000 military helping to fight the fires instead of fighting the 'invasion'..that's still 1000 mies away..just a thought.

Yes, thank you. A very sane idea.
Those certainly seem to be in such short supply sadly.

The firefighters must be so incredibly stressed and exhausted by now, but they keep going on. Just help them help everybody else.

[Dino Suegiù]

Originally Posted by wc1934

Did you see the photos taken from space? Unbelievable.
Total destruction - so sad!

Yes, unimaginable scale, and really terrifying images.
And then, the ground photos of the crews, against burning hills, trees, buildings, cars.

To see the two scales together is shocking, to know that the second is happening in many hundreds of places shown in the first, really underscores the extent and severity.

[echappist]

was reading this earlier. absolutely terrifying. basically a tornado of furnace blast....

https://www.theguardian.com/world/ng...a-forest-fires

[joosttx]

Paul Components is reporting that Mitch Pryor of Map Cycles had to be evacuated and probably lost his home...


How you can help

https://www.chicoer.com/2018/11/10/h...-fire-victims/

[joosttx]

Taken at 1:15 today. We are over 150 miles away from the Camp Fire.

[pdmtong]

It's still really bad miles away.
Can't see anything - so much smoke