Hang in there, California: wild fires

Jimbuna · 09-29-20, 04:13 AM

Sounds extremely bad, I'm grateful we don't experience these sort of conditions in the UK.

Aktungbby · 09-29-20, 01:42 PM

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Originally Posted by Catfish

man i hope all goes well and the fire does not spread further.. one should think there isn't much left to burn left.

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Sounds extremely bad, I'm grateful we don't experience these sort of conditions in the UK.

thanks all

the acreage is now at 46,250ish predominantly in a new swath not previously consumed in 2018 or or this year's LNU massive affair all fitting to the south of the even earlier Cobb Mtn inferno in the early posts of this thread. The city of Angwin, where the fire started, in addition to Calistoga, is just been ordered evacuated. Containment is still 0% with 50 homes destroyed so far. There are no known dead!

The entire western slope of the Mayacamas range along the 20+ mile hwy. 12 axis to within two blocks of my daughter's downtown Santa Rosa abode is evacuated. The easterly winds are blowing it toward Buddahaid's location and the ocean. Spare-the-air is in effect...no burgers on the grill for me and my refugee guests.

Fortunately, humidity/night fog is increasing and the NE winds aren't ferocious. My prospective son-in-law beer maker actually went to work 40 miles NW in Sonoma County...but it's the long way 'round with hwy 12 closed.

JEEZE! Talk 'bout Roman around! He brews a 'smokey' Pliny the Elder craft beer named for the admiral/naturalist who died in 79 AD in the sulphurous vapors of Vesuvius, rescueing refugees at Pompeii...pick yer disaster preference BBY!

Aktungbby · 09-30-20, 08:36 AM

As of thos AM: 73 square miles burned; 97 structures destroyed; containment is 2%

...

The evac order is lifted in daughter's case but it's still pretty smokey; so no rush to get back home....especially as the temperature will be 100F. today and good ol' mommy and daddy have AC which her apartment does not!

Winds are aberrant but under 20 mph. Fire crews from Mexico(100 from Guadalahara) and 165 Texicans (thanks Neal!

) have arrived to help. As fires go, this isn't a real big one, but it's sure exactly in the wrong place$ and going the wrong way...east to west! Winds are still from NNE. A fog bank off the Pacific coast is contributing 30% humidity which is greatly appreciated.

Aktungbby · 10-01-20, 04:58 PM

Skys are solid smoke preventing airtankers from adding 'firepower' to the massive effort. A Red Flag Warning is in effect as the winds are expected to be worse. Acreage burned 58,885; containment is at 5%...no doubt do to more troops arriving on the ground. We've been fortunate though, 220 homes destroyed; no fatalities as in the Zogg fire to the north. Of the 8,100!! fires so far in CA this season, most of those still burning are 25-100% contained, actually a technical term: 100%: "still burning but cannot spread". The Glass/Shady/Boysen is the least contained and real progress generally is nil until 35% containment is achieved. With the Red Flag Alert, the winds are shifting back to WNW from the ocean; but also improving humidity at 20% which is an asset. Also the large DC-10 and airplane tankers are back at italong with the 'copters; even as ground-crew #s are increasing...currently 2500.

Aktungbby · 10-04-20, 05:25 PM

63,450 acres burned...2,000 just last night. 173 homes , 264 commercial properties destroyed...25 homes just last night. In Sonoma's side, 120 homes destroyed 57 damaged. 36,472 people still evacuated. CONTAINMENT IS AT 15%! Only 20% more to attain a more favorably operational 35%. Today at least the skys are blue, the sun is shining, and today I only wear a mask for Covid...not smoke!

Most of my front room is currently a repository for my daughter's museum artifacts attained in a 2 Subaru convoy for safekeeping. What daddy does for baby!

The two towns closest to the museum are still totally evacuated with damage. Additionally, the musum boardmember's threatend home, presumed destroyed, was saved in part by adroit firemen heros seriously 'put to it' using the swimpool's water and transferrering bugout readied valuables into one of the Jeeps. Some outbuildings and a garage were burned. These days: that's called "gettin' lucky"!

Thus far, the burned CA lands would cover the entire state of Connecticut!

ET2SN · 10-05-20, 04:19 AM

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Originally Posted by Aktungbby

the skys are blue, the sun is shining, and today I only wear a mask for Covid...not smoke!

I realize its Cali, but you should also be wearing pants. Imagine if you sat on a hot ember.

Semi serious question: With all the devastation on the west coast, where are all the Sasquatch?

You would think they would all be hitching on PCH to get to Hollywood.

Keep yer head down and yer powder dry. At least the locust haven't shown up yet.

Catfish · 10-05-20, 04:39 AM

Heard some vineyards and vineries were burnt down, with the loss of some hundreds thousands of bottles.. i know it's only material damage but..
And only 2-5 percent of the fires under control ?

Jimbuna · 10-05-20, 05:09 AM

09-29-20, 04:13 AM	#1
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,742 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	Sounds extremely bad, I'm grateful we don't experience these sort of conditions in the UK. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

09-30-20, 08:36 AM	#3
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,041 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	As of thos AM: 73 square miles burned; 97 structures destroyed; containment is 2%... The evac order is lifted in daughter's case but it's still pretty smokey; so no rush to get back home....especially as the temperature will be 100F. today and good ol' mommy and daddy have AC which her apartment does not! Winds are aberrant but under 20 mph. Fire crews from Mexico(100 from Guadalahara) and 165 Texicans (thanks Neal!) have arrived to help. As fires go, this isn't a real big one, but it's sure exactly in the wrong place$ and going the wrong way...east to west! Winds are still from NNE. A fog bank off the Pacific coast is contributing 30% humidity which is greatly appreciated. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 09-30-20 at 09:39 AM.

10-01-20, 04:58 PM	#4
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,041 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	Skys are solid smoke preventing airtankers from adding 'firepower' to the massive effort. A Red Flag Warning is in effect as the winds are expected to be worse. Acreage burned 58,885; containment is at 5%...no doubt do to more troops arriving on the ground. We've been fortunate though, 220 homes destroyed; no fatalities as in the Zogg fire to the north. Of the 8,100!! fires so far in CA this season, most of those still burning are 25-100% contained, actually a technical term: 100%: "still burning but cannot spread". The Glass/Shady/Boysen is the least contained and real progress generally is nil until 35% containment is achieved. With the Red Flag Alert, the winds are shifting back to WNW from the ocean; but also improving humidity at 20% which is an asset. Also the large DC-10 and airplane tankers are back at italong with the 'copters; even as ground-crew #s are increasing...currently 2500. __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 10-01-20 at 10:51 PM.

10-04-20, 05:25 PM	#5
Aktungbby Gefallen Engel U-666 Join Date: Jul 2013 Location: On a tilted, overheated, overpopulated spinning mudball on Collision course with Andromeda Galaxy Posts: 30,041 Downloads: 24 Uploads: 0	The Sunday tally 63,450 acres burned...2,000 just last night. 173 homes , 264 commercial properties destroyed...25 homes just last night. In Sonoma's side, 120 homes destroyed 57 damaged. 36,472 people still evacuated. CONTAINMENT IS AT 15%! Only 20% more to attain a more favorably operational 35%. Today at least the skys are blue, the sun is shining, and today I only wear a mask for Covid...not smoke! Most of my front room is currently a repository for my daughter's museum artifacts attained in a 2 Subaru convoy for safekeeping. What daddy does for baby!The two towns closest to the museum are still totally evacuated with damage. Additionally, the musum boardmember's threatend home, presumed destroyed, was saved in part by adroit firemen heros seriously 'put to it' using the swimpool's water and transferrering bugout readied valuables into one of the Jeeps. Some outbuildings and a garage were burned. These days: that's called "gettin' lucky"! Thus far, the burned CA lands would cover the entire state of Connecticut! __________________ "Only two things are infinite; The Universe and human squirrelyness?!! Last edited by Aktungbby; 10-04-20 at 10:04 PM.

10-05-20, 04:39 AM	#7
Catfish Dipped Squirrel Operative Join Date: Sep 2001 Location: ..where the ocean meets the sky Posts: 17,793 Downloads: 38 Uploads: 0	Heard some vineyards and vineries were burnt down, with the loss of some hundreds thousands of bottles.. i know it's only material damage but.. And only 2-5 percent of the fires under control ? __________________ >^..^<*)))>{ All generalizations are wrong.

10-05-20, 05:09 AM	#8
Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,742 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	__________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!