Wildfires

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Grapevine is a small unincorporated community alongside the Golden State (5) Freeway in southern Kern County. Grapevine has several gas stations and fast-food places for travelers – and today it also has a brush fire (actually a merger of two fires). Southern California's fire season is once again starting three months early.

Brush fire prompting evacuation of Digier Canyon is 100% contained :: The Mountain Enterprise

 

[HecticArt]

There's a thread for mergers.
......I think the fires need to incorporate first though.......

 

[semipenguin]

 

[HecticArt]

NTTAWWT

 

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(Insert tasteless joke about "baked potatoes" here.)

Massive, swift-moving fire in Idaho is partially contained, authorities say - CNN

An Idaho wildfire that burned 113,000 acres and forced the evacuation of the nation's leading nuclear energy research lab has been partially contained, officials said Wednesday.

www-m.cnn.com

 

[HecticArt]

New get twice baked potatos in half the time!

 

[scotchandcigar]

There goes the militia compound.

 

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California's largest wildfire of 2019 – so far – was sparked Sunday afternoon by "vehicular traffic" on Highway 139 and by Monday evening had burned 10,000 acres. It is threatening power lines but not homes.

Growth slows on Tucker fire in Modoc County, which has burned 14,217 acres near Clear Lake

https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/california/fires/article233333627.html

 

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Here is southern California's first big fire of the 2019 fire season. For the past several years, our fire season typically runs from January through December. CNN reports this fire burned "the equivalent of 753 football fields" in five hours. The cause has not been determined. Murrieta, in southwest Riverside County, is named for 19th-century land owner Juan Murrieta, a sheep farmer and avocado grower.

Tenaja fire near Murrieta grows to 1,400 acres; crews prepare for daytime heat and winds

Tenaja fire near Murrieta grows to 1,974 acres as evacuations remain in place

Friday will be another hot, somewhat dry day that could create similar fire conditions to Thursday's, officials said.

www.latimes.com

 

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California wildfires burned more than 1,200,000 acres in 2017 and more than 1,800,000 acres in 2018.
So far this year, fewer than 100,000 acres have burned. Lucky us!

Evacuation orders lifted as firefighters boost containment of Tenaja fire
Hundreds of residents who had been forced from their homes by a fast-moving brush fire that
has charred 2,000 acres in the hillsides near Murrieta were allowed to return home today.

Evacuation orders lifted as firefighters boost containment of Tenaja fire near Murrieta

Firefighters' overnight efforts boost containment of Tenaja fire near Murrieta to 20%

www.latimes.com

 

[HecticArt]

Don't jinx it man.

 

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Even though Mister Hectic may claim I'm a jinx – I'm not. Honest! – I have to report there are 20 wildfires burning throughout California today. The four largest are in the northern part of the state. The Walker fire began six days ago in mountainous terrain 150 miles northeast of Sacramento and has burned 75 square miles. The Taboose fire in Inyo National Forest has burned 9,300 acres. The lightning-caused Red Bank fire in Tehama County has burned 8,900 acres and another nearby blaze, the South fire, has burned 2,425 acres. Yikes!

Containment of Walker fire in Plumas County inches forward; more than 47,000 acres burned

Containment Of Walker Fire In Plumas County Inches Forward; More Than 47K Acres Burned

New numbers just out from fire officials show the largest wildfire burning right now in the country is growing.

sacramento.cbslocal.com

 

[HecticArt]

JINX!!!!!





........Or fire starter.........

 

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October is typically the worst month for fires in southern California. At least six are burning right now. The largest is in Calimesa in northwest Riverside County. It has burned more than 500 acres and destroyed around 25 mobile homes and is moving toward Redlands.

74 structures destroyed by 500-acre Sandalwood fire in Calimesa

The blaze began as a vehicle fire at about 2 p.m. at Sandalwood Drive and Seventh Street, near the I-10 exit ramp and has since erupted into a fast-moving fire.

www.pe.com

 

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The fire in Calimesa has destroyed 74 mobile homes, houses and other structures. It has burned 823 acres and is 10% contained. A fast-moving fire that began at 9 PM yesterday in the San Fernando Valley has burned 4,700 acres (7.3 square miles) and is at zero containment. It's forced the evacuation of the entire community of Porter Ranch. Yikes!

1 Dead, Dozens Of Homes Destroyed By Saddleridge Fire In Porter Ranch

 

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Twenty-two wildfires are burning today throughout California. The Saddleridge fire has now burned 7,500 acres (11.7 square miles) and destroyed 25 homes. It is 13% contained and all of Porter Ranch remains under mandatory evacuation.

In the path of the Saddleridge fire, residents must make life-and-death decisions

In the path of the Saddleridge fire, residents must make life-and-death decisions

Residents are forced to make difficult choices while rushing to evacuate homes in the fire zone.

www.latimes.com

 

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The Saddleridge fire has now burned 7,552 acres (11.8 square miles). As for the big fire in Calimesa, Shawn Melvin told KCBS-TV he was driving behind a garbage truck on Interstate 10. The trash was aflame and his 8-year-old son shot cellphone video of it. Melvin got the driver to pull over, warned him of the fire danger and told him to get off the freeway. Rather than risk his truck being destroyed, the man dumped the burning trash along the roadside. He's now facing criminal charges. Good! Lock him up!

Saddleridge fire is 19% contained; growth slows

The possibility of afternoon winds on Saturday could pose new problems for firefighters.

www.dailynews.com

Sandalwood Fire: Containment grows after 2 dead, 76 structures destroyed in blaze sparked by burning trash

A second body was found over the weekend at a mobile park home in Calimesa after a 1,000-acre brush fire ripped through the community.

abc7.com

 

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The Saddleridge fire has now burned 7,552 acres (11.8 square miles). As for the big fire in Calimesa, Shawn Melvin told KCBS-TV he was driving behind a garbage truck on Interstate 10. The trash was aflame and his 8-year-old son shot cellphone video of it. Melvin got the driver to pull over, warned him of the fire danger and told him to get off the freeway. Rather than risk his truck being destroyed, the man dumped the burning trash along the roadside. He's now facing criminal charges. Good! Lock him up!

Saddleridge fire is 19% contained; growth slows

The possibility of afternoon winds on Saturday could pose new problems for firefighters.

www.dailynews.com

Sandalwood Fire: Containment grows after 2 dead, 76 structures destroyed in blaze sparked by burning trash

A second body was found over the weekend at a mobile park home in Calimesa after a 1,000-acre brush fire ripped through the community.

abc7.com

I thought burning trash was contained to the Southeast part of the country.

 

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The trash in the garbage truck wasn't supposed to be burning. Doy! I haven't heard how it caught on fire but KCBS-TV reported that the driver phoned his boss and asked what to do. The boss told him to dump the load and not risk the destruction of the truck, which cost $150,000. Wouldn't you think the driver would know to dump the trash somewhere other than next to dry brush? And on a windy day, too!

 

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CalFire just updated the numbers. The Saddleridge fire near Porter Ranch has burned 7,965 acres (12.4 square miles) and is 33% contained. The Sandalwood fire in Calimesa has burned 1,011 acres (1.6 square miles) and is 68% contained. The Briceburg fire, which began burning October 6 north of Mariposa, has burned 5,565 acres (8.7 square miles) and is 60% contained. A 350-acre fire north of Moreno Valley is 97% contained and a 200-acre fire burning near the Buenaventura Golf Course in Ventura is 50% contained. I'm starting to understand why California tourism always declines in October.