California burning

This fire is northeast of the town Of Paradise. The town was originally known as Leonard's Mill and today, with an out-of-control fire raging, is certainly not much of a paradise.

Northern California fire forces thousands to evacuate
Los Angeles Times, Nov 8 2018 12:55 PM

Thousands of people in Northern California were ordered to evacuate their homes today as a fast-growing wildfire fueled by hot and windy weather was threatening homes and lives. Named the Camp fire because it began near Camp Creek Road in rural Butte County, the blaze was first reported at 6:30 AM. By midday, the fire had swelled to 8,000 acres and was continuing to grow. The fire has cut off power to roughly 34,000 customers in Butte and Plumas counties,

http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-c...108-story.html

Santa Ana winds, with gusts of up to 60 miles an hour, are blowing throughout southern California today. During Santa Ana winds, "Red Flag" fire warnings are always issued -- and with good reason:

Brush fire near Newbury Park erupts to 100 acres
KNBC-TV, Nov 8 2018

A wind-driven fire has burned more than 100 acres in the Newbury Park area. Dubbed the Hill Fire, it was first reported just before 3 PM. Mandatory evacuations have been issued for Camarillo Springs and Vallecito Trailer Park. A second smaller fire scorched about 30 acres at the same time at Woolsey Canyon in the northern San Fernando Valley.

https://www.nbclosangeles.com/news/l...500086241.html

The Hill Fire has now burned approximately 10,000 acres and the Woolsey Canyon fire has burned 1,000 acres. High winds are expected to continue into tomorrow morning. Tonight will be a very long night for our firefighters.

Ventura County under siege from massive fire threatening communities; US 101 closed, hundreds evacuated

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...108-story.html

Winds, wildfires, woes and worries in Southern California tonight. The Woolsey Canyon fire has burned 2,000 acres and is moving southwest toward Chatsworth. The 10,000-acre Hill fire near Newbury Park has destroyed at least one home and several RVs and trailers and has forced 1,200 evacuations. It, too, is moving toward the southwest and might burn all the way to the Pacific Ocean. The Butte County fire in northern California has now burned more than 18,000 acres. All three fires are at zero containment.

The winds, wildfires, woes and worries are worsening. Many news outlets are using the title of John Milton's Paradise Lost to describe the devastation in Butte County. The entire town of Paradise was evacuated and is now pretty much gone. Houses, schools, restaurants, retirement homes, city hall and thousands of other structures have been destroyed by the fast-moving fire which has burned more than 20,000 acres.

The Woolsey Canyon fire has burned more than 10,000 acres and has destroyed several homes. More than 75,000 homes in Malibu, Calabasas, Agoura Hills, Westlake Village and other communities are under mandatory evacuation. These two fires, as well as the 10,000-acre fire near Newbury Park, remain at zero containment.

Water-dropping helicopters are battling a fire that broke out this morning in the hills behind the Los Angeles Zoo in Griffith Park and quickly burned 30 acres. The zoo is closed and personnel are preparing to evacuate some of the animals nearest the fire, if necessary.

Last night, a Cal Fire spokesman said he was certain there would be "multiple deaths" in the Paradise fire because the fire was spreading so rapidly and "there is only one road in and out." He was correct.

Wildfire deaths confirmed in Butte County as Newsom declares emergency for Ventura County
The Sacramento Bee, Nov 9 2018

The California Office of Emergency Services has confirmed multiple people have died as a result of the 70,000-acre Camp Fire raging in Butte County since Thursday but no official count or estimate regarding fatalities has been announced. OES Director Mark Ghilarducci said today in a press briefing, "The magnitude of the destruction we’re seeing is really unbelievable and heartbreaking. We know there have been fatalities but exact numbers are still being determined by local law enforcement agencies."

A pair of intense wildfires in Ventura County have also led to the evacuation of 105,000 people in Southern California, leading acting Governor Gavin Newsom to declare a state of emergency there while Governor Jerry Brown is out of the state.

https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/ca...221417730.html

The Paradise fire has moved westward and is now on the eastern edge of Chico, which has a population of 93,000 and is the largest city in Butte County.

Northern California wildfire nearly quadruples in size
The Associated Press, Nov 9 2018 2:48 PM

A wildfire that moved so fast firefighters didn't even try to stop it, has killed five people, authorities said today as the blaze quadrupled in size after leveling much of Paradise, a Northern California town of nearly 30,000 people. Only a day after it began, the fire has grown to nearly 110 square miles and investigators found five people dead in vehicles that were torched by the flames.

https://www.aol.com/article/news/201...size/23585141/

Dozens of homes in Malibu, Agoura Hills, Oak Park, Thousand Oaks, Bell Canyon and other communities have been destroyed by the Woolsey fire, which has now burned more than 14,000 acres. Malibu is home to many celebrities, including Bruce & Laura Dern, Courtney Cox, Dyan Cannon, Barbra Streisand and Robert De Niro.

Woolsey fire burns into Malibu, destroying homes as residents struggle to flee the flames

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...109-story.html

Kim Kardashian, Scott Baio, Lady Gaga and Rainn Wilson are among the 90,000 people who have been forced to evacuate as the Woolsey fire continues to grow. The fire destroyed the the Paramount Ranch western town in Agoura Hills. Since 1927, many movies and, later, television series had been filmed there, including Westworld, The Love Bug, American Sniper, The Adventures Of Tom Sawyer and Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman.

Woolsey Fire explodes to 35,000 acres, destroying homes in Malibu and pushing into the San Fernando Valley

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...109-story.html

More than 150 homes, many in Malibu and Bell Canyon, have been destroyed by the Woolsey fire. Around 250,000 people have been forced to evacuate and the fire is still at zero containment. The so-called Camp Fire in Butte County has burned 90,000 acres (140 square miles) and destroyed more than 6,000 homes and is threatening 15,000 more. It is only 5% contained.

Camp Fire is most destructive wildfire in California history: 9 dead, 6,713 homes and other structures destroyed

https://www.sfchronicle.com/californ...photo-16476211

Cal Fire officials overestimated the acreage burned in the Hill fire near Newbury Park; they now say it is 6,000 acres, not 10,000. Malibu, Topanga Canyon, West Hills, Hidden Hills and portions of Agoura, Calabasas, Thousand Oaks and Westlake Village are under mandatory evacuation as the Woolsey fire continues to rage. It has burned 70,000 acres. The fire near the Los Angeles Zoo was extinguished after burning 30 acres. The animals can breathe a sigh of relief.

Winds whip deadly Camp Fire in Butte County to 100,000 acres

https://www.sfgate.com/california-wi...o-13380455.php

This morning our California-hating, Twitter-addicted President wrote: "There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross forest mismanagement. Remedy now or no more Fed payments!"

I wonder where Trump got his degree in forest management.

Every day we can count on Donald Trump to (a) make false statements, (b) make false accusations, (c) attack the free press, (d) denounce the Mueller investigation and (e) complain that the news media are against him because they report on all the lies and accusations and attacks.

Trump's erroneous claims about cause of California fires don't add up
Los Angeles Times, Nov 10 2018 9:49 AM

President Trump today once again attacked California during destructive wildfires, using erroneous claims. He said poor forest management policies caused the fires plaguing the state, even though the massive Woolsey fire didn't occur in a forest. "There is no reason for these massive, deadly and costly forest fires in California except that forest management is so poor. Billions of dollars are given each year, with so many lives lost, all because of gross mismanagement of the forests. Remedy now or no more Fed payments!" Trump wrote.

The Woolsey fire started near Simi Valley in a hillside area next to the old Santa Susana Field Lab and quickly spread into nearby suburban communities. Some firefighters took to social media to point out the distinction. "Mr. President, with all due respect, you are wrong. The fires in SoCal are urban interface fires and have NOTHING to do with forest management. Come to SoCal and learn the facts & help the victims," the Pasadena Firefighters Association said on Twitter.

Experts have also said forest management was not a factor in California's two most destructive fires: the Camp, which burned more than 6,000 structures this week in Paradise, and the Tubbs fire last year in wine country. Forest thinning would not have stopped either fire. Fueled by dry grass growing amid scattered pine and oak trees, the Camp tore across land thinned by flames just 10 years ago. The Tubbs burned grassy oak woodlands, not timber land.

"The president's message attacking California and threatening to withhold aid to the victims of the cataclysmic fires is Ill-informed, ill-timed and demeaning to those who are suffering as well as the men and women on the front lines," Caifornia Profressional Firefighter Association President Brian Rice said in a statement. "At this moment, thousands of our brother and sister firefighters are putting their lives on the line to protect the lives and property of thousands. Some of them are doing so even as their own homes lay in ruins. In my view, this shameful attack on California is an attack on all our courageous men and women on the front lines."

http://www.latimes.com/local/califor...htmlstory.html

The fire in Butte County is now 20% contained. In Southern California, the Hill fire is 15% contained and the Woolsey fire is 5% contained and more Santa Ana winds are expected tomorrow. In Malibu, two badly burned bodies were found in a badly burned car parked in a badly burned driveway in a badly burned neighborhood. Statewide, the death toll from these wildfires is 25 -- and 35 people are still missing.

Northern California wildfire death toll jumps to 23

https://www.cbsnews.com/live-news/ca...-live-updates/

Cal Fire just updated the numbers and they're worse -- much worse. The Woolsey fire has now burned more than 83,000 acres and remains only 5% contained. One hundred seventy-eight homes have been destroyed. The Woolsey fire and Hill fire have forced 275,000 people to evacuate. The Butte County fire is now at 105,000 acres (164 square miles) and a hundred people are missing. A large portion of the Golden State is covered by black ashes, grey smoke and orange skies -- same as last year.

The Butte County fire has now burned 109,000 acres and is 25% contained. The 83,000-acre Woolsey fire is 10% contained. Three days ago a semi caught fire on Highway 12 near Suisun City in Solano County. Winds blew the fire into nearby brush and 1,500 acres burned before the blaze was fully contained yesterday.

With more than 100 people still missing, grim search for victims in Paradise continues today

http://www.latimes.com/local/califor...htmlstory.html

The Camp fire in northern California has burned 111,000 acres and is 20% contained. Fifteen thousand homes are still threatened. The Hill fire is at 4,530 acres and 70% containment.

The Woolsey fire has burned 83,275 acres and is 10% contained. The blaze destroyed the 10,000-acre Malibu Creek State Park which was established in 1976. The area was a filming location for several movies, including Annie Laurie (1927), Tarzan Escapes (1936), How Green Was My Valley (1941) and Mr. Blandings Builds His Dream House (1948), and the 1972-83 tv series M*A*S*H.

Woolsey Fire destroys historic ranches, movie sets and open spaces in Santa Monica Mountains

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...111-story.html

Butte County Sheriff Kory Honea just announced that six more bodies have been found. Five were in homes and one was in a car. The death toll from the Camp fire is now 29 and 228 people are unaccounted for. The 238-foot-long Honey Run Covered Bridge near Chico was destroyed by the fire. The wooden footbridge was built in 1886 and was on the National Register of Historic Places.

Wind gusts of up to 40 miles an hour have pushed the Camp fire across 300-foot-wide Lake Oroville. The blaze has now burned 113,300 acres (177 square miles).

Winds and low humidity are hampering firefighters' efforts to control the Woolsey fire. It has now burned 91,575 acres (143 square miles) and destroyed 370 homes and is threatening 57,000 more. The fire is 20% contained.

The Book-Of-The Month Club was founded in New York in 1926. I'm starting to think a Fire-Of-The-Day club was launched in California in 2017. Late this morning a new blaze, dubbed the Peak fire, broke out south of the 118 Freeway between Simi Valley and Chatsworth. It quickly burned 105 acres before firefighters gained control of it.

Miley Cyrus, Neil Young, Gerard Butler, Robin Thicke, Bianca Blanco, Camille Grammer Meyer (The Real Housewives Of Beverly Hills) and director Scott Derrickson are among the celebrities whose homes in Malibu have been destroyed by the Woolsey fire.