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More than 14,000 firefighters are battling 18 major wildfires in California today. The Redding fire has now burned 167,113 acres. A fire in the Stanislaus National Forest has burned more than 11,000 acres and is only 2% contained. The Trabuco Canyon fire has burned more than 4,000 acres and is only 2% contained. California's "fire season" used to be September and October. Now it seems to be the entire 21st century!
Firefighters gain ground on record-breaking Mendocino Complex fire as battles against statewide blazes continue
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...807-story.html
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The fire near Redding has now burned 172,055 acres and is 47% contained. The fire near Yosemite has burned more than 91,500 acres and is 38% contained. The fire south of Vallecito burned 136 acres and is fully contained.
The Dardanelle resort near the Sonora Pass in Stanislaus County was built in 1923 and included a motel, restaurant, cabins and RV spaces. I say "included" -- past tense -- because the resort has been destroyed by a wildfire that has now burned 11,344 acres.
Historic California resort burns in raging Donnell fire north of Yosemite
https://www.sfgate.com/california-wi...m-85307-tbla-8
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The Mendocino fire has now burned 292,000 acres. The fire near Redding has burned more than 173,500 acres. The Yosemite fire has burned 95,000 acres. And this CBS News headline has to be the understatement of the year:
Enormous blazes could make this fire season California's worst
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/califor...-states-worst/
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The huge Idyllwild fire was arson -- and now we learn that the so-called (and bizarrely named) Holy fire in Trabuco Canyon, which has burned 4,130 acres and is only 5% contained, is also arson. A 51-year-old man has been arrested for setting the fire.
New mandatory evacuations as Holy Fire burns closer to some communities
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...808-story.html
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In 1933, Jerome Kern and Otto Harbach wrote Smoke Gets In Your Eyes. I think it should replace Francis Silverwood's I Love You California as our official state song.
Smoke from California wildfires now covers three quarters of the state
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/califor...es-2018-08-08/
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Here are more details about the deranged arsonist who started the Trabuco Canyon fire and who should have been institutionalized long ago:
Holy Fire suspect warned fire chief in an e-mail: 'This place will burn'
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/ca...FHJv?ocid=AMZN
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The California fires continue to rage out of control. A Cal Fire mechanic assigned to the Carr fire near Redding died when his vehicle hit a tree. His is the eighth death blamed on the fire, which has now burned 177,450 acres.
The Mendocino fire has burned 304,400 acres. The Yosemite fire has burned 95,000 acres. The Stanislaus County fire has burned 17,940 acres. The Trabuco Canyon fire has burned 9,600 acres and is only 5% contained.
Today is the official birthday of Smokey Bear. He first appeared on a US Forest Service fire-prevention poster August 9, 1944. He must be extremely dismayed and saddened by all the fires in California.
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Another day, another new California wildfire. This latest one has burned more than 100 acres west of Ramona in San Diego County.
Holy fire threatens Lake Elsinore, bringing evacuations; new fire breaks out near Ramona
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...808-story.html
Fire closes Yosemite Valley indefinitely
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart...ely-180969958/
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If it was up to me, I would call the Trabuco Canyon/Lake Elsinore blaze the Unholy fire. In fact, all the fires burning in California are unholy.
Waging a desperate fight to save homes as Holy fire explodes to more than 18,000 acres
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/msn/w...res/ar-BBLLctR
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Here are the latest figures on California's four largest wildfires -- five, actually, because what's being called the Mendocino Complex fire is two separate blazes in Mendocino County. One has burned 258,530 acres and one has burned 48,920 acres.
Mendocino Complex fire: 307,450 acres burned.
Carr fire near Redding: 181,500 acres burned.
Donnell fire in Stanislaus County: 23,900 acres burned.
Holy fire in Trabuco Canyon/Lake Elsinore: 18,140 acres burned.
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The Mendocino Compex fire is the largest in California history and keeps getting larger. It has now burned 325,230 acres. The Yosemite fire has burned 95,545 acres. The fire near Redding has burned 186,420 acres. The Trabuco Canyon/Lake Elsinore fire is up to 21,475 acres but is now 29% contained.
All-out aerial assault helps firefighters save homes in Holy fire as containment grows
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...811-story.html
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Winds are carrying the smoke all the way across the United States. I can hear the advisory: "Unhealthful air quality today because of wildfires 3,000 miles away. Avoid outdoor activity."
Smoke from the California wildfires is spreading 3,000 miles to New York City
https://www-m.cnn.com/2018/08/10/us/...rnd/index.html
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The fire near Redding has burned 190,873 acres and is 57% contained. The Trabuco Canyon/Lake Elsinore fire is at 22,158 acres but the Los Angeles Times says firefighters have the "upper hand." What exactly does that mean? And why do we never hear anything about the lower hand?
Firefighters gain upper hand on 22,000-acre Holy fire as containment rises to 36%
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...810-story.html
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California is one of several states dealing with raging wildfires this summer. Nationwide, more than 1,600,000 acres have burned. That's 2,500 square miles. By comparison, the state of Rhode Island covers 1,034 square miles and the state of Delaware covers 1,955 square miles.
More than 100 large wildfires in US as new blazes erupt
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKBN1KX00B
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The Holy fire has now burned 22,714 acres and is 41% contained. The fire was so named because it started along Holy Jim Canyon Road. Jim Smith was one of the area's first settlers in the 1880s. He was known as "Cussin' Jim" and later, ironically, as "Holy Jim."
Who was Holy Jim, anyway?
https://www.ocregister.com/2018/08/0...ly-jim-anyway/
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The bad news: Twenty California wildfires are still raging. The good news: Firefighters are slowly getting them contained. The Carr fire near Redding has now burned 191,211 acres and is 59% contained. The Ferguson fire has burned 95,947 acres and is 83% contained and most of the closed sections of Yosemite National Park will reopen in two days. The Stanislaus County fire is at 26,814 acres and 20% containment.
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The Mendocino Complex fire is actually two huge blazes, the Ranch fire and the River fire. The Ranch fire has now burned 282,500 acres, surpassing last year's Thomas fire which burned 281,893 acres. The River fire has burned 48,920 acres. Combined, the two Mendocino fires have burned 331,420 acres (518 square miles).
Ranch fire, one of Mendocino Complex fires, is now largest in California history
https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/ca...216545070.html
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The California wildfires are still raging -- so what else is new? -- but containment is rising. The Ferguson fire near Yosemite is 86% contained, the Mendocino Complex fire is 68% contained, the Carr fire near Redding is 61% contained and the Holy fire in Trabuco Canyon/Lake Elsinore is 52% contained. Unfortunately, once these fires are finally contained, it could still be many weeks before they're completely extinguished.
Cooler temperatures aid battle against California wildfires but smoke continues to choke Central Valley
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...813-story.html
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Another day, another new wildfire in California. This one, near Escondido, is called the Cloverdale fire.
90-acre brush fire prompts evacuations in San Diego County
https://ktla.com/2018/08/13/brush-fi...-diego-county/
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The Mendocino Complex fires have now burned 344,890 acres and destroyed 146 homes. Today a firefighter lost his life. He is the sixth California firefighter to die battling this summer's wildfires.
Firefighter dies battling Mendocino Complex blaze
https://abc7.com/firefighter-killed-...fires/3950778/
