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The Mendocino Complex has now burned 349,000 acres and many of the county's 64,000 residents are considering moving. Who can blame them?
53% of Lake County has burned since 2012. Some residents say they've had enough.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...814-story.html
The National Wildfire Coordinating Group -- which sounds like a club for arsonists but it really isn't -- maintains a website called InciWeb which provides frequent updates on wildfires: acres burned, expected containment date, firefighting methods and equipment, maps, weather and other data. Here is the page for the Holy fire, which has now burned 22,986 acres and is 59% contained:
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6106/
The Ferguson fire has now burned 96,810 acres and is 87% contained. Parts of Yosemite Valley were re-opened yesterday. The Holy fire has burned 22,896 acres and is 72% contained. As for California's biggest fire.......
California's largest fire ever keeps growing
Los Angeles Times, Aug 15 2018 11:10 AM
The largest fire in California history continued to grow today while firefighters worked to protect threatened communities. The Ranch fire has consumed 314,925 acres and is 64% contained. It has destroyed 147 homes so far. One firefighter, Matthew Burchett, 42, of Draper City, Utah, has died battling the fire. The Ranch fire is one of two fires that form the Mendocino Complex fire. Firefighters are still monitoring the smaller of the two, the River fire, which as of Monday was 100% contained.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...815-story.html
The Mendocino Complex fire has now burned 364,145 acres (569 square miles). The Los Angeles Times today repeats its "fire-keeps-growing" headline of yesterday -- and the fire is likely to keep growing for many more days.....or weeks.
California's largest fire ever keeps growing as winds fan flames
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...815-story.html
We interrupt the California Burning thread to bring you this bulletin from our neighbor to the north:
British Columbia declares state of emergency as more than 500 wildfires burn
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world...1iVt?ocid=AMZN
The River fire, the smaller of the two Mendocino Complex blazes, remains under full containment. It burned 48,920 acres. The Ranch fire has now burned 329,800 acres and is 76% contained. Combined, the two fires have burned 378,720 acres (592 square miles) -- and there are still 14 other fires burning in California.
Crews continue to fight northern portion of Mendocino Complex Ranch fire
http://www.ukiahdailyjournal.com/art...NEWS/180819903
The Los Angeles Times today points out what Californians are already well aware of: Wildfires are getting "bigger, faster and increasingly destructive." The fire near Redding has now burned 223,610 acres (350 square miles), destroyed 1,600 homes and buildings and left eight people dead. It is 79% contained.
Without warning: Redding fire moved faster than evacuation orders, leaving a deadly toll
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...htmlstory.html
Higher and higher the numbers go -- and where they will stop, nobody knows. Here are the latest figures on acreage burned in California's five largest wildfires. The estimated acreage burned in the Holy fire is now 11 acres less than it was two days ago. Combined, these five wildfires have burned 1,130 square miles.
Ranch fire, Mendocino County: 334,700 acres
Carr fire near Redding: 227,085 acres
Ferguson fire near Yosemite: 96,825 acres
Donnell fire, Stanislaus County: 31,745 acres
Holy fire near Lake Elsinore: 22,885 acres
The Ranch fire has now burned 335,647 acres. The Carr fire near Redding has burned 227,098 acres. After burning for 38 days, the Ferguson fire is now fully contained. That makes two California wildfires contained -- and 13 to go.
Fire that prompted closure of parts of Yosemite National Park is contained
https://www.reuters.com/article/us-u...-idUSKCN1L40OK
"California's largest wildfire continues to burn." We've seen that headline every day for the last week and we'll probably be seeing it every day for another three or four weeks.
California's largest wildfire continues to burn, prompting additional evacuations
Los Angeles Times, Aug 20 2018 1:50 PM
The Mendocino Complex fire — the largest wildfire in modern California history — continued to grow overnight, prompting anopther round of mandatory evacuations in Glenn County. The Ranch and River fires, which make up the complex fire, had burned 398,862 acres as of Monday morning. Firefighters treat the Ranch and River fires as one event even though the two fires never merged. The River fire is fully contained but steep inaccessible terrain, erratic winds and low humidity have made the Ranch blaze difficult to control. It is 74% contained.
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...820-story.html
Firefighters are hoping to halt the northeastern and northwestern movement of the Ranch fire and have it fully contained by September 1. Today it is 67% contained and has burned 355,612 acres (556 square miles). The fire near Redding is 90% contained and the Holy fire in Trabuco Canyon is only 29% contained.
'Best chance' to end largest wildfire in California history is within reach
https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/us/be...e=BBMgmf3_1|13
The Mendocino Complex fires have now burned 410,482 acres (641 square miles). The Ranch Fire is 74% contained and has burned 361,562 acres. Firefighters still say it should be fully contaned by September 1. The River Fire remains under containment and has burned 48,920 acres.
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/article/6073/46508/
Here is a continuously updated map of the fires:
https://www.pressdemocrat.com/multim...p-of-the-river
The Mendocino Complex fires have now burned an area more than half the size of Rhode Island. The Ranch fire has burned 366,086 acres. The River fire remains at 48,920 acres. Total: 415,006 acres (648 square miles).
Last month's Klamathon fire near the California-Oregon border -- Who the heck gives these fires such ridiculous names, anyway? -- burned 38,008 acres, destroyed 83 homes and buildings and killed a 72-year-old man. We now know what started the blaze: A careless schmuck burning his trash.
Man accused of starting Klamathon fire charged with arson and involuntary manslaughter
http://www.kdrv.com/content/news/Sus...491578231.html
The Mendocino Complex fire has now burned 451,388 acres (705 square miles) and is 83% contained. The Carr fire near Redding has burned 229,651 acres and is 56% contained.
The Ferguson fire near Yosemite is 100% contained after burning 96,901 acres. The Holy fire in Trabuco Canyon/Lake Elsinore has burned 22,885 acres and is 91% contained.
Historically, the majority of California's largest wildfires have occurred in September and October. Historically -- but not anymore. And with increasingly warmer temperatures and lengthier droughts leading to drier brush and dying forests, California could soon be experiencing intense wildfires every day of the year.
More than 1,000 homes and buildings are still threatened by the Ranch fire but it is now 90% contained. Combined, the two Mendocino Complex fires have now burned 459,102 acres (717 square miles).
Mendocino Complex approaching full containment as massive wildfire hits 1-month mark
https://www.sacbee.com/news/state/ca...217439080.html
How many wildfires have been started by careless smokers? I agree that smoking should be banned at state parks. If people want to set fire to paper tubes stuffed with dead leaves and suck the hot chemical-laden smoke into their lungs, they can do it in their own homes.
California wildfires fuel a new push to ban smoking at state parks and beaches
http://www.latimes.com/politics/la-p...830-story.html
The huge wildfire near Redding burned 229,651 acres and destroyed more than 1,600 homes, buildings and other structures. It is now finally contained. How many uncontained fires remain? I've lost count.
Carr fire is 100% contained after 39 days and eight deaths
https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/to...Gp5L?ocid=AMZN
Yes sir, these insurance companies are all heart! Many have stopped renewing policies for homeowners who live in areas with a high risk of wildfires. The insurance companies prefer to provide insurance to homeowners who don't really need it.
As California fire disasters worsen, insurers are pulling out and stranding homeowners
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...830-story.html
Santa Barbara County Fire Chief Eric Peterson announced yesterday that he will retire at the end of October. In his 32-year career, he's dealt with 11 major wildfires. Twelve, if you count the one that broke out this afternoon:
Brush fire burns 100 acres in beleaguered Santa Barbara County
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...901-story.html