📸: Our old friend Mt Jackson Repeater. I've gotta get a t-shirt of this thing.
1/22
FIRES ARE STILL BURNING. PEOPLE ARE STILL DISPLACED. PEOPLE ARE STILL LOSING THEIR HOMES. PEOPLE ARE STILL RISKING THEIR LIVES TO FIGHT FIRES. CLIMATE CHANGE IS REAL. I will keep reporting on these fires until they are contained. #WalbridgeFIre
2/22
#WalbridgeFire is part of the LNU Lightning Complex in Napa, Sonoma, Lake, Yolo & Solano Counties.
✅Total size Complex (3 fires) is 372,344 acres (up from 371,249)
✅35% containment total
3/22
LNU Lightning Complex right now:
✅5 deaths (3 - Napa Co) (2 - Solano Co)
✅4 civilian injuries
✅30,500 structures are threatened
✅1080 have been destroyed
✅272 have been damaged
4/22
LINK - CAL FIRE Structure Damage Status Map. It is constantly being updated. You can search by address. tinyurl.com/y2eecz8c
LNU LIGHTNING COMPLEX FIRE BEHAVIOR TODAY
📌Critical fire activity when smoke clears out, relative humidity falls below 35%, and afternoon winds (2 PM)
📌Fires spreading up to 1 mile/hour, up to 8-12 inch flames
📌Fire spotting 1/2 mile ahead on average
CAL FIRE #WALBRIDGEFIRE WEATHER FOR FRIDAY PM
🌥Marine layers return bringing low clouds and increased humidity
🌥SW winds 5-10 MPH
🌥Temp 52-60
7/22
#WALBRIDGEFIRE
Started 8/17 west of Healdsburg and north of Guerneville. The fire formally known as 13-4.
✅55,353 acres
✅28% containment (up from 25%)
TODAY'S EVENTS
🔥Firing operations and control line building continues, especially on SE and S
8/22
#WALBRIDGEFIRE REMINDER - DO NOT FLY DRONES OVER FIRES
🛸A drone was spotted flying over the Hennessey Fire 8/24. All air support has to stop if a drone is spotted in the fire zone. Don’t fly drones over fires! nifc.gov/drones/
#WALBRIDGEFIRE EVACUATION UPDATES AS OF 8/28 PM
The following areas of 🔴1D5🔴are now evacuation warnings. You may go home now.
➡️Westside Rd south of Sweetwater Springs Rd
➡️N of the Russian River
➡️W of the Hacienda Bridge to Korbel
11/22
#WALBRIDGEFIRE EVACUATION UPDATES AS OF 8/28 PM
The following areas of 🔴1B3🔴 are now evacuation warnings. You may go home now.
➡️N and E of Lions Head Ranch Rd at King Ridge Rd
➡️S and W of 14900 Stewart Point Skaggs Springs Rd
12/22
#WALBRIDGEFIRE EVACUATION UPDATES AS OF 8/28 PM
The following areas of 🔴2A2🔴 have no evacuation warnings. You may go home now.
➡️N of the Dry Creek & the northern fork of Lake Sonoma
➡️W of Dutcher Creek, City of Cloverdale and Hwy 128
➡️S of the Mendo Co line
#WALBRIDGEFIRE EVACUATION POINTS. Find assistance with food, shelter (vouchers for hotels/apartments), and more. Bilingual volunteers and staff onsite.
⭕ Santa Rosa Fairgrounds
⭕ Petaluma Veteran’s Building
15/22
#WALBRIDGEFIRE#MEYERSFIRE ANIMAL EVACUATION ASSISTANCE, CARE OR RE-UNIFICATION SERVICES
🦄Sonoma County Animal Services 707-565-7103
🦄Sonoma CART 707-861-0699
16/22
#WALBRIDGEFIRE#MEYERSFIRE
GET HELP - LOCAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS (LAC)
LACs will have local, state and federal folks, as well as legal, nonprofit resources and PPE, that can help you in the recovery process. (Addresses in next tweet)
17/22
#WALBRIDGEFIRE#MEYERSFIRE
GET HELP - LOCAL ASSISTANCE CENTERS OPEN
They are open daily until 7 PM through 9/4
➡Healdsburg High School Gym, 1024 Prince St
➡Guerneville, 16390 Main St
GET HELP - LOCAL SUPPORT #walbridgefire
If you are evacuated and need $$$ to stay in hotel or PPE or emergency supplies CALL @CorazonHburg. 707-395-0938 or text 707-232-4545. Bilingual staff & volunteers. All are welcome. You can also donate here: corazonhealdsburg.org/unityfund
20/22
#WALBRIDGEFIRE GIVE THANKS @HealdsburgArts will be hosting their Creation Stations again on 130 Plaza Street, just outside the gallery, this weekend from 11am-5pm on Saturday & Sunday. They will be having a “Firefighter Thank You Sign” making station.
21/22
STAY SAFE, STAY VIGILANT
I am an independent journalist who reports about fires. If you find my reporting valuable please consider supporting my work via venmo.com/SarahStierch, $SarahStierch or paypal.me/SarahStierch. Thank you. 🖖
22/22
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My step-grandpa, Carl Richard Bischoff, died in Arizona yesterday after a five year fight with multiple myeloma. One of the most altruistic men I've ever known, he stepped in as a surrogate grandfather to me when my stepmom, BJ, became part of our family.
1/16
Almost 15 years ago we both under went surgeries- me dental surgery and Carl for colon cancer- like two freshman college roommates we were holed up together unexpectedly at BJ's house - eating soft foods, hopped up on pain killers and watching bad television for a week.
2/16
It was my first chance to get to know Carl, this man who was a new part of my family tree. He was born in 1933, the day after me, August 27, in Lancaster, PA. (We often celebrated our birthdays together!)
👏Forward progress stopped👏
This means the fire is no longer spreading, but it is not necessarily at 100% containment.
🔥1/4 acre
Crews will be on scene for 3 hours
I will update THIS THREAD for the time being with any new information. 👇
This is on the Napa-Sonoma border, honestly. Just east of Sugarloaf State Park.
#WallFire is located in the Nuns Fire scar. That's "my" fire. And don't get excited - 2017 fire scars are ready to burn again - if you live here, you know.