Thread by @Sarah_Stierch

🌞GOOD MORNING🌞
Here is your update on the #WalbridgeFire currently burning north of Guerneville in #SonomaCounty.

📸Good morning Mt. Jackson Repeater

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The #WalbridgeFire was first reported 8/17 burning north of Guerneville and west of Healdsburg in Sonoma County. It was started by a lightning strike.
✅55,209 acres (up from 54,940 due to accurate mapping)
✅95% contained
🗺️ tinyurl.com/y5emak45

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#WalbridgeFire weather today
☁️Winds N 13-18 MPH
☁️Gusts up to 30 MPH til 11:00 AM
☁️Winds SW 8-12 MPH gusts up to 16 MPH
☁️89-95 degrees
☁️Low humidity

3/9

#WalbridgeFire activity
🔥Minimal fire behavior
🔥Drainages and larger fuels continue to smoke
🔥Creeping & smoldering on unburned islands, flare-ups possible

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#WalbridgeFire activity
🔥Any fire activity in perimeter could cause spot fires across containment lines w/winds
🔥Poor visibility in Healdsburg will delay helicopter

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#WALBRIDGEFIRE REMINDER - DO NOT FLY DRONES OVER FIRES
🛸 All air support has to stop if a drone is spotted in the fire zone. Don’t fly drones over fires! nifc.gov/drones/

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ALL #WALBRIDGEFIRE EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN LIFTED 
Learn more about returning home safely here: readyforwildfire.org/post-wildfire/

ROAD CLOSURES
🚧 Find here: tinyurl.com/SoCoRoads

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#WALBRIDGEFIRE NEED HELP WITH ANIMALS?
☎NorCal Livestock Evacuations - 707-234-7193
☎Welfare Check - SoCo Animal Services 707-565-7100
☎Wild animal in distress? Wildlife Rescue Hotline [phone]

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#WALBRIDGEFIRE STAY SAFE, STAY VIGILANT
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