🌞GOOD MORNING🌞
Here is your update on the #WalbridgeFire which has been burning N of Guerneville & W of Healdsburg since August 17 in #SonomaCounty. It was started by a lightning strike and is part of the #LNULightningComplex.
We are now in full mop-up, suppression mode.
1/13
#WalbridgeFire weather today
☁️No precipitation expected
☁️Marine layer & fog will clear in afternoon
☁️W-SW winds 5-10 MPH, gusts to 15 MPH
☁️83-88 degrees
☁️24-42% relative humidity
3/13
#WalbridgeFire activity
🔥Goal: Keep fire within containment lines
🔥Mop-up! Clean up! Suppress!
4/13
#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/
5/13
ALL #WALBRIDGEFIRE EVACUATION ORDERS HAVE BEEN LIFTED Crews are working in the area, so take care. Also note there may be smoldering debris (trees), power lines down, no power/gas, etc. Check out this guide from CAL FIRE to learn more: readyforwildfire.org/post-wildfire/…
The #WalbridgeFire and all these fires suck and recovery is hard. Sometimes you just need to rant or have a good cry. want to talk to a counselor/therapist for free?
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9/13
Sometimes all this #WalbridgeFire stuff just pushes you to the edge. Sometimes just talking with a someone you don’t know, who is judgement free, helps:
☎️Suicide Prevention Hotline
English 1-800-273-TALK (8255)
Español 1-888-628-9454
#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 707-526-9453
12/13
#WALBRIDGEFIRE FOLKS STAY SAFE, STAY VIGILANT
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13/13
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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.