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Above Big Bend - Looking well
Area around Big Bend has been holding for last two days. Looking well.
Bloomer Lookout - Continues to hold. Lines being strengthened.
162 to Bidwell Bar Bridge - Line is in, holding.
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Cherokee contingency has been completed.
Stringtown - No additional fire growth anticipated. Holding.
S Fork of Feather River/Ponderosa Res - Lines in, no growth anticipated
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Ponderosa Res to Forbestown Res - Rugged terrain. Line in from Ponderosa Res and holding but when we get to Forbestown Res fire has backed down to S Fork of Feather River. One spot across river within secondary line
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S side of river - lines up Lost Creek Res to Drainage
We had spot along drainage but dozer lines being put in place. Very challenging area. Will remain a challenge tonight and tomorrow. Secondary lines holding.
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Mitigation around homes in Forbestown and will continue just in case. "Pretty confident"
Above Lost Creek & Sly Creek Res holding
Sly Creek res to Little Grass Valley Res holding
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Clipper Mills, Challenge, Forbestown, Robinson Mill - all areas of concern if fire continues to spot. Not easy area to work in. Blue sky = air attack, so retardant & water was dropped.
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Cold front moved through, which helped move smoke to east. Bringing higher humidity (good!). Tonight winds will settle down and winds won't be as strong as expected. Friday "a good day" "cooler."
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Friday we will see smoke coming from August Complex across the area. Don't be alarmed. It's not from North Complex.
Saturday will be quiet day, too. Next week should be decent, too. ๐ No big winds!!
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Dr. Bob, County Public Health Officer, urging that people should not try to live on properties destroyed by fire due to the hazardous living conditions. County is working on a process to support housing options.
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Sheriff is working with Alameda Sheriff's to use drones to map fire impacted areas. Tomorrow a link will be available for people to view that map to see damage/destroyed properties.
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Susan Zerres (sp) is the third person. They were all aware of fire, packed to evacuate, and heard fire was 51% contained (it wasn't) and chose to stay. Sadly they all died in the fire on the same property.
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There was a bear rescued in this fire. There is no update on the bear's condition. They are finding out. "Our own Smoky the bear."
A: There is no Red Flag Warning for our area and that is out of our fire zone.
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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.
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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!)
๐Forward progress stopped๐
This means the fire is no longer spreading, but it is not necessarily at 100% containment.
๐ฅ1/4 acre
Crews will be on scene for 3 hours
I will update THIS THREAD for the time being with any new information. ๐
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.