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#CaldorFire Update: Hwy 50 between Kyburz and Meyers is currently opened to residents only. At 8 am the hwy is expected to reopen fully to the public.
#CaldorFire Update: while hwy 50 is reopening many areas remain without power. There is currently no update when power will be restored for Strawberry and Twin Bridges.
#CaldorFire NOTICE: Dumpsters are located at the general store in Strawberry for residents cleaning up their property.
#CaldorFire UPDATE: as of last night the fire was 219,101 acres and 76% contained.
#WindyFire ALERT: Fire is less than 1 mile from Ponderosa. Increased activity here on the N flank overnight.
#WindyFire UPDATE: as of last night, 26,051 acres and 5% contained.
#WindyFire UPDATE: Crews continue battling fire in the Trail of 100 Giants. I can confirm at least 2 trees have been significantly damaged.
#WindyFire UPDATE: On SE flank fire is now well established at the Dry Meadow and Knob Young Creeks convergence and is pushing E. For Reference this is E/NE of Johnsondale.
#WindyFire ALERT: N of Dome Rock along the M107 spot fires have reached Peppermint Creek approximately 1/2 mine S of Holby in Ponderosa.
#WindyFire UPDATE: On the far N flank perimeter growth has slowed in the last 24 hours. Fire remains approximately 2 miles S of Camp Nelson.
#WindyFire UPDATE: There continue to be no reports of structure damage in Johnsondale and Camp Whitsett. Spot fires are being knocked down and crews continue to guide the front around these areas. Social media posts suggesting Johnsondale has been destroyed are false.
#WindyFire: W front, burning debris continue rolling down the ridge into the Kessing and Eagle Creeks drainage areas, just N of Redwood Corral, sparking new spot fires. Crews are cutting lines farther W of here - cutting anything E up the ridge would be rolled over.
#CaldorFire: Leek Springs and Big Hill cams show what looks like flareups overnight, poss W of Lake Margaret area. Not "new" in the sense that a lot of heat remains out here. However, this particular flareup looks much larger than what we have seen here in days. Will monitor. Image
#CaldorFire: in reference to prev tweet here is the view from the Big Hill cam just before sunrise. This angle appears to show 2 (possibly 3) distinct areas of flareup both on the ridge and below in the valley. Again, likely W of Lake Margaret area N of 88. Monitoring. Image
Credit to @sarah_luna_1111 who brought both cams (prev 2 tweets) to my attention.
#CaldorFire ALERT: Red Flag Warning cont until 11 am. Area of flareups W of Lake Margaret could see gusts as high as 35 along the ridges until then. RH recovered to 50% overnight but is quickly dropping. Flareups r well interior here but need closely monitored until winds lessen.
#CaldorFire NOTES: Do not panic (and don't spread panic) about the increased fire activity near Margaret Lake. Again, while there were flareups overnight this is well interior, meaning N of 88 away from Kirkwood. We will get a better picture of permiter growth with next...
...thermal mapping, but even if significant it's *not* cause for concern for areas around Kirkwood. As you share information online about this area, referencing cams etc, please try try include this caveat so as not to cause unnecessary alarm.

#CaldorFire
#CaldorFire UPDATE: I've received a lot of messages on increased smoke in SLT and Meyers. This is likely due to a relatively small area of flareups SW of Trimmer Peak. Heat remains here, these kinds of flareups are expected. Crews are monitoring - no imminent threat at this time.
#CaldorFire: Again, mod heat remains across the fire. Flareups r expected and for some time. When this happens/smoke increases pls look to trusted sources. "THE FIRE IS EXPLODING" is prolly unreliable if it's coming from your uncle's mailman who "heard from a firefighter on FB.."
#CaldorFire UPDATE: Air ops are heavily supporting ground crews working to know down the flare ups N of 88 W of Little Round Top. Progress is being made. A lot of work remains.
#WindyFire: very active again. A lot of what we are seeing on the left would be in the ridges above Eagle Creek to the W/NW. Image
#CaldorFire: W of Lake Margaret flareups have continued throughout the day. Fire is slowly pushing back down towards Hay Flat and Caples Creek. Spot fires have been identified to the NE in Bucks Pasture. Air ops continue. Remember, this *inside* the "alligator mouth." Image
#WindyFire: spotfires have grown and are now well established along Eagle Creek on the W side of the fire. Pyrocumulous continues to grow on S/SW. No reports of structure damage in Johnsondale. Image

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ALERT: Mountain Gate area, EVAC ORDER for Holiday rd S of Old Oregon.
ALERT: NE Redding, EVAC ORDER for all of Tierra Oaks. #FawnFire
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GO S ON OLD OREGON AND W ON OASIS RD NOW!

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Your #CaliforniaWildfires alerts and updates thread begins here.

We will start with #CaldorFire: Winds will shift to E/NE today up to 20 mph on ridge tops.
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Today's #CaliforniaWildfires thread begins here:

#CaldorFire: the flareup W of Lake Margaret has grown significantly in the last 12 hours. Fire has run N of the lake into Bucks Pasture and has jumped Strawberry Creek. Several hundred additional acres have burned. Remember...
...the area burning is well inside the "alligator mouth." While spread is expected to continue, there is black to the W, N, and S, and Little Round Top to the E. No imminent threat to structures. While many refer to this as the "Kirkwood area" locals know it's well N. #CaldorFire
NOTE on Lake Margaret area: you will likely see a lot of images like the one here coming out today. Please remember folks have returned home not far from here so when you share it, please choose your words carefully and include some of the info I provided above.

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Your morning #CaldorFire alerts and updates thread begins here:
UPDATE: We usually can't see flames on the Heavenly cam during the day due to cloud cover. Now, they are close enough to see at night and might even be close enough to break through the smoke today. Check out the pic. Also...

#CaldorFire
...remember there are vast resources and massive fuel breaks and dozer lines just to the SE of Heavenly between this cam and the fire. Crews are hopeful they can continue guiding the fire S of the resort towards the east. Will monitor.

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Good morning. We begin the day with a complicated story of great news and growing concerns. Let's get started.

Your early morning #caldorfire alerts and updates thread begins here:
NE: A massive 100+ ft fuel break was completed in the valley below and SE of Heavenly. Crews are successfully guiding the fire south of here in an E direction. Fire has crossed Trimmer Peek with spot fires growing N of Freel Peek near the Cold Creek drainage.

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