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Jericho Island

23 Sep, 16 tweets, 7 min read

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.

ALERT: Additional engines and strike teams are being moved back into Christmas Valley to prepare for *possible* spot fires crossing the ridge N of Little Round Top towards the E.

#CaldorFire

ALERT: We don't yet have updated Projected Incident Activity language. As of 7:20 last night ops projected possibility of fire moving into Christmas Valley threatening up to 560 structures within 24 hours (see below). Monitoring closely for updates. #CaldorFire

ALERT: Fire crossed Schneider Camp 4wd Trail just NW of Little Round Top where it continues pushing E. Prevailing E winds will be favorable today, but the localized erratic winds has crews concerned spot fires could cross the ridge towards Christmas Valley. #CaldorFire

Fire continues to creep up the ridge to the NW of Little Round Top, but it is much slower than yesterday given the winds. #CaldorFire

UPDATE: #CaldorFire continues more calm today which is giving air ops a good opportunity to stop advance before it crosses the ridge N of Little Round Top. However, E winds will continue to increase so there will be growing concerns W and S of here in unburned areas along 88.

ALERT: A dangerous situation is unfolding just N of Redding. The #FawnFire is again explosive, rapidly moving SW w/NE winds. Fire has jumped Sunrise Dr. and is moving towards Old Oregon Trl. Crews are pulling back to a safer location now.

Going off of what I am hearing on the scanner with no one on the ground, it sounds like the closest spot fire to Redding is roughly 1 mile N of Tierra Oaks on the S side of Sunrise Drive. #FawnFire

@FawnFire

ALERT: Road closures coming N of Pine Grove. Waiting on details. @FawnFire

ALERT: Evacuation WARNING has been issued for all rds E of 5, S of Pit River Bridge to Admiral Way, E to Radcliffe rd. Prepare NOW. The #FawnFire is at 1,200 acres.

NOTE: I am working on a source on the ground for #FawnFire. In the meantime I will do my best to bring you the most accurate info as quickly as possible via coms/scanner/maps etc.

I cannot confirm exact zones, but I am hearing LE staging in preparations for additional incoming evac orders to the S of #FawnFire.

ALERT: It's getting difficult to understand exactly where the S side of the front is due to crews mentioning several spot fires in neighborhoods to the S. Crews are working structure protection and putting these spots out. #FawnFire

Grainy image but the pyrocumulous building over the #FawnFire is just stunning.

Officer at Old Oregon and Holiday in the parking lot behind the Chevron describes flames as "A quarter mile or so NE, coming this way." This is not necessarily the "front: as fire has also been identified further SE.

#FawnFire

#FawnFire situation changing rapidly. I'm going live on Discord soon to discuss the latest. I'll be starting a new Twitter thread to cover updates and alerts, and I am still monitoring the #CaldorFire for potential Christmas Valley impact.

This concludes morning thread.

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Jericho Island

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23 Sep

Your midday #FawnFire and #CaldorFire alerts and updates thread begins here:

ALERT: Mountain Gate area, EVAC ORDER for Holiday rd S of Old Oregon.

ALERT: NE Redding, EVAC ORDER for all of Tierra Oaks. #FawnFire

ALERT: NE Redding, EVAC ORDER for all resident west of Old Oregon and N of Akrich st. Again this includes Tierra Oaks.

GO S ON OLD OREGON AND W ON OASIS RD NOW!

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22 Sep

Your #CaliforniaWildfires alerts and updates thread begins here. We start with an important #CaldorFire alert...

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22 Sep

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

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2 Sep

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.

#caldorfire

NE: Moving west through Meyers all lines continue to hold with crews on top of spot fires. Little growth. Up on Echo Summit fire continues to move through unburned areas with crews protecting structures. NW of here we get into the Echo Lakes areas...

#CaldorFire

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