Flames visible on Hamilton Mountain Cam 1.
Can anyone tell me what the smoke column is that is showing north of Lake Almanor on the Butte Lake Webcam? Are they still firing out Hwy 36?
That Smoke is in the GENERAL area of Swain Mtn. Though a firing operation was completed along Hwy 36 from A13 to A21, there are still interior pockets no doubt. Modis still shows everything North of 36 until you get clear out toward Fredoyner/Goodrich Meadows.
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Thanks, I know they were talking about buttoning up the threat around the Lake. So, that may have been accomplished.
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The N/E winds have arrived. This will “test” the lines. We aren’t out of the woods yet, but things are looking better. Lots of difficult decisions made in the last month, both by the IMT and all the timber companies whose holdings have been significantly impacted.
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Big Air Ops around Buntingville and Milford. Any progress??? TNKR914, TNKR01 and a AA King Air.
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Fire appears to have slopped over the ridge at Beardsley Grade. It broke through the dozer lines on the ridge and is backing into Forman Ravine.
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Hamilton mountain went offline a few hours ago. One of the shake and bake tents came apart and a small fire was creeping towards the little building.
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Seems wrong to ‘like’ this post…
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Indian Ridge cam continues to show activity
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Beardsley grade to the middle left. Mt Jura is the foreground on the right side, with the fire that jumped Beardsley yesterday burning behind it.
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Just drove back from Standish to Chester by way of Portola, which basically took me around the entire southern perimeter, if this fire could be said to have one. That took me down 395 past the still-burning Janesville arm, while tankers were dropping on it (mostly just the Bae-146s out of Reno); then up through Portola past the Beckwourth Complex, then through a very smoky Quincy, then up 89/70. Which is just completely gone. It was dark by the time I got there, but 50 miles of one of the most scenic drives in the country is now gone - there were barely a handful of green trees left. Greenville and Canyon Dam were wiped out.
I’m glad it was getting dark (partly because of the smoke) by the time I made it past Quincy. Saw plenty of flame even right alongside the road, and up in the North Arm passing through Indian Valley. Bunches of burnt-out vehicles.
It was really, really disorienting driving up from Greenville on in the almost dark, because none of the skylines/features that were normally landmarks in the dark made sense anymore. I don’t look forward to seeing what daylight brings.
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Relatively clear air in eastern Quincy this AM. 49 at my place off Chandler. Calm. No ash falling. Most of the smoke to the west at the moment…
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After reading the comments regarding holding 395 I feel the need to clarify. I too was on the Eagle Fire and was assigned on the north side of where the fire whirl occured that resulted in the burnover. An important detail that is often overlooked is that the strike team of engines involved was just arriving to the fire. They were not at the morning briefing, had not been assigned, were not familiar with the ground and proximity to Honey Lake which held water in 1989. They saw spot fires and reacted as aggressive firefighters would. They were not familiar with local weather factors specific to the escarpment.
Fast forward to the Dixie spot fire that eventually crossed 395 a few times over 2 days. It was much less dramatic this time. Not only was I there again but, I directed resources to take action on the fire east of 395. There are homes, ranches, infrastructure, outbuildings, summer graze, and is all private property. Every effort has to be made to protect it. And it was protected without injury in an aggressive manner with a priority on safety.
It’s easy to second guess actions that occured 32 years ago and assume the same results will occur as if there were no lessons learned.
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The new 25-50 acre spot and the wind direction today is worrisome to me for Quincy folks. Aug. 19: Dixie Fire still threatens multiple communities - Plumas News
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Yeah. Saw that. Rotor wing from Quincy appear to be working that now. Hopefully the contingency line keeps moving along…
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