CA-LNU-Hennessey

State ID: CA
3 letter designator: LNU
Fire name: Hennessey
Location: Hennessey Ridge above Lower Chiles Valley
Reported acres: 300
Rate of spread: Rapid
Report on Conditions: Moving south along Hennessey Ridge
Structure threat: Mandatory Evacuations are in place for Sage Canyon, Lower Chiles Valley Rd.
Resources: CalFire; Napa County Fire
Hazards:
Weather: Multiple TS cells working through the area
Radio channels: LNU East, CDF Tac 4
Scanner link: https://www.broadcastify.com/webPlayer/865
Webcam link:
Mt Sonoma http://www.alertwildfire.org/northbay/index.html?camera=Axis-SonomaMt&v=81e004f
Atlas Peak West http://www.alertwildfire.org/northbay/index.html?camera=Axis-AtlasPeakWest&v=81e004f (Atlas Peak is pretty smoked out at the moment)
Lake Berryessa http://www.alertwildfire.org/northbay/index.html?camera=Axis-Berryessa&v=81e004f
Mt. St. Helena South http://www.alertwildfire.org/northbay/index.html?camera=Axis-StHelenaSouth&v=81e004f
Agency Website:

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Mandatory evacuation orders have been issued due to the Hennessey Fire, for the following areas:

  • Hwy 128 from Lower Chiles to Monticello
  • Hwy 128 from Chiles Pope Valley Road to Lower Chiles Road
  • Chiles Pope Valley Road from 128 to Lower Chiles Road
  • All of Hennessey Ridge Road

Evacuation warnings are for the following areas:

  • Hwy 128 at Silverado Trail to Chiles Pope Valley Road, including the Pritchard Hills Area
  • Hwy 128 at Lower Chiles Road to Turtle Rock

Road closures in area include:

  • Chiles-Pope Valley Road
  • Sage Canyon Road
  • Highway 128
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2 posts were merged into an existing topic: CA-LNU-Lightning Aug 2020

San Francisco ABC7 News has their copter over the Hennessey at the moment.

Live feed here: ABC7News Live Copter 7

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Updated from CAL FIRE - now 2,400 acres

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Captured this (as best as I could get given it’s rugged location and closures) about an hour ago of Hwy 29.
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Unfortunately, you aren’t going to see too much from the 29 side as the original strike was 2/3 of the way up Hennessey Ridge and has backed down on the West side, (Napa Valley proper) and moved significantly East towards Lower Chiles Valley Rd & Reserve Rd. Most of the West side is isolated pockets as your photo suggests.

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Yeah, I just happen to live nearby, and drove up Silverado Trail, captured some settled smoke at the vineyards (with the DSLR), and was shocked to see a small plume when I was heading home on Hwy 29 and took this one on my iPhone. I audibly said “there you are!” out loud (and I was alone :rofl:) when I saw it.

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Just published.
2,400 acres
0% contained
Same mandatory evacs, road closures and warnings in place.

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So, to get ahead of those who will want to know, the ICP is the Napa County Fair Grounds in Calistoga, also known as the Calistoga Fairgrounds.

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A lot of work for the Mods this week:) Thanks.

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Today’s Ops Map:

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Where is ICP located?

You’re kidding right???

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VIIRs heat detections of LNU fires from 0200 this morning.
Screen Shot 2020-08-18 at 7.22.54 AM

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Where did you find the map?
I’ve been watching the place I expected them to show up, but nothing yet.

https://ftp.nifc.gov/public/incident_specific_data/calif_n/!CALFIRE/!2020_Incidents/CA-LNU-013407_LNU_Lightning_Complex/GIS/Products/20200818/

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To pyrogeography also,
Where did you find the map?
I’ve been watching the place I expected them to show up, but nothing yet.

Thanks

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Thank You Dozer_Keith

The dates on the parent folders were throwing me off. By saying “Last Modified,” 2020/02/25, it makes it look like its an old folder, with nothing new in it. I guess you have to know to go deeper into it.

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