Expressing the obvious, but simply not good. Off to the races.
Column collapsed at about 15:50 after topping out.
http://www.alertwildfire.org/centralcoast/index.html?camera=Axis-WilliamsHill1&v=fd40729
No cameras I find can really see the base however,
Palo Escrito has the column drifting over this cam:
http://www.alertwildfire.org/southeastbay/index.html?camera=Axis-PaloEscrito2&v=fd40729
and Miller ranch has a drift too:
http://www.alertwildfire.org/southeastbay/index.html?camera=Axis-MillersRanch2&v=fd40729
Maybe if the cams swing around we may see better.
Wow! I’d like to know what happened on the ground. Had to have been pretty exciting (he said sarcastically).
Is there a way capture/share this video?
Two videos courtesy alertwildfire hosted on vimeo.
1530ish today, as linked above by @OldLEO : CA_LPF_Willow_6-18-2021 1530h .mp4 on Vimeo
Column laid down.
1200 today: CA-LPF-Willow 6-18-2021 1200h.mp4 on Vimeo
Column blew up.
I agree, Jo!
You guys should just put in permanent repeaters in there. Be safe!
LPF wildcad showing 2,000 acres
Team 11 has been ordered with an in brief Saturday 1600? King City.
last fire in that area was the basin complex in 2008
1600 acres
General update. AA states the fire is not doing too much right now. AA will continue building indirect line with the 3 S-2’s he has. He stated still around 2000 acres and he will continue with the plan. There is not much direct line in place. The Team should in brief around 1600 hrs today.
https://ftp.wildfire.gov/public/incident_specific_data/calif_s/!2021_Incidents/CA-LPF-001493_Willow/
AA must have placed an order for type 1 tankers, multiple aircraft in route from several bases.
T-104, 105, 163, and potentially one other one.
Plus the VLAT.
There is mobile retardant base on order to paint with helicopters soon.
I have heard 163 load and return out of Fresno since 1300.
No heat signature on the RMMB CIRA satellite this morning.