From what I can see on the map. Little to no fire history west of Colfax.
Unfortunately, this looks like one for the history books. So many people and homes in front of this.
Flashbacks to Robbers Fire pushing Foresthill
911 on the way from McClellan
Wrong river drainage for Foresthill. Lots of open ground between Colfax and GV. One of the biggest concerns has always the community of Alta Sierra. Its a ways out, but not far enough the way this summer’s going.
CF Twitter says 100 acres - for that area it is moving pretty good for sure.
Brand new MAFFS-5 just arrived from COS a couple hours ago, now airborne as well
CalTrans Camera at I-80/Colfax. It’s live video, so I have to figure out how to screen capture it, but here’s the link:
Spot fires reported all the way to Colfax High School now. This thing is moving.
Knowing the heights of the trees in there (>75 ft.), those have to be 200 foot tall flames, easy
AA stated 40 to 60 feet, guessing above the canopy