2024 Wildfire season. :(

[blakes]

Well yea, its the FS Been a long time since I heard something positive said about them

A prime example is FS road 295 across from my property. They closed it 4 years ago due to the wildfire that came through here. This trail is the ONLY other way off this mountain aside from the main entrance.

Yet it's still closed.

 

[smurfblue40]

Cal Fire waiting on permission to use retardant and dozers in the wilderness areas.

 

[PAE]

Park Fire plume near Chico California holding at 45000 acres.
Only reporting what I read



Looking from south west of the fire.

BTW/ BCSO has the arsonist in custody that started this 45500 acre fire.

 

[surpip]

is that any different than military bombers of old, with a bombardier?

10’s of thousands of feet in the air different.
🤷‍♂️not a pilot.
Old bomber stick.:

 

[WLDWUN]

First Cal Fire aircraft over Park fire now (flight radar)

here is where they are focusing currently

 

[1981K20]

 

[WLDWUN]

Park Fire plume near Chico California holding at 45000 acres.

not a chance it is "holding" at 45K
I map it at over 65K this morning
I think it will be over 100K by tomorrow

 

[WLDWUN]

heartbreaking to see that.

also looks like the ground is now wet from rain?

 

[Wades_76_cj7]

that's terrible.

looks like it's been raining in that video? is the fire out now or at least contained?

 

[1981K20]

that's terrible.

looks like it's been raining in that video? is the fire out now or at least contained?

Rain is barely slowing it down, supposed to rain harder tonight tho so that'll help.

 

[blakes]

Rain is barely slowing it down, supposed to rain harder tonight tho so that'll help.

2 feet of snow didn't stop the Cameron Peak fire in Colorado a few years ago.

 

[What?]

Park fire view from Mill fire

 

[Yota Up]

Cal Fire waiting on permission to use retardant and dozers in the wilderness areas.

You gotta be kidding me.
Leave it to officials to bog down critical emergency response during a fire, where time is of the essence.

Why do they need permission? From whom?

 

[WLDWUN]

Why do they need permission? From whom?

it is federal.

should they be allowed at will?
no

if justified, should they be allowed
yes

 

[WLDWUN]

DC-10s are on scene now as well
912 came out of Medford
911 came out of San Bernadino

 

[Alpine4x4]

Its heating up here in WA now. Swawilla fire went from 12k last night to 30k this morning. They have a VLAT and LAT on it now with two choppers. Multiple structures threatened.

Rimrock is also on fire pulling the scoopers from my town out to fight it. Nice to see them finally leave the tarmac, I drive by them every day. It went from 2k to 8k overnight in steep terrain.

Hate to see the fires, but damn do I love seeing those DC-10's do their thing. The balls on those pilots are unmatched.

 

[Alpine4x4]

Park Fire plume near Chico California holding at 45000 acres.
Only reporting what I read



Looking from south west of the fire.

BTW/ BCSO has the arsonist in custody that started this 45500 acre fire.

not a chance it is "holding" at 45K
I map it at over 65K this morning
I think it will be over 100K by tomorrow

CAL FIRE just updated to 71,489ac

 

[WLDWUN]

Hate to see the fires, but damn do I love seeing those DC-10's do their thing. The balls on those pilots are unmatched.

yup
910 had an "incident" with some pesky little trees in 07.
only took it out of service for a month



Tanker 910 experienced its first serious aviation incident on June 25, 2007. While on its third run over the White Fire in the Kern County mountains near Tehachapi, California, the aircraft was in a left bank while turning from base to final approach. It encountered sinking air, the left wing dropped, and the aircraft descended 100–200 feet (30–61 m) lower than expected.[14][40] The left wing struck several trees before pilots were able to power out of the descent

 

[WLDWUN]

busy in the skies over the fire

 

[Alpine4x4]

yup
910 had an "incident" with some pesky little trees in 07.
only took it out of service for a month



Tanker 910 experienced its first serious aviation incident on June 25, 2007. While on its third run over the White Fire in the Kern County mountains near Tehachapi, California, the aircraft was in a left bank while turning from base to final approach. It encountered sinking air, the left wing dropped, and the aircraft descended 100–200 feet (30–61 m) lower than expected.[14][40] The left wing struck several trees before pilots were able to power out of the descent

This one always gives me chills, just hearing those engines do their thing and the absolute lack of altitude. Tanker 910 has its own FB page too...

 

[blakes]

They are saying the Park fire was started by a guy pushing a car on fire into a gulley...

 

[JD Mark]

Dang...beautiful town. Or it was.

 

[JD Mark]

it is federal.

should they be allowed at will?
no

if justified, should they be allowed
yes

If there's a fire, there shouldn't be a question.

 

[Alpine4x4]

yup
910 had an "incident" with some pesky little trees in 07.
only took it out of service for a month



Tanker 910 experienced its first serious aviation incident on June 25, 2007. While on its third run over the White Fire in the Kern County mountains near Tehachapi, California, the aircraft was in a left bank while turning from base to final approach. It encountered sinking air, the left wing dropped, and the aircraft descended 100–200 feet (30–61 m) lower than expected.[14][40] The left wing struck several trees before pilots were able to power out of the descent

Speak of the devil, Big Juicy (910) just did a drop in Idaho en route from Helena to Moses Lake, hopefully coming to backup the other tankers on our fires here.

 

[Yota Up]

This one always gives me chills, just hearing those engines do their thing and the absolute lack of altitude. Tanker 910 has its own FB page too...

We saw exactly that, in person, just about a week ago when a fire broke out near Lodi during our trip home from vacation.
It was so low and so close, truly impressive flying.

 

[WLDWUN]

also a new fire north end of Clearlake

 

[PAE]

Inskip ordered to be evacuated, correction, evacuation warning.

 

[WLDWUN]

Inskip ordered to be evacuated

I show it is currently an evacuation warning, not mandatory as of yet.

white cap on a smoke column is never a good sign

 

[PAE]

Ronnie Dean Stout according to a facebook post was the arsonist responsible for starting the Park Fire.

Chico man arrested for starting Park Fire, DA says

A 42-year-old Chico man was arrested early Thursday morning by CAL FIRE arson investigators, assisted by District Attorney investigators, on suspicion of starting the Park Fire.

www.actionnewsnow.com

 

[smurfblue40]

Hate to see the fires, but damn do I love seeing those DC-10's do their thing. The balls on those pilots are unmatched.

Indeed !!

Did the 747 tanker get retired?

That big beast came over us a few times going between McClellan and a fire in the mountains.