2024 Wildfire season. :(

[WLDWUN]

two fires last night in the mosquito area within a mile apart.
not a good feeling

 

[What?]

Demob, if multiple crew start same day. They'll end roll same day. Unless there's extension (21 instead of 14 days). It's mandatory day off regardless then back at it.

Methods of fighting fire/strategy is different depending who runs the show but one of shot crew got to burn yesterday

 

[Kyle]

Flew back to dfw from San Jose yesterday. We flew over more fires than I can remember. One in or near Yellowstone and 4 or 5 smoke spots in Nevada/western UT.

Don’t forget the USFS has caused alot of this from 50+ years of poor Forest management.

 

[Java230]

From a friend of mine on the OR fires

 

[Xicor]

Directly south of it in Camino but smoke is clearly pushing east.

 

[Wades_76_cj7]

what is burning? looks like there is nothing but dirt and maybe grass . a few trees at the top of the pic

 

[WLDWUN]

what is burning? looks like there is nothing but dirt and maybe grass . a few trees at the top of the pic

top pic is typical high desert landscape.
mostly sagebrush. burns hot and fast

 

[Wades_76_cj7]

ah yea i have seen that shit in Utah when we were in Moab. I bet that shit does burn hot and fast.

 

[300sniper]

top pic is typical high desert landscape.
mostly sagebrush. burns hot and fast

And smells like panther piss!

 

[Crash]

And smells like panther piss!

Definitely has a smell to it.

 

[WLDWUN]

they are not messing around on it this time
both 912 and 911 on it as well as others

 

[smurfblue40]

Our niece is in the west half of Garden Valley, the east half is under evacuation warniing.

 

[Lil'John]

I'm getting small pieces of ash north of it.

Good to see all hands on this... but damn it exploded to almost 200 acres It looks like it did a pretty good jump to the east(Slate Mountain)

I'm not worried about the fire except if they force a mandatory evac for my area or up Wentworth. I've got to go into Placerville as well as Garden Valley(maybe) so a bit of a challenge with pet patrol here I've got a secondary squat location so from that stand point, mostly good.

edit It looks like they are closing access to Swansborro. And Garden Valley is only east of 193... so not much of GV was hit.

 

[trampas]

And smells like panther piss!

Good description it's an oily odor for sure.

 

[300sniper]

Just stole this pic from the CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit FB page.

It looks like it’s burning in a near clear cut area. I’m surprised on the amount of smoke it’s putting off.

 

[300sniper]

My current view.

 

[Weasel]

Don’t forget the USFS has caused alot of this from 50+ years of poor Forest management.

Not fully. They could be more aggressive for sure but Around here and other local area timber sales have been held up in court for years. Hard to manage when your timber sales plans gets stuck in court for 10 years.

 

[Lil'John]

Lots of helos 'raiding' Finnon lake nearby:

Oddly enough, I was at the north western edge of the mandatory fire evac yesterday afternoon(Eels Ranch)

 

[smurfblue40]

And now we have the Silver fire north of Hwy50

 

[smurfblue40]

If the wind changes direction my air quality is going to suck

 

[Santa]

Seems like they moved down the hill this year. Gotta be a firebug

 

[smurfblue40]

Seems like they moved down the hill this year. Gotta be a firebug

The frequency and locations are making me real suspicious 😡

 

[Lil'John]

Seems like they moved down the hill this year. Gotta be a firebug

It feels that way. I saw a FB post claiming Crozier was arson and they had someone in custody already Could be BS claim though since it wasn't an LE making claim.

 

[smurfblue40]

The Silver fire started north of a residential area (Cameron Park) so it could have been another fool mowing.

 

[300sniper]

I was out back talking on the phone about 45 minutes ago and it was really knocked down, just sort of a haze coming from it. Then at about 3:45 it looked like it blew up and a column formed again.

 

[WLDWUN]

I was out back talking on the phone about 45 minutes ago and it was really knocked down, just sort of a haze coming from it. Then at about 3:45 it looked like it blew up and a column formed again.

agreed
was looking good, then it wasn't

2 small tankers just flew over out of Columbia for it

just saw an update:
There is an increase in fire activity per radio traffic & 6 air tankers have been requested including 4 S-2 tankers & 2 large air tankers.

 

[WLDWUN]

growing quick now

 

[Pook]

Just stole this pic from the CAL FIRE Amador-El Dorado Unit FB page.

It looks like it’s burning in a near clear cut area. I’m surprised on the amount of smoke it’s putting off.

Why wouldn't they be pushing in fire breaks with dozers?

I see the fire retardent lines but still, that looks like and easy one to deal with on the ground.

 

[Steve300xcw]

i imagine the planes got there before the dozers?

 

[Pook]

i imagine the planes got there before the dozers?

Lots of big $ contracts fighting fires up here... I am sure its the same down there.