good news, and not so great news tonight. I hear that, by the time its all over, this fire will have set a few records... Also, I realize this has been a lot of posts, long posts, etc... but its been easiest way to keep everyone updated as news of this fire is not just national but international and has raised many questions of all who know how close it is to home here... I think its winding down though. ;-D Good News!!= It looks like fire-fighting efforts & lines held through the Red Flag warnings of high wind & dry air past couple days, and it rained quite a lot more than predicted today, so thats *mostly* good (read: good fire-wise, but also headache & even risk-causing for the hard-working firefighters). Also, good-- many evacs measures were decreased today and lots of people finally got to go home! Also good-- our town and the others nearby that were much more threatened/close to fire seem to be in the clear now!! :) Also good-- while more & more crews have been arriving from EVERYWHERE and have set the record for most personnel on a wildfire ever (over 8000), likely b/c of the threat of populated areas threatened on pretty much every edge of this 95,000+ acre fire, they are now starting process of demobilization over the coming weeks! Good news for crews, their families, and the budget funding this HUGELY expensive effort. Not so great news that still needs positive thoughts/prayer/energy/whatever positive things you send-- Flash flood warning issued for fire area today!!! While rain is good for quelling the flames, its a mixed blessing at best b/c it also creates a lot of risk, runoff, and a huge mess at incident command posts sprung up in what are now muddy/puddled fields, but more importantly... Mud/land slides! As some of us have recalled & discussed, after big fire the math is pretty simple... big fire (vegetation loss) + steep slope + rains = mudslide/landslide. They are especially concerned about South Fork & Middle Fork American River Drainages and Rubicon. Please Keep sending the good for the valiant firefighters, support crews, and volunteers who have all worked so hard to minimize damage of a huge fire that was a mere 12 miles away from decimating towns on more than one side of its vast tough-to-control area! Theyve done a great job-- they deserve to go home soon and SAFE!!!
Posted on: Fri, 26 Sep 2014 04:14:49 +0000
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