2020 Wildfire Season

[bodywhomper]

First wildfire in my area this season in proximity to homes. This fire is pretty close to where the Lobos Fire burned a few years ago, which was part of a federal wildfire disaster declaration. Fortunately, at this time, it looks like containment is expected soon and threat to structures will be mitigated.

https://yubanet.com/regional-fires/wildwood-2/

[hutash]

As many know, we lost our house, and everything else, in the Thomas fire of 12/17. About two weeks ago I am at the house checking on the subs who are rebuilding our house when a column of smokes starts to rise up near by. ,Fortunately winds are not bad (unlike the night of the big fire) and so we just watch. I told the tile setters, painters and carpenters working on the house that they will become fireman if the need arises...this house will not be burned a second time. The county hit it hard and fast, and we watched chopper and bombers fly low over the house hit it before it got out of hand. Winds shifted and all was well, so all's well that ends well.

Lived her nearly thirty years, and never had fire worries until recently. This climate change shit is real, and we are living it.

[Rideski]

Firefighter assistance requested to
Nnnnnorthern Siberia

[KQ]

The #NumbersFire near South Lake Tahoe, California has burned an astonishing 20,500 acres after only starting less than 48 hours ago. There are some evacuation orders in place as firefighters from federal, state, and local agencies work to control the 0% contained blaze.

Find more information using our Wildfire Map, built with True North Gear: https://www.fireweatheravalanche.org...a/numbers-fire

[el hefe]

Nothing around BC this year so far. It has been so wet and cold I think we may be alright this summer. Bit less bikinis but I'll take it over smoky skies.

[frorider]

as of July 6th there have been a total of 26,054 wildfires, burning 1,495,229 acres in the United States this year. Of those, 24,711 are human-caused fires!


#FireYear2020 #WildfirePrevention

*The data generated is gathered from the interagency Fire and Aviation Management Web Applications (FAMWEB) system, which includes the Situation Report and Incident Status Summary (ICS-209) programs.

USA! USA!

[AK47bp]

Something big looks to be brewing East of Chelan.


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[Rideski]

40 acre fire just west of Evergreen, CO

[ill-advised strategy]

we watched chopper and bombers fly

This is a chopper:


This is a bomber:




Sounds like you saw a helicopter and an airtanker

[hutash]

Yes, you are correct...I hang my head in shame.

[klauss]

This bitch came rolling over the hill on us in clear lake CA last week. We started hosing everything down and were ready to bounce but fortunately Cal fire got it under control and put it out

[bodywhomper]

Photo from a few weeks ago at the airport. Patiently waiting for a call:

[hawkgt]

40 acre fire just west of Evergreen, CO

S-64 Skycrane in water drop mode just took from Rocky Mountain heading that way, cool today so hope they stamp it out. 1000 homes evacuated, upper 90's sat/sun coming this way.

[Kevo]

S-64 Skycrane in water drop mode just took from Rocky Mountain heading that way, cool today so hope they stamp it out. 1000 homes evacuated, upper 90's sat/sun coming this way.

They've also got Pike and Tatanka IHC assigned to the fire. Tatanka (from South Dakota) must have been prepositioned in CO because they got to the fire before Pike (from Monument, CO).

There are a ton of resources (crews, engines, helicopters) that have been moved to CO and WY from ID, MT, CA, OR, etc in anticipation of major fires given the drought and high temps in CO/WY.

Not counting engines and helicopters, there are currently 9 crews from out of state that are staging in the San Juan National Forest.

[hawkgt]

^^^ good to hear, a rats fart can set something off right now.