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Originally Posted by telemike
It was hot when the wind changed.
I lied. Earlier I saw some Twitter stuff about the Valley Fire, but we were heading out the door to a wedding so didn't follow up on it. Then while driving from Healdsburg to Calistoga I thought I was looking at a big smoke plume off to the left (north), but figured I was just seeing things because the clouds were weird. Nope, 25,000 acres this afternoon. Middletown/Cobb area is on fire, apparently a number of structures gone this afternoon.
As of early this AM.
"The Valley Incident has grown to 40,000 acres, 0% containment. The fire is burning in a south east direction from the Community of Cobb towards the communities of Middletown and Hidden Valley Lake. The fire is also burning north east from the Community of Cobb near the Community of Loch Lomond to Seiglar Canyon Road.
There have been an unconfirmed number of structures destroyed. There are over 5000 residence without power. During initial attack four members of Copter 104's crew suffered burn injuries and were transported to an area burn center. Additional resources are on order and responding to this incident."
Tahoe lake basin is socked in with smoke.
Follow Gadi Schwartz @GadiNBCLA on twitter, he is constantly posting videos for the Valley fire there and on periscope. Intense shit.
Yeah, was following him last night. Crazy shit.
It appears that much of the town of Middletown burned to the ground last night. Nightmare scenario. We'll be lucky if nobody died.
Friend of mine lost her house last night in the Valley fire.
Fuck man. Jibmaster, who has posted endless stoke from Shasta and the Mendocino County peaks over the years here and elsewhere, lives in Angwin. Fire spreading in that direction last night.
The videos from last night are straight up hellish.Quote:
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Vibes to those affected.
CalFire just said over 1,000 structures gone in the Valley Fire.
Looks like Middletown got pretty fucked up. Amazing imagery coming out of there. My sympathies.
My little bro is battling that fire, he says its like no fire he has seen before and he has been fighting fire for his whole life. Super sad seeing all those homes gone and the town. Hits close to my bro and I as our moms home was lost to fire a while ago, she barely got out with just her animals.
Weird coincidence. Wedding I went to in Calistoga last night was my buddy whose family lost their house and everything in it in the Cedar Fire in 2003. Sucks.
Raining at my place. Probably fire influenced. I'm liking it. Temp is 20* lower than a couple days ago.
^^^ Apparently minimal growth on the Butte Fire today and a significant containment increase, along with some evacuees being allowed back in. Good news. Weather next couple of days looks promising, assuming doesn't get too windy.
They sent all fixed wing to Valley.
My buddy put in a dozer line behind his house.
Angwin evacuated around 5:30-6 this evening.
Slideshow in this LAT article has some crazy photos:
http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/l...913-story.html
Really good reporting from the Santa Rosa Press Democrat:
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/44...ecision?page=0
Another clip from last night:
I'm standing outside in the rain. It's almost baptismal.
This looks nice:Quote:
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Forgot to call today.
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I love you guys.
Maybe a bit more on Weds too. Snow at MMSA. Good stuff.
How to help fire victims in the Bay Area....
Items are being collected for the evacuees of the #Buttefire #valleyfire. Please bring your items for donation ASAP this week to Forward Motion Sports in Danville or to Faith Lutheran Church in Pleasant Hill during the following hours:
Forward Motion
Mon 9/14-Thur 9/17: 10am-7pm
432 Hartz Avenue
Danville, Ca 94523
Faith Lutheran Church
Tuesday 9/15: 11:30am-5pm
Wed 9/16: 8:30am-2pm
Thur 9/17: 8:30am-2pm
50 Woodsworth Ln.
Pleasant Hill, Ca 94523
Items Needed:
- Gas cards (easy to haul, BIG IMPACT)
- New socks/underwear for men, women & children
- Flashlights
- Batteries
- Sleeping Bags
- Tents
- Tarps
- Easy-ups
- Camping chairs
PETS:
- Leashes
- Collars
- Metal dog bowls
- Pet beds
- Blankets
- Towels
- Horse Bridles
- Horse Ropes
- Buckets
- Dog & Cat Food
- Animal Feed
VOLUNTEERS:
Help is needed at Faith Lutheran Church during donation hours to help sort/organize. We will also need drivers who can bring this stuff out to evacuation centers for both the Valley and Butte Fires beyond the trips already planned.