Our evacuation “warning” was lifted. But fkna some sad shit going down: solinas, susanville, the whole lightning complex. Damn.
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Our evacuation “warning” was lifted. But fkna some sad shit going down: solinas, susanville, the whole lightning complex. Damn.
We get a solid 60+ minute briefing every 2 days and inci fills in the real time gaps. Or just look outside and talk to your neighbors works.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lone Star
I've been using this site this summer. I can't find my old mapping link. This is decent and it outlines the larger firelines. Downside is that it also shows potential fires (from lightning strikes?).
https://maps.nwcg.gov/sa/#/%3F/39.8212/-96.2709/4
^ This.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lone Star
Agree; seems like it's just getting lost/swamped in the total hot mess of 2020.
The team managing the Grizzly Creek Fire (Glenwood Canyon, CO) has a pretty good Facebook page where they post daily briefings, updated maps, photos, etc.Quote:
Originally Posted by Lone Star
They host community meetings with Facebook Live where they field questions and they respond within a few hours if you send them a FB message asking a question. The PIOF on that team is doing a good job in my assessment.
The Pine Gulch Fire (Grand Junction) has a similar page, too..
Smoke from the cali fires:
https://cdn.star.nesdis.noaa.gov/GOE...-2400x2400.jpg
I'd post an image of colorado, but those fires look like birthday candles comparatively.
Thankfully a few of the Incident Management Teams understand how terrible the framework is and take these extra steps. Unfortunately they are essentially going rogue--- most incidents don't feature this kind of good coverage and communication.Quote:
Originally Posted by Kevo
17 large wildfires burning in Oregon & Washington.
Finally got a relatively cool day so I opened up the house for fresh air but nooooooooooooooooo...... smokey, smoke, smoke.
Thanks, I feel much better now. From my house the CO fires seem big enough.Quote:
Originally Posted by zartagen
Note size of VLAT (that's Very Large Air Tanker to you non fire types)
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^Which fire is that?
Here's a gopro still of a tanker that flew by me on Sunday. If it flew by 10 minutes sooner and I would've been a whole hell of a lot closer to it [emoji51]
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South Boulder Peak and Bear Peak? Where did you launch from?Quote:
Originally Posted by zartagen
North boulder ridge above wonderland lakeQuote:
Originally Posted by Kevo
I’m not a fire person, but they’ve had some of that information linked on a twitter feed https://twitter.com/CALFIRECZU (is for the sc mountains fire - briefing on periscope, orders, map, etc). Scary.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
Grizzly Creek fire from the south. About 8 miles away.Quote:
Originally Posted by zartagen
jummo
That fire is shitty. Well, they all are, but my kid is in Santa Cruz (and mag Ott) so this one sucks worse for me. He'll be fine, but its getting super close to a big population.Quote:
Originally Posted by dunfree
Yo @Ottime I hope you and family stay safe with this one.
It would just be nice if there was one-stop shopping for super-current fire info. But the fed gov’t doesn’t have a cohesive strategy for that. IME, the feds are beyond hopeless at the interwebz.Quote:
Originally Posted by dunfree
Even if they wanted to there would be one it would be a low bid contract and it would still suck.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
‘Zactly.Quote:
Originally Posted by char_
According to the govt web site the fire is heading for Alabama.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
... and was started by the deep state.
less info and more CYA. The Public Information and Recreation folk in the USFS I've asked about this have said that they are explicitly not allowed to do anything with their statements and information except for pass it up the chain of command. No, you can't post on your Ranger District's twitter that the bridge over the creek on that dirt road 30 miles out is being replaced. No making your own webpage to broadcast all of the little tidbits the public could use every day. Just hope the SO or RO sees fit to announce it to their audience (in *their* home town 75 miles away) with enough time that the people that need the information can find it third-hand.Quote:
Originally Posted by Meadow Skipper
Fire---same? Shit.. even "dump all your briefing documents and perimeter/IR/Division maps into a google drive twice a day" would be a huge improvement.
I kinda wonder if we could solve the problem by hiring a bunch of teenagers to handle the entire PI gig.
I dunno, we are getting daily briefing maps and virtual meetings on the Green Ridge fire at Camp Sherman near my slice of Paradise.It's blown up to 3600 acres in some really rugged country.
Map here
Sorry Too big to import inline
The ridge is 5000' elevation on the east side, 3500' at the Metolius River to the west. Burning material is tumbling down the ridge causing all kinds of chaos. The scrub forest east of the ridge is pretty uneven and has a really thick understory.
Wind has shifted so we are now in the thick of it. Could taste the smoke on a 0700 mtb ride.
The rich second homeowners at Black Butte aren't happy...
Fire on Mount Sentinel in Missoula last evening. Check out the short video from this link, 2nd click right. This guy got an amazing video of a small firefighting plane dumping retardant as it dove into town.
https://www.instagram.com/p/CEInc5XH..._web_copy_link
If that link didn't work, do here and his 8/20 post, 2nd pic/vid
https://www.instagram.com/phil.higuera/