Nor Cal Fires

[Sierra Cement]

Here's how the fires are looking from SLT today. I've heard it's nasty down in the valley.

Fortunate for us the winds are still (barely) blowing from the east - usually this basin fills up like a bathtub with any west slope smoke.

Calavares Fire - Off of Hwy 88:

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic28258.jpg


El Dorado County Fire - Closed Hwy 50:

http://www.biglines.com/photos/blpic28257.jpg

I've been checking them out all day - wishing they were storm clouds rolling over that crest.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

wow, you guys have blue sky up there.

the past two days have been eery. It's orange. And there's a thin film of ash on my car.

[Ubersheist]

I'm about a 1/2 hr to 45 min. drive north of the Hwy 50 fire. The sun has barely shown through the smoke all day, and there's no hint of blue sky. There's little bits of ash everywhere. The smoke's thick enough to give me a headache. Sucks in every possible way.

[skier666]

The traffic report said Hwy 50 is closed from Kyburz to Meyers

[Arty50]

Yup, that El Dorado fire looks nasty from over the hill.

http://www.thekcrachannel.com/news/3820278/detail.html

'Fred's Fire' At 3,000 Acres; Hwy 50 Still Closed

KYBURZ, Calif. -- A 20-mile stretch of Highway 50 in the Sierra remained closed Thursday due to a wildfire burning in El Dorado County.

The fire -- known as "Fred's Fire" -- has burned about 3,000 acres and was about 10 percent contained as of noon Thursday. Officials said the fire was burning in a northwesterly direction toward Ice House Reservoir.

Residents of the towns of Kyburz and Silver Fork were asked to evacuate, according to the California Department of Forestry.

A pump house has been lost to the fire, but about 100 homes -- many of which are vacation cabins -- were spared, according to CDF spokeswoman Teri Mizuhara.

The fire broke out Wednesday evening. CDF and US Forest Service officials are investigating the cause.

Highway 50 was shut down between Sly Park and Meyers. Officials said there is no estimate for reopening the highway.

As an alternate route, the California Highway Patrol suggests taking Mormon Immigrant Trail off Highway 50 over to Highway 88 and then to Highway 89.

[Lane Meyer]

Yeah, it's pretty crazy looking from up here in Truckee, too. Hope they go out soon and no one gets hurt or loses property.

[Telenater]

Yeah, the sky has been red all day. It's like a day long sunset.

[divegirl]

Yeah, there are 3 fires going on: One in Martinez (oil refinery), onE near Napa/Lake Berryessa, and the one you guys are talking about. SUX!!!

[Lone Star]

on the bright side, the ski season just got a little more affordable for a few hundred firefighters.

[frerad]

I want to know why it's being called "Fred's Fire".

[Greydon Clark]

Also, according to Martin Lipshits, you can ski up Icehouse Road.
This fire season was predicted to be hella bad for California, we're getting off pretty easy.

[FreakofSnow]

I want to know why it's being called "Fred's Fire".

Fires are typically named after a physical/topographical name near the origin of the fire OR named after the event/smuck that either saw it first or started it.

[Arty50]

hella

I've now lost the little respect I had for you.

[PeachesN'Cream]

this is a little off topic, but i had someone up here in the PNW try to claim "hella" as a PNW thing. i was happy to put them in their place.

shitty bout those fires. hope they get em under control soon.

and great that refinary fire is sure to allow gas prices to hit two fitty.

hella love nor-cal!

[DescenderRob]

"Fred's Fire" is named after Fred's Place. Fred's Place
is a bend in the road where there was a bar in the olden days. It is long gone. This location is half way between Eagle Rock Resort, now also long gone and the Wrights Lake road.

[davey]

I've now lost the little respect I had for you.

worst "cool" word to say, EVER

[slim]

hella

I've now lost the little respect I had for you.

No, no, no... it was an ironic hella. Like having a mullet or listening to Poison. It's cool if you know it's not cool but you still act like it is cool even though it clearly isn't. Greydon's all over that hipster shit, he lives in the Mission.

[Arty50]

This is getting nasty. Now both 50 and 88 are closed due to Fred's Fire and the Power Fire, respectively.

[Blurred]

Sure that's not Mount St. Helens?

[davey]

This is getting nasty. Now both 50 and 88 are closed due to Fred's Fire and the Power Fire, respectively.

I'm guessing the whole basin is gonna be smokey tomorrow. Get to talk to sports ltd. at all this week?

[hardrider]

I'm guessing the whole basin is gonna be smokey tomorrow. Get to talk to sports ltd. at all this week?

SLT is smoky as a bastad right now. I was looking out the window at work thinking it ws a little wierd to be seeing fog then I went outside and gave it a sniff. I was talking to a guy this evening who lives in strawberry, he said everything there might be lost.

[Arty50]

Get to talk to sports ltd. at all this week?

Stop...making...me...think...about...them... Word from a third is that they haven't gotten their Volkls yet, so I didn't check.

Fuck, Strawberry is awfully close to home. Let's hope this thing gets under control.

[Sierra Cement]

Fred's Fire last night - 10% contained
Fred's Fire this morning - 0% contained

Hwy Fitty may be down for awhile....

Fortunate for us the winds are still (barely) blowing from the east - usually this basin fills up like a bathtub with any west slope smoke.

Spoke to soon on that one. Meyers was filled up like a thick bowl of smoke soup last night.

[Tyrone Shoelaces]

It's like walking around in a an effing ashtray down here today!

[13]

I want to know why it's being called "Fred's Fire".

Simple answer: They're usually named after a person, place, or thing.