California is Burning (Again)

[bodywhomper]

I was scheduled to help on a 17ac Rx private property burn in my neighborhood next week that just got cancelled. It was being led by a hired burn boss. The burn boss's input yesterday was that 1,000-hour fuels in the area are already below historic minimums and the property owner will likely need to be mopping up and patrolling the property all summer and fall.

[old goat]

Can you explain for us homeowners who still use rakes. I think I understand from the googles but not sure.

[bodywhomper]

Can you explain for us homeowners who still use rakes. I think I understand from the googles but not sure.

I’m a novice at this, too. The observation by the burn boss (the person who prepared the burn plan for this property and will be leading the burn), dead logs on the ground between 3-8” diameter (1,000-hr fuel) that should still have a high moisture content from the wet season and not be ready to burn well during a typical May in the Sierra foothills are currently very dry. The burn boss is predicting that a prescribed burn at the property, which includes a lot of that sized fuel and larger and was mostly predicted to not ignite under his plan, would likely burn and smolder for months and require a lot of time to extinguish after the rx burn is over.

Typing on my phone. Did I get it right.

Also, Calfire may install their burn ban next week.

[old goat]

I’m a novice at this, too. The observation by the burn boss (the person who prepared the burn plan for this property and will be leading the burn), dead logs on the ground between 3-8” diameter (1,000-hr fuel) that should still have a high moisture content from the wet season and not be ready to burn well during a typical May in the Sierra foothills are currently very dry. The burn boss is predicting that a prescribed burn at the property, which includes a lot of that sized fuel and larger and was mostly predicted to not ignite under his plan, would likely burn and smolder for months and require a lot of time to extinguish after the rx burn is over.

Typing on my phone. Did I get it right.

Also, Calfire may install their burn ban next week.

Perfect explanation.
That probably means Truckee's outdoor wood and charcoal fire pits, BBQ's, etc will be banned as well.

[Meadow Skipper]

Tracking local 1000 hr fuel moisture is an excellent way to determine the severity of fire conditions.

That and wind.

[lepistoir]

CA snowpack reaches melt out at record-earliest date in season.

Along with record low fuels moisture, this shit is (maybe) gonna suck (somewhere) and we won't know until it's already upon us.

Be prepared. Make plans. Get ready for refugees and to send support.

https://weatherwest.com/archives/9452

https://twitter.com/weather_west/sta...387533313?s=21

[bodywhomper]

and the smoke....

[neufox47]

CA snowpack reaches melt out at record-earliest date in season.

Along with record low fuels moisture, this shit is (maybe) gonna suck (somewhere) and we won't know until it's already upon us.

Be prepared. Make plans. Get ready for refugees and to send support.

https://weatherwest.com/archives/9452

https://twitter.com/weather_west/sta...387533313?s=21

Water is still flowing well over the Clementine Dam but it doesn’t sound like it will continue for long.

[::: :::]

mrs ::: :::'s childhood home likely burned down today in Camarillo
WHILE she was there visiting her mom who recently went into the hospital.
she has her laptop, purse & her mom's suv
Luckily she is safe; her mom is safe
Thus far the hospital is safe too

the helicopter shots are nuts
all sorts of homes gone and the wind isn't abating yet


fukfukfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck


https://abc7.com/post/ventura-county...ning/15518152/

https://app.watchduty.org/

[Norseman]

mrs ::: :::'s childhood home likely burned down today in Camarillo
WHILE she was there visiting her mom who recently went into the hospital.
she has her laptop, purse & her mom's suv
Luckily she is safe; her mom is safe
Thus far the hospital is safe too

the helicopter shots are nuts
all sorts of homes gone and the wind isn't abating yet


fukfukfuckfuckfuckfuckfuckfuck


https://abc7.com/post/ventura-county...ning/15518152/

https://app.watchduty.org/

woah. sorry man

[bodywhomper]

Bummer. Sorry and hope your MIL is ok. Having your wife there already is likely really helpful.

[::: :::]

Friend in the local FD drove up to see & somehow the house is still there!
Fire’s not done tho (zero% contained last I looked) & the winds are at red flag until tomorrow afternoon.
Long night ahead for the brave regional emergency forces

[evdog]

Wild how big that fire got so quickly.

I had a trail work project scheduled yesterday. Got word from rangers as we were starting that the City/county just issued an order against employees using any power tools in open space parks. They decided not to let us use hand tools either. No complaint here, I'd hate to be that guy who unintentionally starts a fire.

We have a trail network on a piece of land owned by a large developer. They're planning to put 3,000 homes on it. Their project was approved by city council and then successfully sued due to inadequate wildfire evacuation capacity (only two 2-lane roads in/out). This area burned in 2002. It took less than 20 min for the fire to burn from Hwy 67 to I-15. That's 8-10 miles. No way they're evacuating 3,000 homes in that little time. Fires like the Mountain fire prove it.

[old goat]

A day or two before the mountain fire they apparently issued the strongest fire danger warning in the area's history, so I guess it's lucky that a couple of other small fires in the area haven't taken off.