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otisdog

Social climber

Sierra Madre, Ca.

Jul 20, 2018 - 05:30pm PT

Any of this evenings Tom's Place / Bridgeport lightning strikes igniting?

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Jul 23, 2018 - 06:32pm PT

hey there say ... i've seen a few update...

but-- is there any for the 23, as of today, this afternoon?

thanks guys...

Radish

Trad climber

SeKi, California

Jul 23, 2018 - 09:58pm PT

Heli Rappelers! Some of Yosemite's finest helping us with our Horse Creek Fire, Sequoia National Park....They were here just over night.

Clint Cummins

Trad climber

SF Bay area, CA

Jul 23, 2018 - 10:10pm PT

Ferguson Fire status as of 7/23, 6am:

The fire is 36,102 acres with 16% containment. 3,311 personnel are currently engaged on the fire which includes 194 engines, 45 water tenders, 16 helicopters, 91 crews, and 52 dozers. There has been 1 fatality and 6 injuries to date.

The uncontrolled fire perimeter is the thick red line; there is a black line on the south edge of the fire where a dirt road was made to protect structures at Jerseydale.

Fire burning uphill on the North side of 140 / Merced, NW of Cedar Lodge. The fire advanced a lot there on 7/21.

Fire close to the gov't housing in El Portal, but is on the South side of the river.

Fire advancing on the SE and slowly E towards Yosemite West. There is a dirt road/line on top of Henness Ridge just S of Yosemite West. Should be possible to stop it there, but could be scary if it burns fast uphill to the ridgetop.

Foresta, Yosemite West, Jerseydale under evacuation order.
https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5927/

johntp

Trad climber

Little Rock and Loving It

Jul 24, 2018 - 07:03pm PT

Horse Creek Fire:

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/5984/

http://www.recorderonline.com/news/horse-creek-fire-acres-and-growing/article_465cb93c-8e3a-11e8-95f7-2f291e1c2f66.html

neebee

Social climber

calif/texas

Jul 24, 2018 - 07:18pm PT

hey there, say, thanks guys... :)

i'm gumby dammit

Sport climber

da ow

Jul 25, 2018 - 08:13am PT

regarding the horse fire, why are they fighting a lightning caused fire? I thought natural fires were supposed to burn in the parks.

Crump

Social climber

Canyon Lake, Texas

Jul 25, 2018 - 03:21pm PT

I wonder if you were high on the captain and the fires reached the valley, could you survive? Would it be like you are tied to the wall of an oven until all your gear melts? If you survived what it would be like to come down and walk in a completely empty Valley.

Back in May ‘83, the NPS was going to close the Valley due to flooding so we imediately went vertical to be above any evacuation. It never happened, but we had a fantasy of having to whole Valley to ourselves.
Apocalyptic.

God Speed to all and prayers for the safety of all and a end to the fire.

aspendougy

Trad climber

Los Angeles, CA

Jul 25, 2018 - 03:33pm PT

Just heard from a cousin who works at Hodgon Meadows. The Ferguson Fire has reached the Rim Fire burn areas, so he feels there is little danger it will continue to spread N or NE to the extent that it will force closure of Hwy 120. He says it might threaten a bit the Merced Grove. But very unpleasant, hot and lots of smoke everywhere. How bad is the smoke at Tuolumne, anybody up there?

10b4me

Social climber

Lida Junction

Jul 25, 2018 - 03:43pm PT

Fire approaching the Idyllwild area. The Cranston fire started about noon. They say it is about 800 acres, but seems to be growing rapidly. It started down near Hemet. Supposedly is arson.

10b4me

Social climber

Lida Junction

Jul 25, 2018 - 04:59pm PT

Idyllwild, Pine Cove, and Fern Valley have been evacuated.

Ksolem

Trad climber

Monrovia, California

Jul 25, 2018 - 06:17pm PT

Supposedly is arson

Yes. I just heard on the news the have the guy. I suppose I should say they have suspect.

Godspeed to the firefighters.

BooDawg

Social climber

Butterfly Town

Jul 25, 2018 - 10:34pm PT

There is a new Tuolumne Meadows Webcam which may answer the smoke question. Air quality there seems to be best in the morning and much better in the Meadows than in the rest of Yosemite.

Here's a pic of the fire from this afternoon around 6:00 p.m. from the Indian Peak/Silva Rd. intersection with Hwy 49. The pic is looking east, and the smoke is blowing up-slope, away from Hwy 49, but at night the winds will reverse and flow down-slope toward Hwy 49 and Lisa and my house...

Ahh! Country livin'!!

Edit:

(The website doesn't seem able to post the picture, and it's late so, I'm off to sleep, but one can find the pic on my FB page.)

john hansen

climber

Jul 25, 2018 - 10:55pm PT

Hey Boodog, I know you built your house out of the right materials and have been working hard to make defensible space.

I thought you were south of 49.

Hope they get it contained soon.

Aloha

i-b-goB

Social climber

Nutty

Jul 26, 2018 - 09:07am PT

http://abc7.com/cranston-fire-crews-continue-to-battle-4700-acre-blaze-in-idyllwild/3827025/

https://www.accuweather.com/en/weather-news/arson-arrest-made-as-cranston-fire-forces-evacuations-burns-nearly-5-000-acres-in-southern-california/70005606

kunlun_shan

Mountain climber

SF, CA

Jul 26, 2018 - 02:01pm PT

Here's an image from the webcam outside the store at Tuolumne Meadows. It looks a bit smoky:

https://www.nps.gov/customcf/webcam/dsp_webcam_image.cfm?id=81B46511-1DD8-B71B-0BF4530A57767712

zBrown

Ice climber

Jul 26, 2018 - 03:30pm PT

A California man has been taken into custody on suspicion of arson, as firefighters have contained just 5 percent of the blaze that started Wednesday in the Idyllwild area in Riverside County.

https://www.npr.org/2018/07/26/632730654/arson-arrest-made-in-fast-moving-southern-california-fire

Nibs

Trad climber

Humboldt, CA

Jul 26, 2018 - 09:11pm PT

T Hocking, stay safe. we are on the Humboldt coast watching live coverage of the Carr fire moving into west Redding right now. scary.

best to you and your family.