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klk
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cali
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Sep 18, 2014 - 09:39am PT
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yeah, it may be awhile before we have an elaborated daily progression map, but based on the line reports, it sounds like it actually blew up 40k
presumably spotting and then in-filling
chad hanson's credibility on sierra fire trends is really taking a beating.
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bergbryce
climber
East Bay, CA
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Sep 18, 2014 - 09:41am PT
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Sep 18, 2014 - 09:46am PT
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Big Mike and others.
Getting the satellite data into Google Earth is not so easy.
First of course you need Google Earth
And your web browser.
In your browser go to
http://activefiremaps.fs.fed.us/googleearth.php
below the US Map are your KML choices.
Select Fire Detections(MODIS): Current
This will download a small KML "widget" to your browser downloads folder.
"conus_latest_modis.kml
Just double click that widget (at least on a Mac) and Google Earth will launch and install a "Places" folder and download all the data.
You're still not finished. You now need to navigate Google Earth to the area you're interested in. e.g. Pollock Pines, CA
Presto. Hopefully.
If you save the Active File Mapping Program folder as a Google Earth Place, you won't have to go find it again next time. Like any Google Earth Places folder, you can turn it on or off.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Sep 18, 2014 - 09:56am PT
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Current MODIS
Lake Tahoe in upper right of image.
NOTE the legend in the top left corner. The time is Mountain Daylight Time
The MODIS data is actually a "spot". The graphics then draw a square around it.
This is not an accurate representation of the fire boundary. khanom and others have given links to that.
I like the Google Earth representation because I can see the topography, land use, buildings, roads, creeks, etc.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Sep 18, 2014 - 10:01am PT
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Boles Fire in Weed
Still 1100 fire personnel and 100 vehicles on the fire.
65% contained.
Angels' Valley and part of Weed still under mandatory evacuation.
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NutAgain!
Trad climber
South Pasadena, CA
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Sep 18, 2014 - 10:28am PT
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I just heard about this Pollock Pines fire, thought I'd check here on Weegie and the other local denizens, and I shouldn't be surprised to see it is getting plenty of attention. Fingers crossed that the caprice of nature favors the preservation of your material gatherings.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Sep 18, 2014 - 10:31am PT
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From News 10 (wherever/whatever they are)
Wayne Allen Huntsman charged with deliberately setting #KingFire. Details to follow 37 years old
In jail, $10,000,000.00 bond
Yes, $10million
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Sep 18, 2014 - 10:58am PT
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View from Lake Tahoe. I'd guess yesterday evening given the lighting on the clouds.
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mouse from merced
Trad climber
The finger of fate, my friends, is fickle.
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Sep 18, 2014 - 11:03am PT
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Deja voodoo.
Remember how, at Facelift last year,
When much of our talk was all about fear
For the safety of Groveland and towns which lay near?
I mean, what'll we talk about this year besides more fires?
How about a critical discussion of Baldwin's The Fire Next Time? You know, for those who don't wish to play Bingo?
This is an attempt at levity, folks,
To lighten your minds over this series of "jokes"
Which is burning up pines, manzanita and oaks.
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i'm gumby dammit
Sport climber
da ow
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Sep 18, 2014 - 11:22am PT
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View from Lake Tahoe. I'd guess yesterday evening given the lighting on the clouds. Yes that was last evening. It was pretty scary looking. Here was the view when I arrived at work. It got worse from there but we were busy and I was unable to take more pics
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Sep 18, 2014 - 12:32pm PT
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Several bay area city fire depts have been called out to the King Fire for structure protection.
Latest is Mountain View.
CalFire appears to be holding all engines and crews in the Santa Cruz/San Mateo counties unit.
The CDCR inmate crews we've been using for fire clearance have been absent all week.
We've had drizzle here in the SCruz mts since last night. No measurable precipitation but it's got to be helping the vegetation a little bit. First moisture since mid July and that was just a very damp fog.
Chance of thunderstorms in the Pollock Pines/Tahoe area this afternoon.
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Reilly
Mountain climber
The Other Monrovia- CA
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Sep 18, 2014 - 01:10pm PT
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I'd say we should all be given a two year hiatus from having to have our vehicles smogged.
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Sep 18, 2014 - 02:21pm PT
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^^^^^
that makes about as much sense as removing all water restrictions!!
50 closed from Fresh Pond to Riverton.
Fire front 8 miles from Alpine Meadows who are in fire preparedness mode now. Charging up their snowmaking equipment.
Speaking of drought, there's a big use of water.
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i'm gumby dammit
Sport climber
da ow
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Sep 18, 2014 - 02:33pm PT
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the vast majority of water used for snowmaking is returned to the watershed. it's a large use of electricity however
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HighTraverse
Trad climber
Bay Area
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Sep 18, 2014 - 03:20pm PT
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gumby
right you are. However it's difficult to know how much is drawn from the aquifers vs how much then evaporates or runs off down the Truckee river.
It's all in the balance.
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Sep 18, 2014 - 05:25pm PT
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So, I just heard a news tidbit on one of our LA news stations that the King fire is now 70,000+ acres.
Is this true? Or is this typical media stupidity?
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the albatross
Gym climber
Flagstaff
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Sep 18, 2014 - 05:30pm PT
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The fire was over 70,000 acres this morning, presumably it is growing this afternoon.
Any pics?
What's the weather forecast?
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rlf
Trad climber
Josh, CA
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Sep 18, 2014 - 05:36pm PT
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Wow. The last time I saw a fire this big was the Station fire in the Angeles Crest above Pasadena/La Canada.
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