California Destructive Fires

[bagwell1987]

This is just terrible. Biggest fire in Cali. history.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/08/dixie-wildfire-largest-wildfire-california-history-and-growing/5530622001/

[Old]

28 minutes ago, bagwell1987 said:

This is just terrible. Biggest fire in Cali. history.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/08/dixie-wildfire-largest-wildfire-california-history-and-growing/5530622001/

Some cases of disaster relief for victims of the Paradise fire are still unresoved or just recently resolved. Now some of the same area is involved in a new fire disaster. The good news is our brothers will be thoroughly prepared ahead of time, whether for  evacuation or caring for the needs of the victims.

[Dustparticle]

4 hours ago, bagwell1987 said:

This is just terrible. Biggest fire in Cali. history.

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/08/dixie-wildfire-largest-wildfire-california-history-and-growing/5530622001/

What do we expect when you put houses, etc in harms way? This area was made to burn. 

[Old]

4 minutes ago, Dustparticle said:

What do we expect when you put houses, etc in harms way? This area was made to burn. 

And where you live it was not made to burn?

[Dustparticle]

16 minutes ago, Old said:

And where you live it was not made to burn?

So far, yes. There are certain areas needs to be replenish and fires do this in certain areas. Just like hurricanes, etc. It replenish the swamplands. People needs to stay out of its way. 

[Lee49]

21 minutes ago, Old said:

And where you live it was not made to burn?

This is one reason that the trees I panted 28 years ago on my property that were near the house have all been taken down, all but one, however directly behind me is a tree nursery with plenty of trees that could wreck havoc on the 6 homes that line that area! 😧

[trottigy]

Well, even Las Vegas is affected by the fires.

 

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/wildfire-smoke-triggers-unhealthy-air-quality-alert-for-the-las-vegas-valley/

 

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 An air quality alert for smoke and ozone is in effect for Clark County through Sunday. "Unhealthy levels of smoke" from the wildfire in Northern California are drifting and looming over the Las Vegas valley, according to the Clark County Department of Environment and Sustainability (DES).

 

Edited August 9, 2021 by trottigy

[Tortuga]

12 minutes ago, trottigy said:

Want, even Las Vegas is affected by the fires.

 

https://www.8newsnow.com/news/local-news/wildfire-smoke-triggers-unhealthy-air-quality-alert-for-the-las-vegas-valley/

 

 

Keep it. What blows to Vegas, stays in Vegas....😁

[Lee49]

24 minutes ago, trottigy said:

even Las Vegas is affected by the fires.

 

I think that's why I've been coughing and finding it hard to breath when I go outside here in Tennessee!

 

[Tortuga]

On 8/8/2021 at 11:08 AM, bagwell1987 said:

Biggest fire in Cali. history

California.

 

The Dixie fire is over half a million acres and over 6000 firefighters are involved.

[Lee49]

53 minutes ago, Tortuga said:

over 6000 firefighters are involved.

They need to pay those firefighters more $$, I had read that they only make $15/hr. is that true? 🥵

[Old]

1 hour ago, Tortuga said:

California.

 

The Dixie fire is over half a million acres and over 6000 firefighters are involved.

Yes, Cali is the abreviation for the official name of the city: Santiago de Cali in Columbia.

[Lee49]

 

AUGUST 16, 2021 - on our website
UNITED STATES

California Wildfires Cause Ongoing Destruction

Multiple wildfires are causing devastation in California, U.S.A. The largest is the Dixie Fire, which has grown to encompass more than 187,562 hectares (463,476 acres). Currently, it is the second-largest fire in California’s history.

Effect on Our Brothers and Sisters

• 415 publishers have been displaced or evacuated

• 17 homes have been destroyed

• 2 homes have sustained heavy damage

[Tortuga]

23 minutes ago, Lee49 said:

The largest is the Dixie Fire, which has grown to encompass more than 187,562 hectares (463,476 acres). Currently, it is the second-largest fire in California’s history.

It is currently 578,897 Acres.

[rocket]

I suppose it is easier said than done but it seems odd to me that they can afford to carpet bomb cities with hundreds of planes in one run to kill people but they can't afford to carpet bomb with water or fire retardant to save lives or natural resources.

[Tortuga]

Resources Assigned

CAL FIRE owns and operates over 3,000 fire and emergency response and resource protection vehicles. In support of its ground forces, the CAL FIRE emergency response air program includes 23 Grumman S-2T 1,200 gallon airtankers, 12 UH-1H Super Huey helicopters, and 16 OV-10A airtactical. From 13 air attack and 10 helitack bases located statewide, aircraft can reach most fires within 20 minutes.

 

Currently assigned to the Dixie Fire:

20 Helicopters

516 Engines

203 Dozers

186 Water Tenders

5,963 Personnel

103 Crews

 

https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/7/14/dixie-fire/

 

Edited August 17, 2021 by Tortuga

[Tortuga]

The Dixie Fire is over 700 square miles...

 

https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2021/08/06/dixie-fire-explodes-size-nations-largest-wildfire/5512114001/

[Tortuga]

"As of Tuesday, Cal Fire reports that the Dixie Fire has now grown to a total of 604,511 acres (around 944 square miles). It remains 31 percent contained.

This means that the Dixie Fire is now more than double the land area in size compared to Los Angeles (around 468 square miles). It is also approaching the size of the smallest state, Rhode Island (which is around 1,034 square miles)."

[Beverly]

I live in California due east of San Francisco in the foothills, and the smoke from this fire as well as others in the area linger in the air. Scary....

 

[Doug]

16 hours ago, Tortuga said:

Resources Assigned

CAL FIRE owns and operates over 3,000 fire and emergency response and resource protection vehicles. In support of its ground forces, the CAL FIRE emergency response air program includes 23 Grumman S-2T 1,200 gallon airtankers, 12 UH-1H Super Huey helicopters, and 16 OV-10A airtactical. From 13 air attack and 10 helitack bases located statewide, aircraft can reach most fires within 20 minutes.

 

Currently assigned to the Dixie Fire:

20 Helicopters

516 Engines

203 Dozers

186 Water Tenders

5,963 Personnel

103 Crews

 

https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/7/14/dixie-fire/

 

Add to these resources Interagency Mutual Aid agreements including Federal - State - Local resources.

[Sequoia]

I have Witness family in California that have been evacuated for over one month now due to one of the fires and the resulting smoke.  But they should be going home soon and their homes are okay.  However, they have friends that lost everything.

Edited August 23, 2021 by JW2017

[Tortuga]

5 minutes ago, JW2017 said:

I have Witness family in California that have been evacuated for over one month now due to one of the fires and the resulting smoke.  But they should be going home soon and their homes are okay.  However, they have friends that lost everything.

Which city are they in?

[Sequoia]

17 minutes ago, Tortuga said:

Which city are they in?

Lake Almanor in northern California in the mountains.

[Tortuga]

The new California State Bird

 

[rocket]

1 minute ago, Tortuga said:

The new California State Bird

 

Looks like that bird's tail is on fire.