The Wildfires thread

[Max Rockatansky]

We've had some fires started by vehicles over the years here, too.  Do people seriously not properly maintain their vehicles?

This is the land of no safety inspections.  As long as your jalopy passed emissions nobody cares what condition it is in.

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[Big John]

Not sure if it goes here or the sports subforum, but Brazil is experiencing massive wildfires and may need to cancel next week's NFL game in Sao Paulo and move it back to Philadelphia.

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Here is a fire reported in Sierra County, California.

[cl94]

Fire started at Davis Creek Regional Park in southern Washoe County, NV a little after 2 PM Pacific. This park is about halfway between Reno and Carson City. I-580 is closed, the Washoe Valley and areas south of NV 431 are being evacuated, there's a massive smoke plume over Reno. Let's just say that I'm getting my go bag ready. Evacuation warning is also up for the southern half of Storey County.

https://www.kolotv.com/2024/09/07/brush-fire-by-davis-creek-regional-park-people-asked-avoid-area/

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Fire started at Davis Creek Regional Park in southern Washoe County, NV a little after 2 PM Pacific. This park is about halfway between Reno and Carson City. I-580 is closed, the Washoe Valley and areas south of NV 431 are being evacuated, there's a massive smoke plume over Reno. Let's just say that I'm getting my go bag ready. Evacuation warning is also up for the southern half of Storey County.

https://www.kolotv.com/2024/09/07/brush-fire-by-davis-creek-regional-park-people-asked-avoid-area/

The Davis Fire has expanded north, with the current perimeter generally tracing I-580 to a short distance south of the Galena Terrace neighborhood. The Galena Creek Bridge is within the fire perimeter. I-580's closure was extended to stretch from College Parkway to NV 431. US 395A and Eastlake Blvd are also closed in the area, so you're not getting between Carson City and Reno without a loooooong detour. NV 341 and NV 431 are quite busy with evacuating traffic. Size as of 6 PM Pacific was about 1,500 acres. Red flag warning continues until 8 PM, so holding my breath.

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Fire Reported in San Bernardino County  in the Highland area. 

https://abc7.com/live-updates/line-fire-highland-burns-more-7100-acres-forces-evacuation-live-updates/15277512/

Here are the updates. 

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Here is more on the fire in the Highland area. 

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I got some pictures of the Davis Fire from a couple of vantage points around Reno this evening. First was from the Windy Hill overlook above Bartlett Ranch Regional Park:



Second was from the Geiger Lookout Point along SR 341 southeast of town. This is a stop on the Reno meet in 2 weeks, but hopefully the fire will be out long before then.

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Here is an update on the San Bernardino County fire.

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A wildfire is reported in Orange County, California. 

[gonealookin]

Fire started at Davis Creek Regional Park in southern Washoe County, NV a little after 2 PM Pacific. This park is about halfway between Reno and Carson City. I-580 is closed, the Washoe Valley and areas south of NV 431 are being evacuated, there's a massive smoke plume over Reno. Let's just say that I'm getting my go bag ready. Evacuation warning is also up for the southern half of Storey County.

https://www.kolotv.com/2024/09/07/brush-fire-by-davis-creek-regional-park-people-asked-avoid-area/

On the first day the fire burned across I-580 in a few areas.  The fire still burns, but it's now entirely on the west side of the freeway.  Fortunately the Galena Creek Bridge was constructed of non-flammable material.


(Truckee Meadows Fire Protection District photo)

[cl94]

On the first day the fire burned across I-580 in a few areas.  The fire still burns, but it's now entirely on the west side of the freeway.  Fortunately the Galena Creek Bridge was constructed of non-flammable material.

You beat me to posting that photo here. It's one of the most stunning photos I have seen of the fire.

The Davis Fire is currently sitting at around 5,600 acres with zero containment. In the past day or two, it has mostly spread west up the Browns Creek, Galena Creek, and Whites Creek drainages, parallel to SR 431. Wildfire cams on Slide Mountain have shown extreme fire activity.

The fire knocked out several of the regional broadcast transmitters, including every Reno TV station. All of these transmitters are on Slide Mountain.

Making matters worse, NWS Reno issued a PDS red flag warning for tomorrow/Wednesday, with gusts of 40+ MPH and sustained winds up to 30 MPH expected. Hopefully, they'll be able to get some containment today and avoid further spread north/west, but red flag conditions have already begun and will not subside until tomorrow evening.

[gonealookin]

Making matters worse, NWS Reno issued a PDS red flag warning for tomorrow/Wednesday, with gusts of 40+ MPH and sustained winds up to 30 MPH expected. Hopefully, they'll be able to get some containment today and avoid further spread north/west, but red flag conditions have already begun and will not subside until tomorrow evening.

I'm thinking you must live somewhere in south Reno because you mentioned getting a "go bag" together earlier.  I hope this doesn't flare up to the point it affects you.  Right now it looks like the main fight is keeping it out of the Joy Lake Road and Montreux Country Club neighborhoods, a few miles up NV 431 from I-580.

Montreux is some expensive real estate.  The PGA Tour held its Reno area tournament there for over two decades, until it moved to Truckee in 2020.

And speaking of PGA Tour, I'll be in Napa from Thursday through Sunday.  There aren't any fires burning anywhere near me currently, and although Incline Village schools are closed there's not much chance the Davis Fire would push over into the Tahoe Basin, because prevailing winds want to push it the other way.  As to going out of town, I keep a "go bag" permanently in my front storage room, about 6 feet from my front door.  I'll throw it in the back of the car for this trip in case something did start while I'm away.  That's always something to consider:  a fire starts while you're not at home, roads get closed (sometimes for several days) and even if your own house is not in any danger from the fire, you can't get home so your clothing supply is whatever you have with you.

[cl94]

I am indeed in south Reno. Can't see the fire from my place (yet), but I will be able to if it climbs further up Mount Rose.

I had a pre-planned trip this weekend, and yes, I do plan to bring far more than I otherwise would just in case. Evac order for Galena Terrace was just downgraded to a warning, so hoping that is a good sign for this direction.

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https://apnews.com/article/greece-wildfire-deaths-xylokastro-a41a28d995f3f70a5d4a159d30845315

Here is the latest wildfire in Greece.

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Bolivia wildfires burn record area, scorching homes and farms - https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/bolivia-wildfires-burn-record-area-scorching-homes-farms-2024-10-07

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https://patch.com/california/sanleandro/evacuations-underway-4-alarm-fire-burns-oakland-hills

https://www.kron4.com/news/bay-area/3-alarm-fire-burns-near-oakland-hills-firefighters/

A fire alert has been issued for the Oakland Hills.

https://abc7news.com/post/oakland-fire-wildfire-580-keller-avenue-mountain-blvd/15441913/

OAKLAND, Calif. (KGO) -- Evacuations have been ordered for a 4-alarm brush fire burning dangerously close to homes in Oakland.
The fire is burning near the intersection of Mountain Blvd. and Keller Ave. which is a little over a mile away from the Oakland Zoo.
California Highway Patrol has shut down westbound Interstate 580 as crews work to put out flames near the freeway.
Oakland Fire posted a video to X showing firefighters hosing down a home where the front yard was charred and smoldering.

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https://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/oakland-brush-fire-interstate-580/3683929/

Woah the last time the Oakland Hills was on fire was back in 1991 when that same neighborhood had the largest wildfire in State history.

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Here is the Oakland Hills Fire 2024 edition.

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Here are some of the updates. Here is a clip when the last time there was the Oakland Hills Fire.

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https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nation/2024/10/19/oakland-wildfire-diablo-winds-california/75751285007/

Here is an update on the Oakland Hills fire.