Posted on 09/05/2020 4:51:20 PM PDT by janetjanet998
“We had firefighters deploy those blankets ehr. they were overtaken by the storm king fire in Colorado. “
The blankets do work and have saved many lives:
Three I know of just yesterday:
This fire was 80 acres Friday afternoon, but blew up to over 11,000 in yesterdays winds and 94 F temps. Lots of homes lost.
Years ago a guy at our church had a son that was a wildfire fighter. His son was able to deploy his blanket properly (mostly). The others in his group did not.
He survived with burns to both of his hands. The rest of the crew died. He spent a lot of time in the hospital recovering from those burns. I’m not sure he ever recovered from being the only one that made it out alive.
I’m glad they have saved some. They certainly did t work in the Colorado fire.
You are correct. And look at the area it covered on either SIDE of Green Bay!
Yep. Having grown up in Wisconsin, it is a huge part of our state History and was always taught in school.
“The Peshtigo Fire Museum commemorates the Great Peshtigo Fire. The Peshtigo Fire Museum was founded in 1971 to preserve the history of the horrific fire storm that destroyed the city claiming 1,200 lives and surrounding area that took a total 2,200 lives. A mass grave in the adjacent cemetery contains the charred remains of approximately 350 people. In 2014, approximately 6000 visitors from 8 countries and 48 states visited. The cemetery is listed on the National Registry of Historic places. It is the 1st registered historical marker for the State of Wisconsin. The museum is open daily 10am to 4pm from Memorial Day and closing on the anniversary date of the fire October 8th.”
https://www.travelwisconsin.com/history-heritage/peshtigo-fire-museum-203446
thought the Creek fire would die down this time of day but nope...
pryocumulus cloud at this time with thunder and lighting being observed again with rather high winds
It may be close to 100K acres now
many dead tress from the bark Beatle isn’t helping
In 1994 14 firefighters died in a fire in Glenwood Springs Colorado. Nineteen Granite Mountain Hotshots died in the Yarnell Hill fire, near their homebase of Prescott, AZ, in 2013.Their life and deaths were memorialized in the 2017 movie “Only rhe Brave.”
Below is a link to a list of top ten fires and firefighter deaths. The 2013 Yarnell Hill fire is number three with 19. The highest number is 78 in 1910 (Idaho) and 29 in 1933 (California).
Dennis Valera
@dennisreports
Jeremy Remington is one of 207 people that was trapped and rescued from Mammoth Pool. He got to Fresno sometime after midnight.
video from Mammoth Pool
https://twitter.com/dennisreports/status/1302635611803664386
I served in the forest service 1978-1982, first shovel on Vista Grande Hot Shots , Keenwild engine 56, Keenwild Helitack
We did a LOT of risky hotline in those days, I heard that today they just stand off and let it burn. When the SHTF the best plan is to escape.
I saw "Only The Brave" and was tempted to scream at the screen, according to the movie, the crew leader made every mistake he could make to get the crew killed, namely making a frontal assault in an afternoon run, instead of establing and anchor point, flanking the head and having at least two escape routes and have the crew call them out loud every few minutes , "escape route is XXX pass it on " ( back down the line or in to the burn) the baked potato wrapper was never an option to any of us
we had to run from the fire 5 times that I can remember, one time it burned all the paint off one side of the engine, we cut the hose and drove out slowly so as not to crash or run off the road in zero visibily, there is ususlly one on the crew who gets “shell shock” and starts yelling were gonna die and starts to do something stupid like try to jump out of the engine and run , or run in to unburned fuel
The friggin idiots who won’t let you remove brush is what caused the fire.
Are there any recommendations as to what to do for smoke inhalation? I mean really....
Not satire. 2020.
BNO News
@BNONews
NEW: El Dorado wildfire in Southern California was caused by a smoke-generating pyrotechnic device during a gender reveal party, officials say
11:55 PM · Sep 6, 2020
red flag warnings up for all the fire areas now was winds pick up starting this afternoon
going to nasty
also watch Oregon..very high wind event and very dry
00Z NAEFS AND EPS MEANS
CONTINUE TO SHOW THE TYPE OF EVENT THAT ONLY OCCURS A COUPLE TIMES A
CENTURY IN SEPTEMBER.
Saw fires burning at Big Bear yesterday...
main fires update...winds incoming within 24 hours
Sierra NF:
#CreekFire 78,790 acres 0%
Counties: Madera, Mariposa, Fresno
Angeles NF:
#BobcatFire <5,000 acres 0%
County: Los Angeles
San Bernadino NF:
#ElDoradoFire 7,386 acres 7%
County: San Bernadino
Cleveland NF: (near)
#ValleyFire 10,258 acres 1%
County: San Diego
new fire called the oak fire Mendocino Co
Creek fire: more evacs..1000’s more...for areas downwind
.fire has slopped over highway 168
backs south they are concerned about urban areas SW of the bobcat fire in LA county when NE winds pick up..foothill areas above it haven’t burned since the 1950’s
these fires will likely turn in the the national story soon
just in
Madera Co. Sheriff
@MaderaSheriff
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#CreekFire Mandatory evacuation orders are being developed for Bass Lake. This will include both sides of the lake. Residences east of Rd 222/Rd 432 and Road 426/Rd 222 will be evacuated. Areas east of Hwy 41 in Oakhurst, Coarsegold, O’Neal’s moving to warning status.
Yeah, was just looking at Twitter- they’re evac’g Bass Lake and North Fork. The Bobcat went fast and Oak just kinda popped. It’s hard to imagine being a firefighter in these conditions.
Tonight into Wednesday Santa Ana picks up- awful. God be with those in the path.
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