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Raging Wine Country Wildfires Burn Homes; Force Evacuations
CBS SF Bay Area News ^ | 10/08/2017 | CBS Staff

Posted on 10/09/2017 11:49:48 AM PDT by Freedom56v2

NAPA (CBS SF) — Wind-whipped wildfires roared to life Sunday night and early Monday across Wine Country, burning building, forcing evacuations and injuring several people.

The Atlas Peak fire was the largest of several wildfires, quickly growing to more than 200 acres near Napa. Meanwhile, the fire near Calistoga had burned several building and sent several people to the hospital to be treated for burns.

Cal Fire said firefighters were battling several blazes in Sonoma County. The largest was in the area of Porter Creek Road and Petrified Forest Road near Calistoga where mandatory evacuations were ordered for residents along Porter Creek, Petrified Forest, Franz Valley and Mountain Home Ranch Rd.

Early Monday morning, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department said fires had erupted at Mark West Springs and Riebli roads in Santa Rosa, at Shiloh and Conde roads in Windsor and at Highway 116 and Fredericks Road in Sebastopol.

The fires had stretched Sonoma and Napa counties firefighting resources to the breaking point. A call for mutual aid was issued to other Bay Area fire departments.

(Excerpt) Read more at sanfrancisco.cbslocal.com ...


TOPICS: Breaking News; Business/Economy; Crime/Corruption; Front Page News; News/Current Events; US: California
KEYWORDS: evacuation; fire; napa; sonoma; wildfires; winecountry; wineries
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Comment #41 Removed by Moderator

To: CedarDave

Yeah, that’s what I clicked, “watch live”. Nothing loaded on my system.


42 posted on 10/09/2017 12:24:54 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Two scoops, two genders, two terms. Get used to it.)
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To: Freedom56v2

Nobody is cheering on the fires in California. But I’m not wringing my hands in hysteria either. I live in Arizona, we have wild fires all the time. No one outside of AZ seems to care about our fires, but we’re used to that.


43 posted on 10/09/2017 12:25:00 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: Rebelbase

Reports that several vineyards have burned.


Not surprised..Had hoped they would try to spray, but heard little water pressure, etc.

Sad...some great wines coming from Sonoma :(

Have a friend who worked at a vineyard in another area—we did a tour with them and we got to sample for free at many different wineries...It was one of the most enjoyable trips I ever had...


45 posted on 10/09/2017 12:26:25 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Freeper formerly known as bushwon ;))
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To: Freedom56v2

65,000 acres burning in the North Bay area.


46 posted on 10/09/2017 12:27:13 PM PDT by Rebelbase (Two scoops, two genders, two terms. Get used to it.)
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To: Mariner

My cousin in Santa Rosa was awakened early this AM with pounding on the door.

Immediate evac, with just enough time to grab a shirt and get their shoes on.

Fire on both sides of the road on the way out.

And that was less than 20mins after the first knock.

He is certain he lost his home and everything in it. He also has a business in town (curios and hippy art etc.) which he is hoping to save.


Sorry about your cousin...Can’t imagine going thru that!

Please keep us updated...Very dangerous situation for a while, hope everyone has actually left...Bad fire!!!


47 posted on 10/09/2017 12:28:18 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Freeper formerly known as bushwon ;))
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To: Freedom56v2

Blah blah blah, save your sanctimonious scolding for someone else. You lost me after your first sentence.


48 posted on 10/09/2017 12:29:16 PM PDT by RooRoobird20 ("Democrats haven't been this angry since Republicans freed the slaves.")
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To: RedStateRocker

Any ideas yet how they started?
Seems very suspicious how they all popped up at once.
Have lived and traveled there; hoping fires are controlled as soon as possible .
I wish I could help out


49 posted on 10/09/2017 12:29:20 PM PDT by HereInTheHeartland (I don't want better government; I want much less of it.)
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To: Freedom56v2

I am always concerned about terrorism with these kinds of fires...


50 posted on 10/09/2017 12:30:05 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: Freedom56v2

I tried to find a map of where the current fires are, but the ones I found were not very detailed: Does anyone have a link to a map of fires in the Napa area?


51 posted on 10/09/2017 12:34:07 PM PDT by kaila
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To: Freedom56v2

Thanks, Freedom. Yes, CA has lots of good conservatives, even here in the Bay Area. I despise, absolutely despise, vile, uncaring, unsympathetic people like RooRoobird20. They should be evicted from FR.

For a while, it looked like NorCal was going to escape major fires, but they sure erupted the last couple of days. I was in Oregon for the eclipse in August and they were getting consumed by fire. Then we visited our daughter in Colorado a couple weeks later and the western fire smoke there was unbelievable. We went to Northern Idaho right after Colorado and the smoke on the panhandle was the worst it’s ever been. Every fire represents untold loss of property and, sometimes, life itself. Every fire anywhere in the US is a cause for heartache, sympathy and condolences no matter who the victims are.


52 posted on 10/09/2017 12:34:23 PM PDT by ProtectOurFreedom
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To: SoCal Pubbie

Prayers to you. Some jerks on this site rejoice at the misfortune of others who don’t live in their preferred geographic area of the country. Miserable people.


53 posted on 10/09/2017 12:35:09 PM PDT by SkyPilot ("I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through me." John 14:6)
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To: Rebelbase

That’s it! I’m heading to Walmart after work - before they jack up the wine prices. $15 for a bottle of CabSav will seem like a steal by next week.


54 posted on 10/09/2017 12:35:25 PM PDT by JME_FAN
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To: RooRoobird20

Hate their government, not their people.

Even in Cally, their are good people suffering today.


55 posted on 10/09/2017 12:35:29 PM PDT by SomeCallMeTim ( The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them!it)
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To: Freedom56v2

Wine country? Guess it’s Ripple for Thanksgiving this year.


56 posted on 10/09/2017 12:35:49 PM PDT by WKUHilltopper (WKU 2016 Boca Raton Bowl Champions)
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To: RooRoobird20

Nobody is cheering on the fires in California. But I’m not wringing my hands in hysteria either. I live in Arizona, we have wild fires all the time. No one outside of AZ seems to care about our fires, but we’re used to that.


This is more than a typical wild fire—which Cali has too...

If you wish to post about an AZ fire and devastating losses, do so...I think people here would be concerned if businesses and 1500 homes and 65,000 acres were consumed...they should care even tho jerks McCain and Flake are from there...

However, to basically say tit-for=tat...no one cares about me and AZ fires so I don’t care anyone else and their fire problems is, well, just very sad IMHO.

And again very telling...and I hope you can get over your seeming bitterness.


57 posted on 10/09/2017 12:36:30 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Freeper formerly known as bushwon ;))
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To: WKUHilltopper

Yeah...Sonoma is known for great wines :(

I don’t know much about vineyards, but I imagine it takes a while to get vines established to produce grapes for wine :(


58 posted on 10/09/2017 12:37:32 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Freeper formerly known as bushwon ;))
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To: kaila; All

I tried to find a map of where the current fires are, but the ones I found were not very detailed: Does anyone have a link to a map of fires in the Napa area?


Anyone?


59 posted on 10/09/2017 12:38:36 PM PDT by Freedom56v2 (Freeper formerly known as bushwon ;))
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To: RooRoobird20

You’ve taught me all I need to know about you.....take your attitude somewhere else.


60 posted on 10/09/2017 12:40:04 PM PDT by jimtorr
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