292 replies to this topic

[ski3pin]

Not lacking for resources on this one. 

Yes, they are really hitting it. Good.

[craig333]

Yes, its a bad spot and could really take off. Besides I want my guys back on the line on the Dixie fire. Lets not have it be the first million acre fire. So far it looks like the group camp at Antelope Lake was spared but I'm thinking all the access roads may be closed to the lake. I hate to see any area burn but its worse when its an area you've traveled personally.

[craig333]

Looks promising so far. 

[Casa Escarlata Robles Too]

Boy that sure looks like it could be another huge problem.

Glad to see it's being attacked quickly.

Frank

[ski3pin]

In 2014 the King Fire burned within .75 mile from our home. Here is an excellent video explaining how fires and fire behavior has changed.

 

The King Fire burned around 100,000 acres. The Caldor Fire that we narrowly escaped has now burned over 216,000 acres. The Dixie Fire to our north is approaching 1,000,000 acres burned.

[MarkBC]

We've been lucky in Bend so far this fire season (knock on wood) -- no fires threatening town.  But there has been some mighty bad smoky air.

I've lived in Bend for 43 years, and it hasn't always been this way.

 

Smoky skies are slowly becoming a late-summer norm for Bend

KTVZ TV

 

 

[billharr]

Keeping small fires small.

 

 

[Wandering Sagebrush]

Keeping small fires small.

 

Bill thanks for sharing!  I’m glad they caught this one while it was small.  We still need to figure out how keep the understory under control.

 

There is a good chance I turned wrenches on that OV 10.

[teledork]

My friend was in the bulls eye of the Mountain View fire last year. He retired here after having been a firefighter for more than 30 years  and he stayed and saved his home. If I could only use two words to describe his property it would be  **** discontinuous fuel. **** 

 

I nodded my head when I heard those words in the video ski3pin posted. 

 

It may be worth the time to look up some stuff written by George Wuerthner on fire if you have an interest. He has articles published in many different places.  

[ski3pin]

Yes, we were among the lucky ones with the Caldor Fire. Here is a link to the structure status map. What stands out is the loss in the Grizzly Flats area and the cabins along highway 50 from Twin Bridges east.

 

Caldor Fire Structure Status Map

 

As the stories unfold about this wildfire incident, I hope two items are mentioned. One is the forest/health thinning project that was just completed in the Sly Park Recreation Area. I believe the fire laying down when it reached this area of reduced fuels is what saved our community and our home. The second is the extensive forest health/thinning project along the south side of Pioneer Trail (National Forest lands) in the Tahoe Basin. This, I believe played a major role in saving South Lake Tahoe. The Lake Tahoe Basin Management Unit (USFS) worked hard against a lot of opposition to get this project approved and completed.