Sacramento is facing one of the worst fires of the season. So much so that the unbearable heat it making it impossible for firefighters to fight with it and win.
The temperatures are soaring past 100 degrees and raise the risk of new or expanded fires across much of California. Thats not good news.
37 Iowans were injured when July fourth fireworks shell misfired and instead of hurtling vertically into the sky, went horizontally down the street and into a group of spectators.
The Big Sur fire has already devoured 64,305 acres and still shows no signs of letting up, destroying three homes. The homes are venting their ire that the 12-day-old blaze hasn’t been contained.
State officials have ordered the evacuation of residents along 12 more miles on Highway 1 north. This new order has affected only 10 to 15 homes, but the underlying implicit message is that the fire is unstoppable.
A fire that broke out in the San Bernardino National Forest, which is 70 miles east of LA, for all news worthy purposes has been christened as Ridge Fire. It broke out at 1.30 pm and has already burned at least 100 acres.
California is literally on fire this summer with more than 1700 fires. Fire fighters have their hands full and are doing a tremendous job battling trying to put the fires out.
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Updates: 1. Thanks to the comments for pointing out the image was not correct. We apologize about it and have updated the shots.
2. We have updated to include comprehensive Google maps below to show the affected areas.
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Mandatory evacuation orders have been issues for the residents in Glen Annie and La Patera Canyons by the fire and sherrif departments of Santa Barbara.
For the residents above Cathedral Oaks Road between Glenn Annie road and Fairview Anenue however its just an evacuation warning but the residents ought to be prepared to evacuate in case the sitation gets worse.
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Its the season of California burning. You can run but you can’t hide. If the fuel price does not burn a hole in your pocket, the raging fires might do! Last I checked, the national average gas price was $4 a gallon but in California it was hitting almost $4.50. (No wonder why Toyota Priuses are selling like hot cakes and there is a huge waiting line in California but thats another story)
If you think situation was not already bad, hear this out - more than 400 fires were sparked by lightning and were burning across Northern California on Sunday as firefighters struggled against rough terrain. Kudos to these fire fighters for their ordeal and courage against this monstrous combination of fire that is turned on by wind, lightning, thunderstorm etc. Even the terrain was not on their side.
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Its the season of nature grilling the nature. And these fires are not showing any sign of lull or relief. One after another there is a new fire.
I had covered other equally damaging fires here and here.
A fast-growing wildfire roared across 2,000 acres east of Napa late Saturday, bringing a call for mandatory evacuations in the sparsely settled area along the Napa-Solano county line.
Earlier Saturday, fire crews were chasing hundreds of wildfires across Mendocino County and the rest of Northern California after a wave of lightning strikes ignited tinder-dry fuels in remote areas throughout the region.
Yesterday I wrote about the California fire in Santa Cruz. Well thats not the first fire and its not going to be the last fire (though I wish it would be considering the loss of life and damage it has the potential of causing).
Its the season for fires considering how increasingly hot its been getting.
High winds and dry conditions are fueling fires around the state.
Fire crews from Fresno, Clovis, Sanger and Orange Cove are in Chico, where the Humboldt fire is burning. The blaze has burned more than six thousand acres and is only 10 percent contained.
Hope people living around these areas get to safety asap and in case they are affected, should be provided with all assistance necessary.
