willow fire
Over 5,000 firefighters battling 24 fires across California and Nevada
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/09/2017 - 11:54am
Several fires in California and Nevada are burning on Sunday with thousands of firefighting personnel fighting the blazes. The list below is of current fires in both states, updated with information available at 11:00 a.m. on July 9.
California Fires
Alamo Fire - 23,867 acres, 10 percent contained, San Luis Obispo County
Schaeffer Fire - 14,342 acres, 11 percent contained, 798 personnel, 17 miles north of Kernville, CA
Whittier Fire - 7,800 acres, 5 percent contained, 400 personnel with more on the way, Lake Cachuma, Santa Barbara County
Over 12,000 firefighters battling 13 fires burning across state
Submitted by paula on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 1:46pm
Firefighters continue to fight 13 blazes across the state of California, which have now burned almost 209,000 acres. That is 326.5 square miles of land burned in the state from current fires, not counting those that have since been extinguished.
The burned area is larger than the City of New York.
The largest fire, the Soberanes Fire near Big Sur, has burned 92,314 acres as is now 60 percent contained.
Calaveras County's Willow Fire is the closest to South Lake Tahoe. It started on Saturday and has burned 450 acres and is 30 percent contained.
Woman arrested, accused of starting 450-acre Willow Fire in Calaveras County
Submitted by paula on Mon, 08/29/2016 - 9:24am
A woman driving on a country road on the rims of her car is suspected of starting multiple fires which make up the Willow Fire, a 450-acre fire currently burning in Calaveras County.
An investigation by peace officers with California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (CAL FIRE) Tuolumne – Calaveras Unit determined that Renee Hogan drove on a flat tire along Mountain Ranch Road, east of the town of San Andreas, when sparks created from the dragging metal rim started several fires in the surrounding vegetation.
Warming trend for South Lake Tahoe; Chance of thunderstorms by Friday
Submitted by paula on Sun, 07/26/2015 - 10:03pm
Smoke from the Lowell Fire and Willow Fire will continue to hang around the Lake Tahoe basin and surrounding areas on Monday according to the National Weather Service (NWS) in Reno. West winds will transition to northeast winds on Monday afternoon, allowing for areas of dense smoke to push west of the Sierra crest.
The South Lake Tahoe forecast from the NWS:
Monday - Widespread haze before 11am. Areas of smoke after 11 a.m. Sunny, with a high near 74. Calm wind becoming northeast around 5 mph in the morning.
Monday evening - Clear, with a low around 40. Northeast wind 5 to 10 mph.
Four firefighters burned while on the Lowell Fire; Willow Fire growing
Submitted by paula on Sat, 07/25/2015 - 8:18pmTwo fires, starting within minutes of each other on Saturday, are currently burning out of control in the Sierra Nevada.
9:30 p.m. update 7/26/15:
The Lowell Fire burning near the town of Alta off of I-80 in the Sierras has burned 1,500 acres and is now 15% contained.
Early this evening, two CAL FIRE and two U.S. Forest Service firefighters suffered burn injuries while battling the Lowell Fire in Nevada County. The firefighters were airlifted from the fire and transported to UC Davis Burn Center in Sacramento.
