WITH CAL-FIRE FIREFIGHTERS WORKING ON 19 FIRES STATEWIDE, THEIR RESOURCES ARE STRETCHED THIN, AND WITH POOR VISIBILITY (AT LEAST LOCALLY) BECAUSE OF THE SMOKE FROM THE FIRES. THE HELICOPTERS AND WATER TANKERS CAN’T FLY. THAT SAID, APPARENTLY THEY CAN’T GET THROUGH THE CANOPY OF THE COASTAL REDWOODS THAT ARE BURNING EITHER.
- THE LARGEST OF THE CAL-FIRE “COMPLEX” FIRES IS CURRENTLY BURNING 124-THOUSAND 100 ACRES. THAT’S THE LNU LIGHTNING COMPLEX….WHICH IS BURNING IN NAPA, SONOMA, SOLANO, LAKE AND YOLO COUNTIES. A TEMPORARY EVACUATION POINT HAS BEEN SET UP FOR PEOPLE EVACUATED BECAUSE OF THAT FIRE…..AND THE T-E-P IS LOCATED AT THE OLD AIR-STRIP OFF HIGHWAY 53 IN CLEARLAKE.
- THE 2ND LARGEST CAL-FIRE FIRE IS THE 102-THOUSAND ACRE SCU LIGHTNING COMPLEX BURNING IN SANTA CLARA, ALAMEDA, CONTRA COSTA, SAN JOAQUIN, AND STANISLAUS
