PLEASE be fire safe!
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C Diddy
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Its on the Skyway, northeast of Chico, heading towards Paradise. When I lived up there last year, a similar section burned along the Skyway. This fire, however, appears to be significantly bigger and a larger threat to the people of Paradise.
I hope everyone and their families are safe.
I hope everyone and their families are safe.
D-Mass
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Paradise SEEMS to be out of harm's way right now. I say SEEMS because this fire has changed direction many times throughout the day. That said, many people in Paradise already lost their homes...no count right now but it's probably somewhere between 25 and 50...at least. The big threat right now is to Butte College, a HUGE community college AND the command post for the fire effort. It is apparently surrounded by fire on at least three sides. I'll keep you posted...
Widowmaker2k
Bench
My prayers go out to those who live in the paradise area.
I found this on YouTube, and thought it was a very powerful video with a terrible choice of music:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vsrBlkbfFug
And Tanker 910 making its drop:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=M9HpWsphoSM
"Go Baby Go"
I found this on YouTube, and thought it was a very powerful video with a terrible choice of music:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=vsrBlkbfFug
And Tanker 910 making its drop:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=M9HpWsphoSM
"Go Baby Go"
kennadog
Dog On It!
I work in Oroville and some of my co-workers live in the Chico or Paradise area. The sky has been ugly with smoke.
My thoughts and prayers are with those who have already suffered loss, those in fear of suffering a loss and especially with the firefighters who risk injury and death to protect others and their homes and businesses.
My thoughts and prayers are with those who have already suffered loss, those in fear of suffering a loss and especially with the firefighters who risk injury and death to protect others and their homes and businesses.
D-Mass
Starter
Half of the town of Paradise is under some sort of evacuation notice again. The heat, low humidity, and late night winds have caused these fires to worsen. Feather River Hospital in Paradise has had to begin evacuating most of its patients although they are keeping the ER open. To make it worse, over 50 homes were destroyed in the small community of Concow.
Please keep all of the firefighters, shelter volunteers, and the people and animals forced from their homes in your thoughts.
Please keep all of the firefighters, shelter volunteers, and the people and animals forced from their homes in your thoughts.
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Variant
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Per my parents (who live in my home town of Paradise), they are now evacuating Feather River Hospital. Doesn't necessarily mean the fire has jumped the canyon, but I assume they are playing it safe rather than waiting until the last second.
Sounds like ash is everywhere like snowfall...
Edit: I see D-Mass already mentioned the hospital.
Hope everyone stays safe...
Sounds like ash is everywhere like snowfall...
Edit: I see D-Mass already mentioned the hospital.
Hope everyone stays safe...
D-Mass
Starter
It's bad even in Chico. Paradise is worse by far, but a steady rain of ash has fallen on the area all day.
For those looking for as much information as possible:
http://www.fire.ca.gov/index_incidents.php
As of 9 p.m.:
And:
Please be fire safe. And if you're planning a trip to the foothills or mountains, DO NOT SMOKE while you're here. One tossed cigarette butt could wreak more havoc than you could ever imagine. Our communities and surrounding areas are tinder dry. This is quite possibly rapidly becoming the worst fire season in history and it's only July. Our fire season isn't declared over until the first SOAKING rain and that may not happen until late September or even October.
My thoughts and prayers are with all those in shelters tonight, not knowing if their homes will be there tomorrow and with all those incredible firefighters who are putting their lives on the line to save our homes and property.
http://www.fire.ca.gov/index_incidents.php
As of 9 p.m.:
And:
Please be fire safe. And if you're planning a trip to the foothills or mountains, DO NOT SMOKE while you're here. One tossed cigarette butt could wreak more havoc than you could ever imagine. Our communities and surrounding areas are tinder dry. This is quite possibly rapidly becoming the worst fire season in history and it's only July. Our fire season isn't declared over until the first SOAKING rain and that may not happen until late September or even October.
My thoughts and prayers are with all those in shelters tonight, not knowing if their homes will be there tomorrow and with all those incredible firefighters who are putting their lives on the line to save our homes and property.
Rockmeister
All-Star
Thoughts and prayers for everyone involved.
Prophetess
Gallifrayain
My sentiments as well.
My kid's dad and grandma are in the center of the fires around concow/yankee hill. As of noon today, they were mandatorally evacuated.
my great aunt lives in the Paradise evacuation zone and should have already been evacuated. No one in my family has heard from her yet though.
My sister lives in Chico and says there is ash all over the place.
D-Mass
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My sentiments as well.
My kid's dad and grandma are in the center of the fires around concow/yankee hill. As of noon today, they were mandatorally evacuated.
my great aunt lives in the Paradise evacuation zone and should have already been evacuated. No one in my family has heard from her yet though.
My sister lives in Chico and says there is ash all over the place.
Today was even worse as far as air quality goes. 112 degree weather doesn't help...
About your great aunt...and forgive me if you've already tried this, but the Red Cross has a "Safe and Well" site that people in disasters can register on to alert their family members that they are OK. Even if she's not tech savvy, they will sometimes help register people at shelters if she has made it to one of them. Worth a shot...I hope you hear from her soon.
