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From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: nasty fire up here...
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about 40 miles ENE of me... Boise Fire hits 10,000 acres with no containment in Humboldt County By Katie Dowd, Managing editor Aug 15, 2024 The Boise Fire burns in Six Rivers National Forest in August 2024. US Forest Service/Handout The Boise Fire burning in Humboldt County has ballooned to more than 10,000 acres after igniting Friday, making it the largest wildfire with zero containment currently burning in California. The fire is burning in Six Rivers National Forest, approximately 5 miles southwest of Orleans, an unincorporated community along state Route 96. Evacuations are in effect for parts of Humboldt and Siskiyou counties; the latest information can be found via Humboldt County’s Office of Emergency Services and the Siskiyou County Office of Emergency Services. The blaze began on the evening of Aug. 9 and is burning near the footprint of the 2013 Butler Fire. In a Thursday press conference, California Interagency Incident Management operations section chief Heather McRae said firefighters found old dozer lines that are being uncovered to use again; although brush has grown back in those spots, it’s giving them a leg up. Cal Fire currently has the blaze mapped at 10,205 acres. California: The Boise Fire on the Six Rivers National Forest absolutely ripped late yesterday evening and through the night. Crews were also very active as well. #cafire #cawx #wildfire #boisefire The fire aligned itself with Boise Creek drainage and started to send spots over… pic.twitter.com/4mdokQl6qg — The Hotshot Wake Up (@HotshotWake) August 14, 2024 “There’s been minimal fire spread to the east today,” McRae said. “We do have an infrared flight that showed that there is still heat around that edge, so there is still some potential for that edge to continue to grow. But it’s at a slow, slow pace right now.” More than 800 fire personnel are at the scene, with many on the eastern edge of the fire that faces Orleans. “While there are few opportunities for containment in those areas, the objective is to keep the fire footprint as small as possible, and crews will take advantage of today’s favorable conditions to continue their good work,” the U.S. Forest Service Thursday update read. The cause of the Boise Fire is under investigation. |
98473
From: ryan, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: nasty fire up here...
| solid rain up here today...should knock this fire way down, if not out...we set rainfall records... |
98475
From: Redhart, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: nasty fire up here...
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the cavalry, huh? Yay mother nature (for a change lol). Some years ago, we had three large fires started by t- storms raging around our neighborhood, and one was approaching the ridge right behind our home. We packed the vehicle, watched the plane dropping retardant on the hill behind us...and they were losing the battle.. Then another t-storm came over and dumped rain in biblical proportions...and the fire went out. Sometimes, you shake your head and go "huh" (then cheer). |
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98474
From: shadow, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: nasty fire up here...
| That’s great news, Ryan…hope no one floods out… |
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98436
From: Cinnamon in Oregon, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: nasty fire up here...
| Praying for ya's. |
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98433
From: Redhart, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: nasty fire up here...
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Prayers going out to all in it's path. I'll be glad when the fall rains finally come. |
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98431
From: shadow, [DNS_Address]
Subject: Re: nasty fire up here...
| Yikes! Prayers for all life in its path and that it’s extinguished quickly… |
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