Caldor Fire explodes

[Cali-Glock]

Just got off the phone with a friend who is up there now. He talked his way past the Sheriff Deputies. Supposedly they are letting (some) people as far as Perts (now Grizzlys Pub & Grub.) My friend is stopped at the helipad and is supposed to be taking some photos to text me - he confirmed there is a flume of smoke out on Consumes Mine Road.

He also confirmed a bunch of other homes still standing in GF - giving me the names of a half dozen or so people scattered across the park whose homes are still standing.

[LTC-J]

They close the whole El Dorado national forest until the end of September absolute power corrupts absolutely

You are missing a key important part to the closure: there isn't enough staff to serve people who have issues out in EDNF.

As an added bonus, a lot of EDNF is under evacuations(mandatory and voluntary)

Then there are the idiot flat landers/arsonists coming up from the Bay Area starting fires. Look up the Fremont methhead that EDSO caught late last week starting a fire. The article I saw wasn't clear if it was arsonist behavior or just a retarded methhead not doing safe fire behavior... never mind the fact that camp fires in wilderness areas were shut down.

[ViPER395]

I was camping Friday night up by the Mormon Emigrant Trail. There was a double strike of lightning to the southwest toward the Caldor region around 10pm.

Where the fire started is super steep canyon. That Dogtown creek canyon along caldor road and the canyon across (middle dry creek and eventually middle fk cosumnes) is super steep as well with a high ridge in the middle (big mountain ridge).

Im guessing that lightning hit a tree Friday night and it smoldered all night and into the afternoon of the 14th and the tree probably fell at some point and spread embers all across the forest floor.

There is about a foot of pine needles consistently across the forest floor along that area of Caldor, Leoni Meadows, and Elkins Flat areas. A lot of it is totally overgrown and due for this.

My dad and I used to extensively hunt the Caldor Road before it because overgrown and rutted from motorcycles (it was originally a railroad grade) and he said YEARS ago that it was ready for a forest fire.

[wpage]

Total mismanagement by liberals and environmental fools.

[SomeGuy75]

I’m working in Placerville today, they are setting up preliminary plans to evacuate the hospital if it starts heading this way. It’s already close. Ash falling.

[j15w]

There goes Bonetti shooting area and thousands of acres of beautiful forest. My playground. Probably won't open back up for years.

My thoughts are with those with homes affected. It looks like they're really emphasizing that western boundary to ensure it doesn't overrun Sly Park and Jenkinson Lake homes.

[FatCity67]

Wouldn't be surprised to see Stanislaus closed down next.

Need an early dump of snow.

You are missing a key important part to the closure: there isn't enough staff to serve people who have issues out in EDNF.

As an added bonus, a lot of EDNF is under evacuations(mandatory and voluntary)

Then there are the idiot flat landers/arsonists coming up from the Bay Area starting fires. Look up the Fremont methhead that EDSO caught late last week starting a fire. The article I saw wasn't clear if it was arsonist behavior or just a retarded methhead not doing safe fire behavior... never mind the fact that camp fires in wilderness areas were shut down.

[Jason_2111]

Bonnetti is gone.
Tried to get back today to rescue a ton of 22lr... Note. Area is closed down. Talked to a couple of sexy sheriff's... They were escorting people in this morning, but then had a bunch that hunkered down and refused to leave, ruining it for everyone.

Thanks for the well wishes... Will try again tomorrow.

The house is still there, the winds are blowing east. If they change to the west, it's gonna suck.

I'm getting a haircut tomorrow so I don't look like a crazy person.
Throughout this, the men of the EDSO remain super professional... Best department in the state.

Praying extra for all of the guys up there on the lines risking their lives everyday for those of us that want to live in a forest.

[M&P40FAN]

They're evacuating large areas of Amador County now.

[tiechshlime]

They're evacuating large areas of Amador County now.

[scbauer]

Left Tahoe yesterday because the smoke was so bad. Drove over Echo Summit down to Placerville and the smoke was really bad, and it was just getting going.

The forest needs it, but I always hate hearing about people losing homes and property.

[M&P40FAN]

It probably won't be long, unfortunately.

[lewdogg21]

My wife's parents cabin is in the evacuation area north of 50. It also where I deer hunt and that's cancelled until October but that's ok. My dad's side cabin is in Buckhorn off 88 and in the evacuation warning area my cousin is driving up now to get family picture albums.

As far as closing the el dorado national forest north of 50... Saturday is the deer archery opener. If the fire gets over 50 it will roar up the northern face of the American river canyon and trap tons of hunters up there with no where to go except deeper into the forest or maybe out the west vis peavine if they get lucky.

People would get killed or put others in deaths grasp trying to save them.

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[Chiefnra]

Say it aint so?

They sat on it until it blew up? Shocker.

But this time im sure alot of resources were up at Dixie.