Caldor Fire explodes

[user120312]

I've been looking for that interview but haven't found it yet. It was live when I watched it. That guy was known as 'Fred on the hill' or something like that, he was a fixture in the area. Seemed to really know his stuff. I believe the sign he was standing in front of during the interview was for a place that later got torched but some of the buildings survived. It was some sort of a resort or campground. I saw it on a later news report after the fire blew up.

Also, early on, meaning early on the morning of the 17th, I heard numerous scanner calls for resources and there were 'none to send'. I happened to be up at 4am or so checking on the Dixie fire and noted a blob on the satellite runs to the south and checked it out.

I understand that fires in BFE might not get resources or might experience delays but this fire was near a heavily populated and traveled corridor to Lake Tahoe. Something about the whole deal doesn't make sense. Heck, if the winds blow right it could end up in Lake Tahoe. Not much to stop it.

[Cali-Glock]

Zoom.Earth has a pretty good live heat map and wind direction feature.

It is interesting that most of Grizzly Flats is now showing pretty cool, but it is still hot to the East, West and North, and the wind is gently blowing Westward. ---> back toward Pollock Pines, Sly Park, Pleasant Valley, Somerset, Fair Play, Omo Ranch...

https://zoom.earth/#view=38.653964,-120.488924,12z/layers=wind,fires,crosshairs

[M&P40FAN]

Zoom.Earth has a pretty good live heat map and wind direction feature.

It is interesting that most of Grizzly Flats is now showing pretty cool, but it is still hot to the East, West and North, and the wind is gently blowing Westward. ---> back toward Pollock Pines, Sly Park, Pleasant Valley, Somerset, Fair Play, Omo Ranch...


https://zoom.earth/#view=38.653964,-...res,crosshairs

That's not looking good for.pollock pines.

[Cali-Glock]

I've been looking for that interview but haven't found it yet. It was live when I watched it. That guy was known as 'Fred on the hill' or something like that, he was a fixture in the area. Seemed to really know his stuff. I believe the sign he was standing in front of during the interview was for a place that later got torched but some of the buildings survived. It was some sort of a resort or campground. I saw it on a later news report after the fire blew up.

Also, early on, meaning early on the morning of the 17th, I heard numerous scanner calls for resources and there were 'none to send'. I happened to be up at 4am or so checking on the Dixie fire and noted a blob on the satellite runs to the south and checked it out.

I understand that fires in BFE might not get resources or might experience delays but this fire was near a heavily populated and traveled corridor to Lake Tahoe. Something about the whole deal doesn't make sense. Heck, if the winds blow right it could end up in Lake Tahoe. Not much to stop it.

ROTFL!! Wil on the Hill? (or is it Wil from the Hill? - I forget)

Based on the description in the earlier post I was wondering if it was Wil.

He was apparently interviewed by a couple of different outlets at different locations. He is a magnet for the media. At least one of the video clips of him is getting some national coverage - he is getting calls from friends back east.

He is only on the first few seconds of this video, apparently there are others.



Edited: Searching for the other vids I discovered that Sac Bee bumped into Wil and quotes him extensively, but I have not tracked down these other videos he appears in...

[davedog665]

Cancelled family trip next week in Tahoe. Luckily Was able to reschedule the rental property. Really glad we were able to reschedule instead of trying to force it up there.

[user120312]

ROTFL!! Wil on the Hill? (or is it Wil from the Hill? - I forget)

Thank you! Yes, the man right at the beginning of the video you posted was the man I saw, and the interview I saw was on location somewhere in the area before it really 'blew up' but after the night of the 16th and he finished up with something like 'I don't know if that sign will still be here tomorrow'.

[Cali-Glock]

Thank you! Yes, the man right at the beginning of the video you posted was the man I saw, and the interview I saw was on location somewhere in the area before it really 'blew up' but after the night of the 16th and he finished up with something like 'I don't know if that sign will still be here tomorrow'.

If I track down the other video, I'll post it.

[scbauer]

CalFire says 65,500 acres now.

https://www.fire.ca.gov/incidents/2021/8/14/caldor-fire/

[Dgr1dman]

I’m a ways down the road from y’all, but I’ve got plenty of storage space here on the ranch for any vehicles, trailers, or anything else you want to get out of the hills.

As a point of reference, I-5 at Twin Cities road is an easy-to-find point that’s a couple of miles away from my place.


Good luck, and stay safe!

Digger1

[M&P40FAN]

Looks like minimal spread since yesterday evening. Winds expected to pick up tonight.

[Jason_2111]

Couldn't get to the house today, but talked to a guy from calfire. He said they're fighting hard on the western edge of the fire to keep it from spreading to my area.

[ABR]

Couldn't get to the house today, but talked to a guy from calfire. He said they're fighting hard on the western edge of the fire to keep it from spreading to my area.

[j15w]

Couldn't get to the house today, but talked to a guy from calfire. He said they're fighting hard on the western edge of the fire to keep it from spreading to my area.

Hey Jason, I've noticed that too from the map. I may have missed it but where is your home? Pollock or the Sly Park area proper?

[user120312]

Noticed an update to the orders/warnings, they've now pushed the warnings into the Lake Tahoe region. There are also warnings/orders not covered on the map for Amador County

[ABR]

Highway 50 closed

https://www.msn.com/en-us/weather/topstories/caldor-fire-us-50-closed-in-both-directions-at-twin-bridges-new-evacuation-orders/ar-AANxLQC