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Wall Fire Oroville California
Various | July 9th 2017 | Me

Posted on 07/09/2017 9:10:50 AM PDT by abigkahuna

The Wall Fire grew from 2700 acres overnight to 4700 acres. The fire is located right up the street. This morning P G and E cut power to homes in the area. Evacuations everywhere one turns. For more information, #WallFire.

Listening to scanners last night and things got dicey around three am when there were reports of the fire jumping Miner's Ranch Road, but evidently that was not the case as of yet.

First it was the dam this winter and now the fire. The Fire began in an area that was hit about four years ago. It has now spread North and South. Currently the fire is only 17 percent contained with full containment a week away.


TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News
KEYWORDS: california; oroville; wakeupcall; wallfire; wildfire

1 posted on 07/09/2017 9:10:51 AM PDT by abigkahuna
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To: abigkahuna

“located right up the street”

Pack up, lock up and get out safely. All it takes is a shift in the wind.


2 posted on 07/09/2017 9:19:14 AM PDT by dynachrome (When an empire dies, you are left with vast monuments in front of which peasants squat to defecate)
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To: abigkahuna

Stay safe out there.

Evacuation by choice is always best. You can’t predict fires. Go while you still can


3 posted on 07/09/2017 9:20:45 AM PDT by Nifster (I see puppy dogs in the clouds)
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To: abigkahuna

What’s a “wall fire”? A wall of fire?


4 posted on 07/09/2017 9:22:22 AM PDT by rightwingcrazy (rightwingcrazy)
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To: abigkahuna

We want you and yours safe... time to get out of Dodge...


5 posted on 07/09/2017 9:42:16 AM PDT by GOPJ ( MSM Snowflakes: if you don't like President Trump's tweets don't read 'em.)
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To: abigkahuna

Praying for you and all in your area.

Remember that evacuating later can mean gridlocked escape routes.


6 posted on 07/09/2017 9:47:41 AM PDT by pax_et_bonum (Never Forget the Seals of Extortion 17 - and God Bless The United States of America.)
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To: rightwingcrazy

We name our fires here in CA.


7 posted on 07/09/2017 9:48:00 AM PDT by REDWOOD99 ("Everyone should pay taxes. Everyone should pay the same rate.)
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To: abigkahuna

Guess CA could use all the rain it was getting during the Oroville Dam problem and even after that.. Probably Brown will go to Trump again with hat in hand for HELP.


8 posted on 07/09/2017 10:00:26 AM PDT by Thank You Rush
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To: abigkahuna

if you’re in the area, get out NOTHING is worth your life.


9 posted on 07/09/2017 11:36:54 AM PDT by terycarl (COMMON SENSE PREVAILS OVER ALL)
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To: abigkahuna
The most useful coverage of the Oroville Dam situation has been coming from local amateur/hobby journalist Juan Browne. I'll be surprised if he doesn't start covering it—complete with aerial views from his private plane. Nothing yet, though. His youtube channel is blancolirio.
10 posted on 07/09/2017 11:40:58 AM PDT by snarkpup (The alligators do not want the swamp drained.)
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5400 structures threatened. Latest map shows Oro-Bangor Road breached. Not good. Forbestown RD breached. Miners Ranch Road breached. All not good. 17% contained. 7500 evac warning 4000 evacuated. Think Oakland Fire if any of you remember. We do....

We are safe and have been. It’s better where we are as otherwise we would have been running around like chickens with our heads cut off trying to load crap up and trying to figure out what to save. Some folks lost all. Praying for everyone. I won’t give our location in Oroville or where we are now, suffice it to say that our home is in the potential path of the fire.


11 posted on 07/09/2017 5:21:02 PM PDT by abigkahuna (How can you be at two places at once when you are nowhere at all?)
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To: abigkahuna
Juan is now covering the fire. I started a new thread for his report:

Oroville Special Update-The 'Wall' Fire 9 July [YouTube]


12 posted on 07/09/2017 7:27:27 PM PDT by snarkpup (The alligators do not want the swamp drained.)
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To: abigkahuna

If it’s just up the street, you better get a go-bag ready, or better yet, pack and go.


13 posted on 07/09/2017 7:33:08 PM PDT by Tolerance Sucks Rocks (April 2006 Message from Dan http://www.dansimmons.com/news/message/2006_04.htm)
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