The article seems to indicate an evacuation for Oakhurst, but I cannot find a map of the evacuation area(s). I have a close relative in Oakhurst. Damn.
I’d check in with him, but he was already very busy getting ready for a possible evac, over a day ago.
Questions:
Is there any website that shows daily progress of the fire? (Sort of like a NWS radar loop for several days time, tho’ intensity would likely not be shown.)
Is there any website that shows projected daily progress of the fire? (Sort of like a TV precipitation projection, similarly for a few days time, tho’ intensity would likely not be shown.)
Can anyone find a map of the evacuation area(s)?
Our local 6 pm Tu. TV news had a totally impressive (scary) satellite loop of the fires. Can anyone find and post this? I assume it is a GOES type weather sat view, but specific to the fires on the West Coast.
There is a map somewhere, maybe on Cal Fire. There isn't much progress to report. Still at 0% containment, and the people I heard from said no evidence of firefighters.
Residents in Oakhurst living east of highway 41 to road 200 have been advised as of a few days ago to prepare to evac.
Advisements in this fire have been common pre-order to evac. What you want to watch for in the news is if the Cal Fire incident team can hold off the flames from Bass Lake—east of Oakhurst. The battle for Bass Lake is perhaps the most significant coming up today & into weekend.
If they protect Bass Lake, Oakhurst will likely remain safe.
If you are trying to track this fire daily from a distance, I’d recommend 3 ways:
Cal Fire incident team in conjunction with Forest Service has a daily early eve briefing that can be watched digitally. If you get on the “follow” digital list it will prompt you to tune into live briefings.
The best “layman’s” analysis of this fire with his own 2-3 daily briefings via FB is a guy named Jeff Aiello. Channel 30 out of Fresno even came to his home Wed. to interview him over his fire coverage.
He uses satellite detection websites—one being caltopo.com; flight radar software that tells you which exact planes are in air where (spotter planes of forest service; tankers, etc). He was highlighting yesterday how they brought in from Sac City a super tanker.
They are dropping both retardabt & water on fire.
Btw, all of this software is available to you & me.
Jeff also has some good sources on the ground.
The third way is to monitor a FB group web page focused on this incident: Sierra 911.
They have routine threads including one just on evacs.
try inciweb.com
sorry. here’s the working link
only irk me. is finding the fire out of many on the initial map but there must be a search function. Once you find it there is great info on each fire updated regularly
They have a map at the source article. It’s getting too close to my home.