Posted on 09/05/2020 4:51:20 PM PDT by janetjanet998
4 P.M.: PEOPLE TRAPPED AT MAMMOTH POOL As many as 1,000 people near Mammoth Pool Reservoir have been cut off by the Creek Fire and are unable to evacuate the area. They are reportedly being advised to shelter in place, in the reservoir if necessary. The situation was confirmed by Sierra National Forest spokesman Dan Tune.
(Excerpt) Read more at fresnobee.com ...
Joining you in prayers for everyone's safety. Scary news.
Evacuating people from a fire is problematic if there’s no direct threat to life; people have a big habit of wanting to bring everything with them (so it doesn’t get destroyed by the fire.)
Plus, rationally, in many conditions you can drive through a fire (not really recommended.) Which means that likely fire apparatus is already on scene to offer support to the people trapped. And likely evacuate a couple people in sheriff’s vehicles who have breathing issues.
Oh yeah, and COVID, which always makes things so much less complicated...
One of the california Alert Wildfire cameras is pointed towards it (updates automatically every minute or so. And you can click the play arrow in the upper left to get a timelapse).
http://www.alertwildfire.org/sierra/?camera=Axis-MeadowLakes
And six foot measures, ya know
Michael Ikahihifo
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#CreekFire: Viewer Cameron Colombero sent in these photos from Mammoth Pool. There are reports of people trapped there. Cameron says he about 100 people are at the water edge. They are safe & the fire ran out of fuel. He says the fires burned around the entire lake in 45 mins.
https://twitter.com/Mike_Ikahihifo/status/1302404342272544769
“Air Drop a bunch of inflatable rafts.”
No, you’re not understanding the situation. They said get IN the lake, not on the lake. You’re not going to survive a fire storm by floating in a raft made of flammable material.
Omg! Terrifying pics :-(
Right on schedule. Labor Day week-end, of course!
“Not to make light of a terrible situation, but I’d get in the water...”
Not exactly sure where in the Mammoth area this is but some of these pools are volcanic heated water. There is no going in. I had a buddy spend six weeks in a So Cal burn unit about 35 years back from falling into one of the heated Mammoth pools.
Not in Mammoth Lakes, on the other side of the Sierra about 50 miles west of there.
“Not in Mammoth Lakes, on the other side of the Sierra about 50 miles west of there”
OK, that is good news. Now that I think about it a dozen years ago or so Huell Howser from California PBS TV did one of his California Gold shows from this area.
Creekfire was 5-7000 acres earlier today
now 36,000
here is a love feed of another fire
Watch live: The El Dorado Fire continues burning near Yucaipa after scorching at least 1,000 acres and triggering evacuation
https://www.facebook.com/ktla5/videos/790333825125632
Incredible view of massive smoke plume from Fresno county #CreekFire
https://twitter.com/JulianDavis/status/1302413294892802048/photo/1
I really enjoy those love feeds. haha.
Dig trenches...
I live 25 miles N of Yerington...Over 100 here yesterday & today. We have been smoked over for over 22 days.
CA Fire Scanner
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New fires today...(older ones are still burning)
#ElDoradoFire (Oak Glen, San Bernardino NF): AA updating to 2,500-3,000 acres.
#CreekFire (Sierra NF, Fresno Co + Madera Co): 36,000 acres, 0% contained.
#ValleyFire (S/E of #Alpine, San Diego Co): 1,500 acres, 0% contained.
CA Fire Scanner
@CAFireScanner
#CreekFire (Sierra NF, Fresno Co) - Structures being impacted in the community of Big Creek, several are fully involved. FF’s in process of evacuating 10 civilians from the area. The fire station is also being impacted per a caller.
8:47 PM · Sep 5, 2020·Twitte
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