Raging Wine Country Wildfires Burn Homes; Force Evacuations

CBS SF Bay Area News ^ | 10/08/2017 | CBS Staff

[Freedom56v2]

NAPA (CBS SF) — Wind-whipped wildfires roared to life Sunday night and early Monday across Wine Country, burning building, forcing evacuations and injuring several people.

The Atlas Peak fire was the largest of several wildfires, quickly growing to more than 200 acres near Napa. Meanwhile, the fire near Calistoga had burned several building and sent several people to the hospital to be treated for burns.

Cal Fire said firefighters were battling several blazes in Sonoma County. The largest was in the area of Porter Creek Road and Petrified Forest Road near Calistoga where mandatory evacuations were ordered for residents along Porter Creek, Petrified Forest, Franz Valley and Mountain Home Ranch Rd.

Early Monday morning, the Sonoma County Sheriff’s Department said fires had erupted at Mark West Springs and Riebli roads in Santa Rosa, at Shiloh and Conde roads in Windsor and at Highway 116 and Fredericks Road in Sebastopol.

The fires had stretched Sonoma and Napa counties firefighting resources to the breaking point. A call for mutual aid was issued to other Bay Area fire departments.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

TO: ANYONE that's being a D*CK on this thread: SHAME ON YOU! THIS is what people are dealing with, you JERKS:

[Diana in Wisconsin]

Pinging you to Post #241

[Freedom56v2]

Fatima, I'm gonna post this to all...Thank you. Rosie‏ @_garden_soul_ 7m 7 minutes ago More #SantaRosafires #napafires #northbayfires TEXT 888777 with your zip code for evacuation updates. PLEASE SHARE. #SantaRosafires #napafires #northbayfires TEXT 888777 with your zip code for evacuation updates. PLEASE SHARE.— Rosie (@_garden_soul_) October 10, 2017

[Diana in Wisconsin]

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[Freedom56v2]

Picture worth 1000 miles. Thank you for ping.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

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[Freedom56v2]

ugh...tired and multitasking...meant picture worth 1000 WORDS lol

[scott says]

I lived in Marin County for 25 years—left in 2009 when the economy tanked. I was a contractor and the crash just devastated my business. There will be a lot of building in Napa===maybe it’s time to move back. I have friends who have lost property in the area......
Hoping they get the fires under control—some of the most beautiful geography in the world.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[fatima]

Tay Austin‏  @Jasamsdestiny Follow More Fire on #kendo RD has jumped & heading down towards #Woodlands Going to lay down a fire line...

Fire on #kendo RD has jumped & heading down towards #Woodlands
Going to lay down a fire line...#napafire #napafires #TubbsFire— Tay Austin (@Jasamsdestiny) October 10, 2017

[Diana in Wisconsin]

[SisterK]

Prayers up for those in the path of the fires, for the first responders, and for the weather to turn favorable. Prayers up that these fires will soon be contained. And prayers added that there will be healing and comfort for those impacted by these fires.

[Freedom56v2]

I lived in Marin County for 25 years—left in 2009 when the economy tanked. I was a contractor and the crash just devastated my business. There will be a lot of building in Napa===maybe it’s time to move back. I have friends who have lost property in the area......
Hoping they get the fires under control—some of the most beautiful geography in the world.

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So sad...sorry for your friends going thru this...it is some of the most beautiful geography in the world...or was...will be again, but will take time :(

[SisterK]

If we did controlled burns like we did 30 years ago...Bingo.

[SomeCallMeTim]

LOL I don’t doubt you.

You’ve maintained a pretty healthy outlook, considering.

But, I notice... the mods DID take action here today.

There ARE limits.