[Freedom56v2]

20,000 evacuee, over 1500 homes burned, hospitals evacuated,school cancelled.

One categorized this as fire of lifetime...

Sounds like widespread and dangerous.

[Freedom56v2]

Found a Live YouTube news feed. News Conference coming...

http://abc7news.com/at-least-1500-structures-destroyed-in-north-bay-fires/2510205/

[lizma2]

Haven’t paid that much attention but is this the result of just leaving forests alone? The “Mother Nature will take care of it” nannies.

Spent many hours in Europe and they all always cleaning up their forest underbrush. They are using their brain on this one. ( or at least for this. No comment on the rest of their mess.)

[Freedom56v2]

Now 99,000 w/o power

[HereInTheHeartland]

These pictures are incredible:

http://m.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Fires-Napa-Santa-Rosa-Wine-Country-before-after-12265098.php#2

[Diana in Wisconsin]

I can’t even imagine it! What an awful weather/natural disaster year 2017 has been.

This makes my heart hurt so much! Fire is just the worst. In a flood, you can at least float!

Continuing Prayers Up!

[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.

[Freedom56v2]

Good News:

Forecaster saying going forward:

Shifting wind speeds
Calmer conditions
wind gusts down
humidity will go up

http://abc7news.com/at-least-1500-structures-destroyed-in-north-bay-fires/2510205/

[Deplorable American1776]

Build a house in the woods, and if it catch fire, blame it on globull warming. Don’t blame it on what it is, stupidity!!

[redgolum]

A friend just heard his aunts house burned to the ground. Nothing left.

[Freedom56v2]

Latest news report I could find from 3 hours ago:

More Than 100 Missing Persons Reports Made in California Wildfires
https://www.nbcnews.com/storyline/western-wildfires/one-killed-major-wildfires-ignite-overnight-across-northern-california-n809206

[Freedom56v2]

Found website with updates...all seem to be updated this morning for various areas acreage burned/contained, evacuation info, etc.

http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents

[ThankYouFreeRepublic]

I’ve always nicknamed Santa Rosa as God’s country. Spent many an hour looking at real estate listings for a small spread. I have spent many happy times camping high a top in the redwoods at nearby Guerneville and kayaking the Russian river, where is mixed with the redwoods are vineyards. So sorry to hear about that special community. The kids seemed like country kids to me, didn’t know what was down the road a bit and were kind of innocent of the world. But they knew their wine! Prayers up for a sweet patch of California.

[Freedom56v2]

UPDATE:

Not good...Missing Persons reports have swelled to 200
Death toll: 15

http://www.latimes.com/local/lanow/la-me-ln-fires-20171010-story.html

Good: Feds have vowed to help

Much more info in article

Thoughts and prayers for those impacted!!!

[Freedom56v2]

Latest update via CNN 6:31 ET(Yeah, I know it is CNN, yuk, but it is a good summary and update.)

General article with pictures - before and after, gen. info:
http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/10/us/california-fires-napa/

`````````````````````````````````````````````````
`````````````````````````````````````````````````
Many More updates in link at bottom all titles listed at the link at bottom - scroll down thru them - here are the current titles:

~Touching Dog story
~Strong Wind Warning (Red Flag) and Map ~Winds died down, but are increasing now :(

~Trump: We will be there for you in this time of terrible tragedy”

~Death toll: 15
~Structures lost: 2,000
~White house press briefing on fires:
~White House on wildfires: “The loss of life is truly devastating” - video

~Smoke Seen From Space - pictures
~Trump approves federal major disaster declaration for California - Video
~Eye-popping numbers that show how devastating these wildfires are

~Apple is donating to wildfire relief efforts
~Their neighbors fought off a fire and saved a historic winery - Video

~A look at the devastation in wine country - photos
~These are the 3 main fires burning in California
~Fires create orange glow over Disneyland
~Pence on wildfires: “We are standing with you” - Video
~More than 90,000 without power in California
~Wildfire in Anaheim scorches 7,500 acres
~Nearly 5,000 people are staying in shelters

http://www.cnn.com/2017/10/10/us/california-wildfires-latest/index.html

[Freedom56v2]

More high winds forecasted = increased fire danger

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/news/7515607-181/fire-danger-rises-with-forecast?artslide=0

[Grampa Dave]

These links will let you know more about the wild fires.

The Napa areas have been hammered. The Sonoma Cty/Santa Rosa area has been hit even harder, and you can see that data on the pressdemocrat link below.

http://napavalleyregister.com/

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/

[Pelham]

Our Canyon 2 Fire here in Orange County was big enough and we were very lucky. But these fires going on up in NorCal are unbelievable. 72 hours now and the fires are growing larger. The fronts are merging.

[Freedom56v2]

Santa Rosa

[Freedom56v2]

Couple survive fires in pool: Wow

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/news/3594563/posts?page=1

[Southack]

California doesn’t practice scientific forestry so they don’t log strategic firebreaks or make small preventative fire burns, unlike states like Alabama that do.

Thus, California gets larger forest fires than states like Alabama.

And that’s how it will always be until they “Change.”