Would someone please fill me in, since it’s not readily apparent by the news sources, but what exactly is burning?
Is this grasslands? Forests? Scrub? Fresh tar?
Would someone please fill me in, since it’s not readily apparent by the news sources, but what exactly is burning?
Is this grasslands? Forests? Scrub? Fresh tar?
fwdude, here is Dailymail article which seems to have a lot of pictures, some info...Seems Sonoma was hit hard...the town...lost Hilton, Sonoma HOtel, K-mart,Applebees, etc...so those are town areas...
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-4962146/Wildfires-force-evacuations-Northern-California.html
They are still sorting things out.
I am a mile from the evacuation zone. My old high school (Cardinal Newman), the homes of several friends, historic structures, a coutple of neightborhoods, wineries and a bunch of businesses from K mart to Trader Joes have been burnt to the ground or close.
The problem is that this area has always burned every few years, just people decided to build homes and businesses in the middle of it; at least the Mexicans were smart enough to use mud and tile roofs.
It is dark enough that lights came on and stayed on all day.
The scale is overwhelming. I’ve lived here, in the same house for 49 years. Never seen anything remotely like this, 9=11 would be the closest thing I’ve ever seen- mile after mile of people in shock, thousands of folks having their lives changed forever. Many hard working responsible adults just in utter shock, home gone, business gone, roads closed, ashes everywhere.
The local rag is annoying and incompetent, but they have a few photogs who know what to do.
Currently, I have power, not sure how much longer that will last. Everything, nearly, is closed. Gas is hard to get. I’m a pretty serious prepper, as we are right on an active and powerful earthquake fault here, so better off than many, but who knows what the toll will be. Entire neighborhoods of nice houses wiped out, the Oakland Hills fire times 10.
Stupid rag, but probably the best coverage currently
http://www.pressdemocrat.com/