Pictures Show the Efforts and Devastation of the Raging Blazes
Skippy Massey
Humboldt Sentinel
Clicking on the pictures will enlarge and enhance their resolution.
The Scotts Fire, above, is west of Scott Valley Road on Cow Mountain, located in steep and rugged terrain 8 miles east of Ukiah. A total of 4,618 acres have burned with 15% of the area contained.
With 300 residences and 40 outbuildings threatened, an evacuation warning has been issued for Scotts Valley Road from Highway 20 south to Hendricks Road. A heavy commitment of aircraft, bulldozers, and fire crews will continue to build and strengthen containment lines today protecting residences, BLM lands, and critical communications infrastructure.
The North Pass Fires northeast of Covelo, above, burned 41,983 acres with containment rising to 97%. In the picture on the right, you can see a very small tanker plane engulfed in the large smoke plume.
The Wye Fires in Lake and Colusa Counties near Highway 20, east of Highway 53 and Clearlake Oaks, burned nearly 8,000 acres– but is now extinguished with mop-up operations underway.
The Yolo County Fires, right and below, broke outside of the small community of Guinda in Yolo County. They burned 520 acres before coming under control.
The Ponderosa Fire, below, burned 27,800 acres in Shasta and Tehama Counties, two miles east of the town of Manton. It was 100% contained, but not before it destroyed 52 residences and 81 outbuildings in its path.
The Stafford Fire, right, is 5 miles southeast
of Hayfork in Trinity County.
Consuming 4,460 acres with 45% containment, mandatory evacuations and road closures are in effect for certain areas of the region.
1,479 personnel, 126 engines, 37 fire crews, 8 helicopters, 18 bulldozers, and 25 water tenders are battling the stubborn blaze in steep and rugged terrain.
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Our appreciation goes to CalFire Incident, Facebook, and the firefighters.
The crew picture on the left is a good one to click and biggify: they may be tired and dirty, but they can still smile together.
To note, these are only a few of the fires currently burning in California at this time.
Photo Credits: CalFire Facebook page and Matthew Henderson