steelblitzkrieg

I haven't been able to see any maps, is this on the North or South side of 50?

soulezoo

It is presently on the north side of 50. One can see the flames standing at the shell station off of Pony Express Trail and Sly Park Rd.

HWY 50 is currently closed in both directions due to smoke and the nearness of the fire.

I am on the other side of the lake about 6-7 miles from the fire.

soulezoo

This morning they had mandatory evacuations of Swansboro and Mosquito areas which means the fire is basically contained to the East/West running canyon. Also all of the campgrounds in the Ice House and Union Valley area is evacuated. If those are the two extremes, then the fire seemingly stretches for about 25-30 miles.

steelblitzkrieg

Wow.

I can understand UV and Silver Creek, but Icehouse too? It must be really close or coming up the north side of the lake since you can use Wright's to get to 50.

It'd be amazing to be able to see it from the Big Hill Lookout station.

Sucks that that area was finally starting to recover from the Cleveland fire.

So you're over near ME trail?

Hopefully we get more rain than expected tonight/tomorrow.

soulezoo

Yes, I'm about one mile south of the ME trail. Fortunately for me, I can throw a rock and hit the USFS fire station there.

I was thinking about the cleveland fire too. If it goes much further East, whitehall and those poor cabins on the river will once again get it. I don't know how many more times those poor folks can rebuild!

Tallguy67

I don't think those busy firemen will like it if you start throwing sticks at them!!

soulezoo

Nah, they're all gone. Parking lot is full of cars, the engines are gone. Few people there. I can hide from them.

steelblitzkrieg

That whole area is dangerous.

Cleveland Fire

The New Years Day flood

I'm surprised we've gone this long with out something tragic.

P.S. I had to use ME to get home from Reno after that Flood/Washout on 50, we lived on the Elk Grove/Sac border at the time. 80 was closed due to snow, 50 was closed near Strawberry I think, so we had to take 88 and If I recall 16 was also flooded so we couldn't take 88/49/16. It took us 9hrs from Reno to home.

soulezoo

Wow. I remember all that. Ironically enough, we were neighbors then!

I was on the corner of Bradshaw and Calvine!

steelblitzkrieg

Whoa!

Gerber and Elk Grove Florin.

Edit: My wife's uncle had a bunch of acres on Carmencita.

soulezoo

Carmencita? Oh krap.

Do names Swenson, Hale, johnson, or tafoya mean anything?

soulezoo

I'll PM you and take it out of the thread.

Lary Ellis (Top)

Prayers sent your way in hopes this thing settles down and doesn't move your way.

soulezoo

Thanks Lary...

Of course this fire is now national news. It is located in some really rugged areas. Fortunately that same geography is what is saving the houses and whatnot.

The fire has spread dramatically covering over 115 square miles (hey, that's 10% of Rhode Island!) this morning. But it is moving in a direction opposite my house.

steelblitzkrieg

Thought you might like this, coming home on Wednesday. This is from Antioch.