SF Bay Area fires

Got word on Facebag that Aaron Redner (formerly of HBR and of the Grateful Bluegrass Boys) and his family were evacuated - as was Adam Traum - a fine Northbay guitarist and photographer.... Cars with kids, dogs,  guitars forced to exit the scene.

I just got word that the Mayacama Ranch in Napa has burned to the ground and my friend that manages it is now out of a job.

Not good in Nevada City. A lot of the people I work with got evacuated last night. Waiting to see if they have homes. 

I woke up and blearily turned on the morning news to see them rushing people out of a Santa Rosa hospital with flames in the background and structures burning in Grass Valley.  Holy crap, fire everywhere!  Hope everyone I know is OK.  It's crazy how fast that all blew up overnight!

Bad news. All hell's breaking loose. Don't think I'll be hitting Muir Woods during my stay.

Hope all are safe. A smoky, smelly trip into town today.  

Any recommends for lunch or dinner? Might hit Park Chow but been there, done that.

Thanks, Roarshock.

Silverado in Napa - Gone.

Allegedly Luther Bank Center - in Santa Rosa as well..

One more thing. Any recommends for good tie-dye shops? Maybe not the tourist shops? Gotta find a nice long sleeve. 

This fire is devastating. Good luck to all. 

Whoa! This is terrible.

If any of you is in the position to be in smoke (even in other cities from fires) remember to wear a mask to prevent breathing particulates and the smell of smoke. An effective and easy to find mask to find is any of the ones rated N95 or higher sold at hardware, paint, building stores. We wore them for a couple of weeks when outside when the smoke was in the Willamette Valley from fires in the northwest. They made an amazing difference to the way peoples lungs felt.

And safety to all Zoners, families and friends.

>>>Any recommends for good tie-dye shops<<<

It might be considered "touristy" but there's a place called Love on Haight that is is pretty cool and is owned & operated by an acquaintance and fine individual.

I believe it's on the corner of Masonic & Haight.

And damn these fires are serious. There are definitely some past & present zoners up that way. Get your pets & your photos and get out of the way!

Thanks, Lance. I'll tell them you sent me. Passed by that Saturday driving through town. Would've liked to have met you at HSBF. 

There is another rapidly growing fire in Anaheim Hills in SoCal this morning, near the 91 and 241. This is a densely populated area and there are mandatory evacuations.

http://abc7.com/mandatory-evacuations-issued-for-fire-in-anaheim-hills/2...

Saw on the news 20,000 evacuated and lots of folks unaccounted for.

Be safe out there.

The smoke woke me up at 1:30 and I live in Marin, a good 20 Miles from the nearest fire. This is really crazy and sad.

Some heartbreaking but great photos here at SF Gate

http://www.sfgate.com/local/article/cell-service-down-North-Bay-napa-son...

So far so good folks, Grass Valley is safe. Lots of smoke on the horizon but not in town yet. Most of the evacuations from the Los Lobos fire is because of Lake Wildwood ( a gated community ) The wind has died done for now, It is so dry around here who knows what will happen. Bombers flying over the house all morning makes it sound like a war zone. Wish Us Luck  it will be a long week  

Here is a good site for all the fire updates. I

https://yubanet.com/Fires/

Thanks for the update, Bart.

So Cal Fires Too ! HOMES BURNING ! Real Windy Out !!

Slick, you can probably go to Muir Woods, no fires there I don't think.  Have fun!

6 at Least BIG Newer Homes ON Fire !! in  Anaheim hills

http://abc7.com/1-dead-2-injured-others-missing-in-ca-wine-country-fires...

GNARLY !

I REALLY REALLY Hate - PACK Em Like Sardines = TRACT HOMES ! Fuck That CRAP !

It's SCUM BAG Developers and Real Estate Companies !

A Marin firefighter just told me that the Luther Burbank Center, (now called Wells Fargo Center),

is indeed gone. A fine venue and a big loss, but nothing compared to all the homes that burned.

A tough day here; been dealing with evacuees all day.

Heartbreaking.

just brutal.

awoke to the smell of wildfire and assumed it was in the local hills... was really surprised to find out it was from fires over 100 miles to the North!

here's a pretty amazing real time satellite loop (click to zoom, rotate)... that huge grey cloud over the ocean is not fog.

http://rammb-slider.cira.colostate.edu/?sat=goes-16&sec=full_disk&x=5188&y=3212&z=3&im=12&ts=1&st=0&et=0&speed=130&motion=loop&map=1&lat=0&p%5B0%5D=16&opacity%5B0%5D=1&hidden%5B0%5D=0&pause=0&slider=-1&hide_controls=0&mouse_draw=0&s=rammb-slider

BIG Winds All Day so far Today In Ventura County !

Anaheim Hills Ca fire.....

Called The Canyon Fire2 ~ 10.9.17

Thanks for checking in, Canyon.

If someone hears from/about Dise, please let us know.

Dise marked herself safe on Facebook today.

I just "talked" with her. She's safe and her home is ok!

Thanks, Jen. Great to hear!

This is just so devastating 

was fine last night then wind picked up in sebastopol- Santa Rosa and all hell broke loose

finally got in touch with Mom who is in the Fulton / Guerneville/ corridor 

have no power and on edge about possible evacuations

clients in Fountaingrove homes and work places gone 

looks like a bomb went off 

friends are hosting evacuees and lots of animals 

my cell works still and I appreciate all of you who checked in on me

after being still most of day 

it’s starting to get breezy again 

hoping for the best for all those folks and animals that are displaced 

Oh, Ro, hoping for the best for all. Does this mean that you are out of danger? I hope so! Good luck to your mom.

Sorry for your clients' losses.

Be Safe Ro, the wind died down here. So far 35 to 40 building gone. over 9,000 evacuated from Lake Wildwood

Safe here but it's been a wild 24 hours. My nephew and sister were here visiting, we took the neph to Safari West yesterday as a surprise (it's like Lion Country Safari, they have 400 acres of land with animals and you ride through on a jeep checking them out) and were staying the night in one of their on-site "glamping" tents. The wind was so crazy I thought the tent was going to collapse on us, but we eventually fell asleep, next thing I know there's a guy outside yelling that the park is being evacuated. What a sight when we went outside. My god. The rigeline was completely ablaze and the sky was dark red and the smoke was really dense. Props to Safari West staff for evacuating about 100 guests smoothly in pitch dark except for the fire light conditions (I wrenched my ankle in the process of carrying my nephew to the road, but we got out). We passed the Luther Burbank Center and all of the Mark West Springs road structures on our way back to SR. They were all still there at that time. We went to bed here in SR and around 6:AM the smoke was so bad outside the windows I went outside and all of my neighbors were evacuating, so I had to rustle up my nephew and sister again and GTFO of dodge. She wisely opted to go back home then and there, once they were gone, I packed up the family pet, documents, etc and bailed out too. I was in Petaluma by 8:45. Went to a diner there just wiped out, sat at the counter and the nice man seated next to me bought my breakfast. Good vibes to you, kind stranger.

A friend in Occidental tagged me and offered shelter so I took him up on it and spent most of the day watching news updates at his house. Friends here in SR said it was safe to return to my neighborhood so I did. Back home now and it's positively surreal. People walking around with bandanas tied around their faces to cut the smoke, everything is closed, smoke is still pretty bad and sirens are near constant. My neighborhood is deserted, but appears to so far at least be unscathed. Waiting to hear if my friend's home in Kenwood survived and keeping an eye on the City of SR alerts in case I need to run again. PS saw on facebook that the Safari West animals seem to be ok still although they're still in danger.

http://www.latimes.com/local/california/la-northern-california-fires-liv...

Nearly the entire Coffey Park neighborhood in Santa Rosa was incinerated

FG too

We kept hearing reports of a Giraffe walking around Larkfield. Someone on the radio said safari west let the animals go free. Seems crazy to me but its a crazy day, anything is possible, I guess...i had no idea it was this bad this morning, I rolled into Santa Rosa abot 730 am ready to work. Had no idea what I was driving into...

The giraffes never would've made it to Larkfield if they got out, that fire was on our asses as we fled in a vehicle. The animals were still in their enclosures as we evacuated. I'm sure the only thing that saved them was staying put. The grounds at SW are so heavily grazed by their animals there was no grass there to catch fire, and a few very open areas without trees. I saw on the SW site they posted that the animals are all accounted for right now and that the rumor they let the animals loose is false.

(SW)UPDATE: 5:15pm 10/9
"As of late this afternoon, the fences of Safari West stand and the animals are contained and accounted for. At no point were fences cut or Safari West animals released. The situation remains dynamic and highly dangerous and fires are burning in the vicinity. We will continue to provide updates as new information becomes available."

10 dead as Wine Country fires burn at least 1,500 structures, force evacuations

By Peter Fimrite, Jill Tucker, Kurtis Alexander, and Demian Bulwa

 Updated 5:50 pm, Monday, October 9, 2017

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/2-big-wildfires-prompt-evacuations...

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Mendocino County town devastated by fire: ‘There just wasn’t enough time’

By Michael Cabanatuan and Carolyn Said

Updated 6:40 pm, Monday, October 9, 2017

http://www.sfgate.com/bayarea/article/Multiple-fatalities-expected-in-No...

I am just reading about this tragedy.

Please stay safe and best o' luck, online friends.

Be Safe out there,  Californians.  Been raining here last few days;  you can have our Rain.

Best of Luck with heading to the non-flammable areas.

Not my youtube but another SW guest filmed the evacuation (starts as a vacation film)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=seTUA_dw3wg

Anybody heard from 2DankDan?

Doesn't he live up Santa Rosa way?

The guy's a doofus, but he's still one of us.

That's a crazy ass story, dise. Glad you and your'n are ok. Yikes.

close friend of ours lost his home in Santa Rosa, his entire neighborhood went up in flames. good news is that he and his partner and their kitties got out safely. temporarily staying at his sister's house and looking for a hotel - not having an easy time finding a qutite place to deal with all of this..they've already been in touch with their insurance company who is willing to pay for housing until their home can be rebuilt, it's going to be a while. while insurance will cover many of their expenses, it's gotta be hard coming to terms with it all..and yeah losing all the GD memorabilia. They had a very sweet poster collection and other vintage stuff. 

When the smoke has cleared, she said
That's what she said to me
You're gonna want a bed to lay your head
And a little sympathy

There are things you can replace
And others you cannot
The time has come to weigh those things
This space is gettin' hot
You know this space is gettin' hot

Thanks Alias. I'm glad we got out safely, and feel terrible for the people who lost their homes and jobs overnight. Totally luck of the draw that it wasn't my neighborhood that was leveled.

Just heard from Mully. His house is good so far. Got the mandatory evac order last night. Our friend Jerry lost everything :(

So much loss.

Are the fires still raging?

Yeah sounds like some neighborhood are still burning. Some are on high alert. Curfew is in effect in the mandatory evac zones.  We tried to hit the beach to escape the smoke this afternoon  but its thick and falling ash  everywhere...

I'm very glad the Canyon's are safe! 

Yeah luckily were still in Rio Nido. One of the houses we put an offer in on, in Santa Rosa, is gone. Hard to think of today but we got extremely lucky when a lot of people didnt. Such a hard day...Lisa's boss lost his house on fountaingrove...if anyone hears from Dan please post here...

http://abc7news.com/live/

Reporting 0% containment in all areas.  So glad Mully checked in and so far zoners are reportng safe.  Any word from Peak and Jamjuice?  I think their neighborhood is OK.

(((((Jerry)))))  miss you buddy, guessing that scuba tank went boom :(

the fireplace in the back is what's left of my friend's home. so many families displaced. lucky people to get out alive..

Sorry to hear that for Jerry, I know they were out on Riebli

talked with Mully today and 

wow, Lance - doofus? Go check yourself 

dan was one of the first people to check in on my mom and I early this am.

wow, just wow.

"I grabbed my pistol and my cell phone" man says of how he fled his neighborhood.

So many homes burned, devastating.  Ro, (((Dan and your mom))). 

There's a heavy picture of before and after of Coffey park in the LA times.  I don't know how to post pictures in new zone.

http://www.latimes.com/la-me-santa-rosa-slider-20171009-htmlstory.html

The Coffey Park photos are startling, so sad and such a big area!

Racket, for a tutorial about how to post pics, go to Formatting on the left side of the page. It's also in Techie Talk.

http://www.pressdemocrat.com/gallery/7507969-181/reader-submitted-photos...

Easy Ro. I call my brother a doofus.

It's good to hear the doofus is OK.

stay safe all. love and best wishes.

co-worker just bought a house near where the fires are here, he's ok...

Big fires are so scary. Been through 2 big ones in San Diego.

Glad to hear the Zoner contingent is faring well though.

Stay safe and remember possessions are just things.  Get out.  Trying to save their stuff is how people die in these.

yeah i don't think lance's light-hearted barb was very serious....

Nobody puts Lance in a corner!

scary, stay safe out there.

>>Only A Fool Would Say That (Canyon)

dig the new moniker.

Scary story Dise, so glad you are safe.  Very devastating day yesterday. 

We were left without phone/internet, so every few hours had to go out toward Santa Rosa to see how far we could get, and what direction the fires were headed.  My boss lost his home on Mark West Springs.  Around 5:00 pm last night we were able to drive down the freeway and it was a total nightmare.  Fires still burning on the sides of the road, the Hilton Hotel was destroyed and still on fire.  Places where buildings were supposed to be, were completely flattened.  Paradise Ridge Winery was smoldering, nothing left.  The Luther Burbank Center was still standing and both hospitals, but homes and business were reduced to smoking rubble.  It looked like a war zone. 

Wow glad to hear so many are safe and condolences to those who have not fared so well... ash still falling here in the SF sunset.

We have a supportive community here.

Hey Jamjuice, Ro, and all impacted, be safe and look out for each other.   Wish I could send the rain we’re having out east your way!

Thanks for checking in here. So far, other friends and relatives are safe and damage minimal.
Cal Fire is not showing much containment, which is troubling, to say the least.
http://www.fire.ca.gov/current_incidents
If there is anything I can do, please let me know and please be safe.

25% of trees in California are dead. Knew this would be a issue during fire season this year.

Stay safe everybody in harms way!!

I know the bark beetle has taken it's toll but 25%?  Where did you get that?

Got internet back here this morning.  Smokey as hell. Fire across the lake is at 2700 acres now.

Stay safe folks.   Good friends in SR lost everything.

Hope they get control of these fires soon.

Damn.  The pictures on the news are insane.  Whole swaths of Santa Rosa burnt up.   This looks like its as bad or worse than the 1991 Oakland Hills fires.  Stay safe folks.

Well, I did walk in Muir Woods today but it is so smokey. Park rangers were jumping out to warn people with little ones about air quality, with people ignoring them. 

I blew off a drive up the coast, why bother? I'm staying in Sunset and this situation is terrible. So heartbreaking for so many people who lost everything with 5 minutes to pack and run. 

Still on the rescue and safety mission and someday, they'll get around to putting out the fires. Over 1,000 people missing? 

Leaving tomorrow and with this air quality, I'm OK with that. Usually I hate leaving. But this will be going on for  a while yet, with winds probably picking up tomorrow making the fires worse.   

Just Terrible....

https://www.nbcnews.com/slideshow/massive-wildfires-consume-homes-across...

Hope all our West Coast phriends are safe today...vibes from the East to you all 

Peace

Stay safe everyone, Take care of those who need the help, and STAY STRONG!!!

> I call my brother a doofus.

and his nickname for you?

I spent the day cooking and feeding fire evacuees at one of the shelters. We're expecting 600 more people tonight as another area in SR is now being evacuated. If you're local and want to help we sure could use more volunteers. People need dog/cat crates, pet food, and sundries like baby wipes, diapers, feminine hygene products and toilet paper. The shelters are accepting food but keep in mind refrigerator space is limited, if one shelter turns you away go to another or come back later, we've got tons of bread but no butter or margarine. Lots of elderly bed ridden evacuees and old folks from Oakmont need soft foods like yogurt, jello cups, pudding packs, fruit cocktail, and individual cans of juice (juice squeeze dealies have been problematic). Tents, clean blankets/sleeping bags, and pillows would be great too.

That's very kind, Dise. Got some friends who are working to get the pet supplies up there. I did read that they didn't want anymore clothing donations, already have plenty and just no place to store the stuff. Must be terrifying for people in the area who are still having to evacuate. This ain't over yet..

My friends who lost their home are staying with family but hoping to find a nearby hotel. I don't think that's going to happen though, just too much demand locally. If anyone has any leads on a nice apartment in SF for rent - a year or two needed let me know. 

How is Cotati & Rohnert Park? Are they affected? I see Santa Rosa is.

Prayers to all.

I heard there are evacuations in RP but don't have any details

>>To accommodate the estimated 20,000 evacuees, a number of local landmarks have opened their doors to the growing influx of escapees. Below is a list of shelters, organizations, schools, and businesses we've found that are currently operating as safe spaces; they need able-and-willing volunteers and donations of essential supplies.

Veterans Memorial Building and Hall, 1351 Maple Ave. (Santa Rosa), sonomacountry.ca.gov

Petaluma Community Center, 320 N. McDowell Blvd. (Petaluma), cityofpetaluma.net

Sonoma County Fairgrounds (open for large- and medium-sized livestock and farm animals), access via Gate 7 on Aston Ave. (Sonoma), sonomacountyfiar.com

Ramekins Culinary School and Inn, 450 W. Spain St. (Sonoma), remekins.com

Sonoma-Marin Fairgrounds (open to accommodate small livestock and other farm animals, access via Gate 4 on 175 Fairgrounds Dr (Petaluma), sonoma-maringfair.org

Crosswalk Church (currently at capacity), 2590 1st St. (Napa), crosswalknapa.org

Napa Valley College Gym (currently at volunteer cap, 2277 Napa Vallejo Hwy. (Napa), napavalley.edu

Update 10/09: SF's Love on Haight is giving away free clothing to fire victims; they will also be taking donations through out the day.

Update 10/09: Marin County has opened a temporary shelter for evacuees. Donations needed include clothes for older children and adults, blankets, new pillows, new underwear for all ages, packaged prepared food, baby formula. Drop off behind exhibit hall;10 Avenue of the Flags, San Rafael.

Update 10/10: Horesman's Club at 600 Bugeia Lane (Novato), Morning Star Farms (which is only taking horses at the moment) at 885 Sutro Ave. (Novato), Lighthouse Christian Church at 1915 Novato Blvd. (Novato), and Christ Church North Bay at 6965 Redwood Blvd. (Novato) are now taking fire evacuees; they may be in need of supplies as well. Those in need of housing or wanting to donate their time, money, or goods can contact Horesman's Club at (415-246-9423), Morning Star Farms at (415-897-1633), Lighthouse Christian Church at (415-897-5556), and Christ Church North Bay at (415-895-0201), respectively.

Donation Tip: Someone also mentioned that feminine products are often overlooked so those would probably be appreciated as well.


 

Update 10/10: Sonoma Valley High School is also hosting evacuees. Supplies needed include masks, blankets, pillows, soap, towels, pet food, children's games, toothpaste, and toothbrushes. 20000 Broadway (Sonoma), sonomavalleyhigh.org

Update 10/10: Hotel Zephyr at 250 Beach St. (Fisherman's Wharf) will be offering flat-rate $95 nights—which will include complimentary breakfast, parking, and WiFi—to those who have been affected by the fires.

***Update 10/10: Marin County is asking individuals to hold on to donations for now—the evacuation centers are full. But volunteers are needed. If you want to sign up to volunteer via the CVNL Center for Volunteer & Nonprofit Leadership portal you can do so here: https://cvnl.galaxydigital.com (new users go to "sign up" in top left; existing users login and edit profile settings to include "disaster volunteering"). Up to date info on their FB page: facebook.com/CountyOfMarin.

They are asking people not to bring any more supplies at this time but if you can volunteer here is additional info: https://cvnl.org/volunteerism/

Update 10/10: Below is a list of still open and operational grocery stories in the affected counties of Napa, Novato, Santa Rosa, and Sonoma:

Napa

Grocery Outlet Bargain Market, 1491 W Imola Ave. (Napa), groceryoutlet.com

Raley's, 217 Soscol Ave. (Napa), raleys.com

Safeway, 3375 Jefferson St. (Napa), safeway.com

Lucky, 2355 California Blvd. (Napa), luckysupermarkets.com

Walmart Supercenter, 681 Lincoln Ave. (Napa), walmart.com

Nob Hill Foods, 611 Trancas St. (Napa), yelp.com

Novato

Trader Joe's, 7514 Redwood Blvd. (Novato), traderjoes.com

Santa Rosa

Safeway locations at 2751 4th St. and 2785 Yulupa Ave. (Santa Rosa), safeway.com

Sonoma

Safeway, 477 W. Napa St. (Sonoma), safeway.com

http://www.7x7.com/how-to-help-north-bay-fires-2494885475.html

Here's the official list but it's not updated 

http://sonomacounty.ca.gov/Public-Safety/Press-Releases/Confirmed-Evacua...

Great information, Dise, and your work today cooking and feeding people surely made a big difference. The scope of what's going on is kind of lost on me, I just keep trying to imagine it.

It beats the hell out of sitting in the house waiting for bad news, so let's call it enlightened self-interest. There's a lot of widowers and widows who are essentially all alone at the shelters. I wish more volunteers would show up, if only to talk with people and keep them company. You don't need any special skills to lend comfort to frightened people.

Nice work WD. Glad to see you and other area zoners are ok

I was driving myself up the wall yesterday watching the news and searching for updates. Totally better frame of mind to stay occupied, imo.

good work dise. 

hope and prayers for all

Great work, Dise. Way to be. 

I'm in a "climate controlled" building in San Leandro (more than 60 miles south of Santa Rosa).  It smells like smoke inside and most of us are starting to cough.

Thoughts and prayers to those much, much closer to the sources of this horrible smoke.

Here's a very detailed map, with fire perimeters down to street level.  Don't know how often it's updated.

https://maps.nwcg.gov/sa/#/%3F/38.3185/-122.4499/12

>It smells like smoke inside and most of us are starting to cough.

the smoke is thick today down on the peninsula. back from the beach - it wasn't so bad there, but even during the drive I kept my mask on.

Holy Crap, Dave!

My best friend's house is on Lawndale (Kenwood) right across the road from the Annadel State Park parking lot.

If that map is accurate (and the perimeter holds), it looks like the fire has essentially gone up to their doorstep.

Last I heard from him, they had evacuated and were staying in Sonoma, hoping to return home.  That was yesterday morning.

Fingers crossed for them, at least.

Thanks for sharing that link.

The smoke is where I live, too. But not as bad as everywhere else. 

What a trip? We had to drive down to UCSF today. We just got to Daly City ( only place we could get in with  Hilton Points). Grass Valley was smokey, two new fires started over night . I 80 was bumper to bumper starting from Roseville. The smoke started getting thick around Sacramento, Dixon was unreal. We took 37 to Marin, Seal Point Speedway, you could see the fire went right up to the highway, the whole hill was scorched but the road was open. We made it to Ocean Beach with no problem, hung out on the beach went through Golden Gate Park then headed for our hotel in Daly City. My heart goes out to everyone who lost houses, pets, cars or whatever. This one is bad, Do what ever you can to help these folks even if it is just a smile or a hug. When I get home I am going to help as much as I can, 60 houses were lost up here so far. I know I can make a difference. 

Thanks for the updates I have 2 friends that lost everything.

Hey Johnny D I will be back in Marin Nov 1, see you at the club house, I do have go to Hangtown so I put off my Med stuff till then 

Hug a tree

WoW bart !

Thanks for the updates I have 2 friends that lost everything. <<

If They Have A Friend In You - All  Is Not Lost !

Hard to believe but my friend's insurance company found them a rental house in Novato, and they are moving in this Monday!!! 

I just paid my AAA for this year, but I'm switching to Amica!

Bart, it scares me that you took the route that you did.  Sounds like Armageddon. 

Let's try to get together on the first,

Until then, take good care of yourself and enjoy some good music.

Best wishes to your friends and everyone who has lost during this horrible disaster.

The entire town of Calistoga has been told to evacuate by 5:00pm today.

The entire town.

Berkeley has put out a red flag warning because with the probability of rising winds, ash and possibly embers could find their way to the Berkeley hills.

And even all the way down in the south Bay Area where I am, all of Santa Clara valley is thick with grey smoke and it's been getting worse all day. 

This thing is unbelievable.

Just talked to our house sitter,he said the 5 fires within 5 to 10 miles of our house are still raging, the smoke was very thick, wind was not that bad yet. This is nothing compared to what is happening in the wine county. Our good friend finally got out of Glen Ellen, made it to Lake Tahoe. Our friends in Forestville has a house full, now they might have to evacuate. Still waiting to hear from a few more friends.

Like Lance said this is unbelievable

Fire Updates

https://yubanet.com/Fires/

Another crazy day. The winds are picking up again, very eerie outside. I ended up helping a lady to the Fair Grounds evac center, she lost everything but her horse. not a whole lot of people there, maybe 150+ milling around, I was expecting much more chaos but everything was relatively chill. The police and national guard troops were very friendly and accommodating. You can really feel the community spirit in the air. Lots of good folks around doing everything and anything they can do to help...

I just flew into SF - looking out the windows of the plane all we could see was smoke laying in a soft orange gray brown layer for much of the trip. I think Mt. Lassen was the last big landmark, and that was through thick haze. Our departure from Eugene was delayed for 3 1/2 hours due to smoke at SFO (and an unrelated closed runway). I'm happy to be on BART to Berkeley and really happy I brought my N95 mask - if you're in the Bay Area or anywhere the smoke is, get a mask. It'll make a difference in what you breathe and how your lungs feel. Stay safe.

The sunset  right now looks like the rings of Saturn

who needs images from Cassini...

I Just Want To Go Home!

I 80 is open but almost closed last night at Vallejo   

Wind picked up last not, still only 10% contained. 

March was floods and landslides, Oct. is fire

Looks terrible - much worse than we had up here last month. Stay safe all!

The smoke from these fires hit Elko NV yesterday afternoon as we were returning from work. It was so bad I had to take my contacts out as I drove back to Reno last night. 

Continued wishes for safety to all who live closer to these fires.

My Kenwood friend sent me a text yesterday at 7PM, saying that the fire was near his property line.

I'm ready to drop everything and help his family out, but am waiting to hear from him.

((((Love to all who are affected))))

Your friend is lucky. Let the shit tsunami commence:

photo cred Will Bocquoy

>>>>if you're in the Bay Area or anywhere the smoke is, get a mask. IIt'll make a difference in what you breathe and how your lungs feel. Stay safe.

just don't forget to take it off when you rip bong hits

My friend was in Sebastopol yesterday and saw a guy with a 

mask pushed to the side of his face, smoking a cigarette.

 I saw people riding bikes maskless through the smoke, which is full of asbestos particles, fire retardant, lead paint, etc that the cig smoker might have wanted separate from his nicotine fix.

short video taken by drone over a devastated community in Santa Rosa

heartbreaking...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wsegE01zUE

Women Inmates Are Fighting California's Raging Wildfires for as Little as $1 Per Hour

"We’re the line of defense,” one prisoner says with pride.

By Liz Posner / AlterNet

October 13, 2017, 8:30 AM GMT

https://www.alternet.org/news-amp-politics/incarcerated-women-fight-cali...

Gnarly - G Fish -- I Am So Sad to What has Happened All Fires...+ vegas and tom p October 2017 Has Been Rough.

https://ww2.kqed.org/arts/2017/10/12/wildfire-burns-home-of-peanuts-crea...

>>The home of Peanuts creator Charles Schulz burned to the ground in the deadly California wildfires but his widow escaped, her stepson said Thursday.

Jean Schulz, 78, evacuated before flames engulfed her hillside home Monday and is staying with a daughter, Monte Schulz said.

Good Grief

The Schulzes built the California split-level home in the 1970s and the cartoonist lived there until his death in 2000.

“It’s the house he died in. All of their memorabilia and everything is all gone,” Monte Schulz said.

speaking of Memorabilia, if anyone has an extra set of the Phil and Friends Warfield Run  (Dancing Skelton duo May 13-18 2008), please let me know. My friend lost his entire GD collection in the fire and it's the one thing he's hoping to replace. saw some on ebay but thought I'd check here first. 

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Bay Area air quality as unhealthy as smog-choked China

http://www.kcra.com/article/bay-area-air-quality-as-unhealthy-as-smog-ch...

Hey Nancy, we got that set, happy to ease some pain, Lisa works in Santa Rosa, just need to pull 'em off the wall, (unframed btw) maybe Monday?

that's so sweet, Canyon. As it turns out another kind zoner already contacted me and has offered up the set. thank you so much for the offer. I talked to our friend Bob earlier tonight and he was doing well. so many people dealing with loss, and many more dealing with tragic loss of  family and friends that perished in the fires. hoping that things don't get worse in the fire zones tonight, stay safe.