Author Topic: Wildfire News 2020 (Read 488947 times)

Joe Schmoe · « **Reply #320 on:** Sep 17, 20, 04:59:56 AM »

Quote from: KW on Sep 17, 20, 03:37:17 AM

Oh man, that doesn't look good. I thought I heard they had a bunch of defensible space, but when I saw pics on the news tonight it really didn't look like it at all. Hope they can save it.

The same thing happened in the Station fire. It's very steep on the north side of the ridge, so they had to let the fire come right up to them, then stop it. I recall it being described as very risky. There were burned trees on the observatory grounds.

Also, if you drew a line from Cooper Canyon to Juniper Hills it wouldn't pass thru the Station fire burn area. It did, however, burn just west of that line. Everything north and northwest hasn't burned in modern times.

sagespirit · « **Reply #321 on:** Sep 17, 20, 05:50:31 AM »

Thanks for the link for the map, Cheryl. The fire does not seem very far away as the crow flies. And, thanks, as always, to John and everyone for keeping us up to date and as safe as possible. sagespirit

tcaarabians · « **Reply #322 on:** Sep 17, 20, 05:55:05 AM »

The map I posted from the LA Times. back a couple of messages, does show heat spots pretty close to Juniper Hills and the Devils Punchbowl area. This map from ncwg does not show that. This map was updated since this morning but I can't figure out how to tell how recently. This map also lets you measure 'crow fly' distance between a hot spot and another location. Does anyone know how often this is updated?

https://maps.nwcg.gov/sa/#/%3F/%3F/34.3801/-117.92/10

Joe Schmoe · « **Reply #323 on:** Sep 17, 20, 06:31:56 AM »

I'm a little leery of some of the data on the LA Times map. You'll notice that there is a large, diffuse, rectangular grid within the data points that I suspect reflects a lack of resolution. I'm more willing to believe the clustered data points.

When I flick between GOES IR information and Google maps the GOES data places a large "hot" block right where that rectangular grid is. That's a resolution issue.

tcaarabians · « **Reply #324 on:** Sep 17, 20, 06:51:03 AM »

Thanks Joe. What did you just say? Hah. We were wondering how you could have a grid like that.

This is the map from that link Wrightwood put up earlier. It's closer to the ncwg map than the LAT map and it has the Juniper Hills evac on it.

https://storymaps.arcgis.com/stories/9c7f785b48ca4724883ef0e679ad1424

Wrightwood · « **Reply #325 on:** Sep 17, 20, 02:58:14 PM »

Here's the latest KMZ file for those using Google Earth

https://wrightwoodfsc.com/fires/Bobcat/20200917_Bobcat_IR.kmz

Wrightwood · « **Reply #326 on:** Sep 17, 20, 03:04:54 PM »

Wrightwood · « **Reply #327 on:** Sep 17, 20, 03:13:51 PM »

Elk · « **Reply #328 on:** Sep 17, 20, 04:56:55 PM »

Angeles_NF @Angeles_NF
3m
#BobcatFire will be hosting a virtual community meeting tonight at 6:30 pm. The meeting will be live streamed via multiple platforms with ASL interpretation services via Zoom, which is limited to 500. #LACoFDPIO

lwt42 · « **Reply #329 on:** Sep 17, 20, 07:37:47 PM »

Satellite data based, about 4 hours after the most recent pass.

https://maps.nwcg.gov/sa/#/%3F/%3F/34.2481/-117.978/14

Wrightwood · « **Reply #330 on:** Sep 17, 20, 07:43:22 PM »

SoCal Air Operations
@SocalAirOps
#BobcatFire *PLEASE READ* Air Attack advising the fire is 1 mile from structures and is backing downhill towards Devils Punchbowl County Park. They have requested for 15 air tankers any type for immediate structure protection. Mandatory Evacuations will be sent out momentarily.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #331 on:** Sep 17, 20, 07:59:37 PM »

Cascadia Fire Season
Herb
@barkflight
#LACoFD is advising a strike team to position at Largo Vista Road and Big Pines Highway as the #BobcatFire inches closer to the desert communities.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #332 on:** Sep 17, 20, 08:01:37 PM »

Wrightwood · « **Reply #333 on:** Sep 17, 20, 08:04:27 PM »

Wrightwood · « **Reply #334 on:** Sep 17, 20, 08:05:58 PM »

Joe Schmoe · « **Reply #335 on:** Sep 17, 20, 08:39:03 PM »

I guess we should call it the Angeles National Burn Scar now. If we keep repeating these giant fires it's going to be a big economic hit to the region. Nobody wants to visit a forest of dead trees.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #336 on:** Sep 17, 20, 08:44:15 PM »

LA County Sheriffs
@LASDHQ
Evacuations have been ordered for residents in the foothills North of the #bobcatfire. This includes the following:

-Juniper Hills
-Devils Punchbowl

SkierBob · « **Reply #337 on:** Sep 17, 20, 09:40:54 PM »

Juniper Hills hasn't burned in the 50 years I've been paying attention. There's a lot of nice old growth in the area.

Wrightwood · « **Reply #338 on:** Sep 17, 20, 10:06:27 PM »

Expanded evacuation areas

Wrightwood · « **Reply #339 on:** Sep 18, 20, 12:16:35 AM »

Expanded evacuation areas