humboldt fire, butte county.

[canid]

got a 20k acer wild fire [as of 6 this AM.] going on here at the moment. i've moved back to chico and the fire is about 5 miles from me. there have been steady winds with strong gusts and it's spotting in several places. paradise, butte creek canyon and butte valley have been evacuated, several local foothill roads closed and 40 homes burned, again as of this morning.

as i've heard it the fire originated along the side of highway 32, which means a cigarette was probably involved. according to cal fire, it's still under investigation, with no further information given.

everybody be safe this fire season, and if you smoke in your car, or outdoors in fire prone conditions, keep some water handy for extinguishing your buts.

please wish the foothill residents and the 31 crews out there well, this fire is not looking like being contained soon.

http://chicohomeblog.com/index.php/2008/06/12/the-humboldt-fire/

http://cdfdata.fire.ca.gov/incidents/incidents_details_info?incident_id=272

[crashdive123]

Stay safe Canid.

[canid]

for those of you who don't know the area, this is just a few miles from the area the family was lost and stranded last winter while looking for a Christmas tree.

[tacmedic]

Best wishes to all, and stay safe!

[canid]

the winds stopped the other day, making controll of this fire much more reliable and it has stopped spotting.

there are 74 homes burned now and a lot of people are going to need help in the comming months but this wind dying out has made the world of difference. as they where before, the fire jumped highway 32 and two canyons and the line they cut below parts of paradise would never have held.

stay safe this fire season.

[klkak]

Canid, you live near where I was Born and raised. The little village of Feather Falls.