150 people are TRAPPED in Sierra National Forrest and cannot evacuate a rapidly growing Creek wildfire in California and have been told to shelter in place - even if that means jumping into WATER Some 150 people were trapped by a wildfire in Sierra National Forrest on Saturday, officials said Officials said escape routes from Mammoth Pool Reservoir were blocked and they may have to jump in water At least 10 injuries were reported among parkgoers trapped by raging flames of the Creek Fire National Guard helicopters were called in to evacuate terrified families from the reservoir Brutal heat wave has led to multiple wildfires tearing through the national forest https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...TRAPPED-wildfire-Sierra-National-Forrest.html
Helicopters Rescue Over 200 After California Wildfire Traps Campers Near Mammoth Pool; At Least 20 Injured https://weather.com/news/news/2020-09-06-california-creek-fire-helicopter-evacuations-mammoth-pool
I had 11 acres in Tahoe Nat'l Forest area 60 miles from town in the 70s....fought 7 fires over a decade that came up to my borders and finally called it quits..sold it and moved to Hawaii.I love rain! The manzanita undergrowth there is brutal kindling
Gender reveal party sparked huge El Dorado wildfire which has burned 7,050 acres in Southern California as Gov Newsom declares state of emergency and historic heatwave fuels the blazes with a new record temperature of 121 degrees set in LA The El Dorado wildfire was started at 10:23am on Saturday, fire officials say, and has spread rapidly The blaze, near Yucaipa, 40 miles northeast of Palm Springs, is only 5% controlled as of Sunday night The fire has destroyed 7,050 acres of land in the 36 hours since it started, with 527 people fighting it On Sunday night authorities confirmed it was started by a 'pyrotechnic device' used at a gender reveal party https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...s-California-started-gender-reveal-party.html
