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Hello All,
A fire has broken out between near Salt Creek. The most up to date information can be found here. <http://www.inciweb.org/incident/3075/>
The fire is 500 acres, with ~20% contained. The majority of containment efforts are trying to keep the fire from spreading in the westward direction (~towards the cabin); they had a really good night, laid down some fire lines, so efforts have been successful.
Last night, evacuations were in effect for the areas highlighted on this map, which DO NOT include the cabin. <http://goo.gl/maps/ef4XX>
I called the Wildfire Information Officer, and he said that while these evacuations will probably remain overnight, there are no expected additional evacuations (I was impressed when I got an individual, rather than a recording). He had no information regarding any Power Outages.
As for Road and Air quality, a useful link can be found here:
<http://quickmap.dot.ca.gov/?z=12&ll=40.7964,-122.3029>
It gives highway information, and if you play with the layers on the left side of the page, you can get current pictures taken of the highway. While the camera closest to the fire is temporarily out, you can see proxies of air quality in the clarity of cameras to the north and south. A good comparison can be made between the Pit River Bridge (smokey, south of fire) and Sacramento Hill (Clear-ish, just north of fire).
Currently, light wind is from the North, pushing both the smoke and fire away from the Cabin. Temperature highs are expected to be on the order of 100deg through the weekend, providing little help to those fighting the blaze. The wind is expected to remain calm, inhibiting the possibility of the fire breaking loose.
I've tried to text those close to the cabin, but received no response. Attached is a Facebook post from Anne.
In short, I think we needed some excitement for our trip, and I continue to be excited to see all of you.
Cheers,
Sam
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