Day: September 10, 2016

Evacuation Order for Tassajara RD from Chew’s Ridge to Zen Center

U. S. Forest Service – Los Padres National Forest

SOBERANES FIRE: EVACUATION ORDER
9:00 PM
September 10, 2016

An evacuation ORDER for Tassajara Road from Chews Ridge south to the end of the road at Tassajara Hot Springs has been issued by the Monterey County Sheriff Department effective 9 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2016.

The previous evacuation WARNING continues for the Tassajara Road from Chews Ridge north to Carmel Valley Road and roads that leave from that section of Tassajara Road.

All residents covered by this evacuation Order need to leave the area. Be sure to take any medications, pets, important documents, and family valuables. Close all windows and doors before leaving.

Evacuation Warning Expanded on East Side of Soberanes Fire

SOBERANES FIRE: EVACUATION WARNING EXPANDED

RELEASE DATE: September 10, 2016 TIME: 18 00
SOBERANES FIRE: EVACUATION WARNING EXPANDED

An evacuation WARNING along the east side of the Soberanes Fire has been expanded to include an area along Arroyo Seco effective 6 p.m. on Saturday, September 10, 2016.

The new evacuation Warning applies to all residents southwest of East Carmel Valley Road starting at the intersection of East Carmel Valley Road and Piney Creek Road extending East to Arroyo Seco Road. It also applies to all residents along Arroyo Seco Road starting from East Carmel Valley Road extending west past the Arroyo Seco Campground.

An evacuation Warning is a precautionary notice that an evacuation Order may become necessary if the threat increases. The new Warning is due to the potential for the fire to spread toward these areas.

All residents under a Warning should prepare to leave the area. Be sure to take any medications, pets, important documents, and family valuables if asked to leave. Close all windows and doors before leaving.

(NOTE From BSK: I saw some impressive plume photos taken from the Zen Center earlier today that show new wildfire activity that appear to be somewhere in the Willow Creek drainage, per Steve Harper – the one on the east side of LPNF, not the Willow Creek down on the South Coast.)

Found Dog – OWNER FOUND

I LOVE A HAPPY ENDING!! Owner found while dog still at vet’s. Thank  you Alyca and all who helped spread the word.

From Alyca Tanner:

Found this handsome boy wandering through Monterey and the phone number on his tag doesn’t work. Owner’s name is Craig Underwood, but the tag says he lives inCachauga. I’m taking him to work with me at Nichols Veterinary Care to see if he has a tag. I live in a small apartment and cannot keep him.

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I know Labs often look a little sad, but this one looks particularly so. Let’s reunite him and his owner.

Soberanes Fire, Day 51, 9/10/16

4:30 pm – look at the fascinating map of all the water sources along the western containment line I found on Google Earth. I remember these “pumpkins” from prior fires being called “bladders.” I like pumpkins better.

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2:30 pm – From today’s firing operation around noon between Anderson Peak and Marble Peak, Photos by Cordelia Cluett:

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2:30 pm – John Chesnut sent this to me this am, but life happened, and I am just now getting around to posting it.

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6 am – We lost another 605 acres of forest for a total of 103,847. Here are today’s maps:

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IR Topo Map in PDF

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South Ops Map in PDF

And here are the fire prediction and weather forecast discussions:

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