I don’t have it in me to cover another fire, but this one, in Loma Prieta, is very dangerous as there is a lot of WUI threatened. Here, you can see the camera and communications towers are about to be taken out. It is already 200 acres, and Evacs are being ordered. Here is the communication towers – probably the last photo the place will take:
One of my readers, Jill Wynn, sent me this one:
That is it for me, for now. I am serious, I cannot deal with one more fire. Normally, I would cover fires in the Santa Cruz Mountains, but I just can’t.
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Many well maintained fuel breaks on those ridges. Cal Fire will throw everything at it. It looks like it is already on the ridge tops. Lots of helicopters on Soberanes could be diverted and there are not many fires burning statewide so resources can be summoned quickly. The fire can be accessed from the Santa Cruz side and the San Jose side. Neither side offers numerous access points however.
NBC Bay Area Live Video Steam.
http://www.nbcbayarea.com/news/local/Cal-Fire-Responding-to-Fire-in-Santa-Cruz-Mountains-394872431.html
Those towers have no chance, flames are huge watching it live on KSBW.
Loma Prieta HS is now the evac center. Cal Fire has taken over the LP Elementary School and using it as a command base.
Damn, DC 10 on the scene of the Loma Fire- incredible how quickly it has arrived making its dump.
Another edit to the Evac Center location- It is now set up at Soquel HS.
Loma Fire is at 24% containment which is terrific from how fast it's grown.
What does WUI mean?
Loma Fire has hit 300+ acres.
Cal Fire has it at 500 acres @ 5pm with the possibility to run to 1000 - containment has dropped to 0%. Whoa- what a change, from earlier reports.