Incident: 00214 Type: Report of Fire Location: Sr1 N / Imjin Pkwy Loc Desc: NB 1/2 JSO IMJIN Lat/Lon: 36.666061 -121.814789
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| 1:53 PM | 1 | [1] GRASS FIRE ON THE RS |
I can’t imagine it is going to get out of control, but it might be wise to avoid the area for a few hours.
Hi there,
I am the community engagement manager at Woods Humane Society in San Luis Obispo. We have partnered with Carl on his Spring for Pups fundraiser and love his commitment to help raise money for animals in need. We have it on our events calendar and have been helping him promote it. He asked me to reach out to confirm. Please let me know if there is anything you need from me 😊
https://woodshumanesociety.org/events/
Robin Coleman
Woods Humane Society
Community Engagement Manager
805-543-9316 x 31
You can read more about this project and donate here:
https://www.gofundme.com/f/spring-for-the-pups-woods-humane-society-slo
The first time I came to the Monterey Peninsula was my honeymoon. The second time I came, it was to try and get my husband out of the Army on a hardship discharge. It was quite a process, but better than Viet Nam. I moved up here for months while I jumped through all the hoops and got all the required documentation. Last week I drove through some of the old Fort Ord and took these photos.
Evacuations have been ordered for the Hollister Ranch area as a precaution. It is in Alegria Canyon with difficult access.
| 03/12/2022 12:36 | LPF-432 | HOLLISTER | Resource Order | GAVIOTA PK SB | . | BC42LPF DOZ4LPF E342LPF 4X | . | . | . | 34 30.132, -120 11.952 | 5N R32W Sec 23 | . |
HollisterFire ( Santa Barbara Co) – IC reporting the fire is approx 75 acres as of 2:30 or so ago per AA430. T86, T88, T91 & T100 assigned to the fire, 2 tankers + 2 copters requested for tomorrow
Don’t forget tonight:
| Date: | Wednesday, March 9, 2022 |
| District: | 05 – Santa Barbara, San Luis Obispo, Monterey, San Benito and Santa Cruz Counties |
| Contact: | Kevin Drabinski or Jim Shivers |
| Phone: | (805) 549-3138 or (805) 549-3237 |
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
HIGHWAY 1 AT BIXBY BRIDGE TO CLOSE OVERNIGHT FOR FOUR NIGHTS BEGINNING MONDAY MARCH 28
The hours of the overnight closures will be from 10 pm to 6:00 am.
Highway 1 at Bixby Bridge will be closed:
Monday March 28 10 pm to 6 am
Tuesday March 29 10 pm to 6 am
Wednesday March 30 10 pm to 6 am
Thursday March 31 10 pm to 6 am
This schedule is weather dependent as rain or wind may affect the use of specialized equipment.
Note: Due to the use of a large crane and other heavy equipment on the bridge during the closure, the roadway would take at least 30 minutes to reopen for emergency vehicles.
Caltrans is working closely with the California Highway Patrol to coordinate traffic control and emergency response during closure hours.
In case of an emergency requiring travel across the Bixby Bridge during the hours of the closures, residents and all travelers are advised to call 911
There is no detour for this closure and traffic control will direct motorists to return along Highway 1 in the direction from which they came.
Message and directional signs will alert motorists in advance of the closure area.
These closures are necessary for contracted maintenance crews to perform repairs and inspections on the bridge support for the safety of all travelers.
If they would only do that here. Note the date of the expiration of this order — Feb. 24, 2024.
SOLVANG, Calif.— Los Padres National Forest officials announced that all campfires are now prohibited on National Forest System lands in the Santa Barbara front country due to the increasing fire danger and the potential threat to downslope communities. This prohibition will remain in effect through Feb. 24, 2024.
Over the past 15 years, eight large wildfires have directly impacted the front country communities of Goleta, Santa Barbara, Montecito, Summerland and Carpinteria. Extreme fire weather events are now occurring year-round and are compounded by the long-term, severe drought affecting Central and Southern California.
“We’re taking this step to reduce the risk of an escaped campfire sparking a catastrophic wildfire in the urban interface,” said Santa Barbara District Ranger Daryl Hodges. “The front country frequently experiences hot, dry and gusty conditions that are simply incompatible with campfires.”
There are no developed Forest Service recreation sites along the Santa Barbara front country, nor are there any trash receptacles or public restrooms. Visitors are strongly encouraged to practice Leave No Trace principles and pack out everything they bring with them.
Front country visitors possessing a valid California Campfire Permit will be permitted to use portable lanterns or stoves that run on propane, jellied petroleum, or pressurized liquid fuel.
To obtain a California Campfire Permit or to read this prohibition and its map, please visit the Forest website at http://www.fs.usda.gov/lpnf.
Yesterday, Thursday, March 3, 2022, I had a very unusual experience at the gas pumps at the Shell Station on Rio Road. I was in my Sprinter and needed to get diesel. I inserted my credit card, noted the price was 5.399, as I expected from the sign out front and proceeded to pump the diesel. A Ram pick up pulled up on the other side. While pumping, I looked up at the sign of the prices, and it was in the process of clearing. WHILE I was pumping gas at 5.399/gallon, the prices started disappearing, and before I was finished pumping, the price for diesel had gone up 50¢/gallon! I got it for 5.399, but the guy in the Ram paid 5.899/gallon for the same gas only a few minutes later than me.
Boy, was I glad I made it there by 9 am! Won’t be driving the Sprinter anytime soon, so who knows what I will pay next time?
Note, because of a political comment I got, I looked up his claim that we were energy independent during the last administration, and found this:
“ President Biden has passed policies that could negatively impact domestic oil supplies in the future. However, thus far the price surge is primarily a result of 3 million barrels per day (BPD) of oil production that was lost in the spring of 2020 that hasn’t fully recovered. Demand has fully recovered, so that is the fundamental reason for the surge in prices. Further, that surge began in the fall of 2020 — five months before President Trump left office.” Robert Rapier, Senior Contributor on Energy for Forbes Magazine https://www.forbes.com/sites/rrapier/2021/11/14/is-the-us-energy-independent/
YAY JIMMY!!!
Press ReleaseMarch 3, 2022https://panetta.house.gov | Contact: Hugh Daly(202) 225-4344Hugh.Daly@mail.house.gov |
Rep. Panetta Announces $18 Million in Funds
to Replace Nacimiento Fire Station Lost in Dolan Fire
SALINAS, CA – Today, Rep. Jimmy Panetta (D-Carmel Valley) announced that the U.S. Department of Agriculture will provide $18 million in federal funding to replace the Nacimiento Fire Station that was lost in the Dolan Fire. The U.S. Forest Service will use this funding to replace the fire station, barracks, engine garage, and pumphouse, as well as implement site utilities such as a water well, solar connections, and access roads.
“The loss of the Nacimiento Fire Station during the Dolan fire was devastating for our firefighters and community. Maintaining a functional fire station in such a remote location prone to wildfires is crucial to protecting the Los Padres National Forest and surrounding areas,” said Rep. Panetta. “After a few years and some fierce advocacy, I’m glad to see the federal government responding with significant funding to restore the emergency response capabilities at this location. Considering our constant and extreme vulnerability to wildfires, as well as the resolve to fight those fires by our local fire personnel, I’m proud that the federal government is doing its part to rebuild this station and contribute to the safety of our region.”
“We appreciate Congressman Panetta’s efforts to help secure the funding needed to rebuild the Nacimiento Fire Station,” said U.S. Forest Service Monterey District Ranger, Tim Short. “This fire station has historically played a critical role for wildfire suppression along the Big Sur coast.”
These funds were provided as Supplemental Disaster Funding through the Extending Government Funding and Delivering Emergency Assistance Act of 2021. The disaster assistance funding is a share of the $1.36 billion of supplemental appropriations provided to the Forest Service.
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Hugh Daly | Communications Director
Office of Congressman Jimmy Panetta (CA-20)
406 Cannon House Office Building, Washington, DC 20515
Hugh.Daly@mail.house.gov | (202) 225-4344
