Napa / Wine country fires - You can help!

This is so sad. My son and his wife were married out there last year around this time. (Destination wedding.) We stayed for almost a week and had a great time despite the rain.  Yes, it rained at least half the time we were there...go figure. The outdoor wedding had to be moved inside.

I don't understand how so many fires can seem to start at the same time.

It’s 74 degrees out. The sky is orange. And it looks like it’s snowing. 

Fire chief in Calistoga today. “We’ve got 100,000 Plus acres of active fires. Wind gusts forecasted. No humidity. We can’t do anything to stop this. I don’t know what to tell you. Only that a lot of people might not have homes by tomorrow morning” 

Air quality was just changed to “Hazardous” 30 minutes ago. Wind shift and 3,600 structures burned will do that. 

Regarding the number of fires. When this started Sunday night it was so dry the initial inferno whipped up so hard and fast it created its own weather system. It sucked in so much oxygen it drove winds to 70mph. Those winds carried embers all over the valley. And that was that. 

I have a 1st cousin who is a City Planner for Santa Rosa.  I saw on her facebook page that she is OK (Lives in Sebastopol), but she is part of leadership teams that work 12 hour shifts in trying to coordinate everything that goes into fighting this.  I would imagine for her it's probably doubly as devastating as I am sure a lot of her past and future plans for that city are in ruins.   

I have a lot of friends that have been displaced, and at least 2 families that lost their homes. 

It's unbelievable how shiity 2017 has been.  

Craziest thing I watched this week. A rig from St Helena was sitting next to a hydrant in front of a multi million dollar home in Silverado. 6 firefighters were sitting on the curb watching this place go up in flames. The hydrant was a custom unit that was installed because it matched the neighborhood architecture. No hoses from the rig fit it. Engine leader said “it is a fine looking hydrant though”. They had a thousand gallons on the rig so they sprayed the house next door down to save it. That home burned down as well. So did every home in the neighborhood. 

Calistoga just issued a mandatory evacuation. That is such a great town. This is simply brutal. 

Hard to look at that.   My daughter lives west of the fire in Aneheim and a couple of days ago she was getting ash and smoke in her house.  Lots of dry country down that way too.   Be safe all of you Golden State residents. 

This song kind of sums it up.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iYkSrqtgpnA

Just got an emergency call that Benicia (my town) is not under evacuation order but that it could change overnight. Things are escalating rapidly. 

Pikes Peak posted:

Hard to look at that.   My daughter lives west of the fire in Aneheim and a couple of days ago she was getting ash and smoke in her house.  Lots of dry country down that way too.   Be safe all of you Golden State residents. 

This song kind of sums it up.

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=iYkSrqtgpnA

 

Hoping she’s ok Pike. That’s another horrible situation. Not a lot of places to go to for safety other than Long Beach. Prayers up!

I'm down in Palo Alto today & the smoke is ridiculous even way down here.

Throat definitely feels like a mild sore throat.

It's just brutal all over the Bay Area

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CAPackFan95 posted:

I have a lot of friends that have been displaced, and at least 2 families that lost their homes. 

It's unbelievable how shiity 2017 has been.  

Only one rational explanation. Trump is Rosemarys Baby. 

QuietOne posted:

I don't understand how so many fires can seem to start at the same time.

What happened is 75 MPH winds, blowing embers everywhere & igniting the dry brush & everything in it's path

Wow stay safe everyone that looks like an extremely dangerous situation if you are in the hot zones. 

Have friends and family in the Bay Area and I know a number of X4 members are out there so hang in there! 

Was in So California in mid 90s and recall fires this time of the year in 1996. Was bad but much worse in other years. People worry about earthquakes but the wildfires always scared the crap out me because of how rapid and unpredictable they could spread especially if the winds kicked up.  

ChilliJon posted:

CAPackFan95 posted:

I have a lot of friends that have been displaced, and at least 2 families that lost their homes. 

It's unbelievable how shiity 2017 has been.  

Only one rational explanation. Trump is Rosemarys Baby. 

SDPF whine coming up!

ChilliJon posted:

CAPackFan95 posted:

I have a lot of friends that have been displaced, and at least 2 families that lost their homes. 

It's unbelievable how shiity 2017 has been.  

Only one rational explanation. Trump is Rosemarys Baby. 

You may be onto something here. Maybe our country needs an exorcism. 

What have they done to the earth?
What have they done to our fair sister?
Ravaged and plundered and ripped her and bit her
Stuck her with knives in the side of the dawn
And tied her with fences and dragged her down

it brings nothing but sorrow to this forest loving man. good luck to everyone in the area.

Y'all in the area, be safe. Just unbelievable what is happening there.

Man oh man.

No words.

ChilliJon posted:

CAPackFan95 posted:

I have a lot of friends that have been displaced, and at least 2 families that lost their homes. 

It's unbelievable how shiity 2017 has been.  

Only one rational explanation. Trump is Rosemarys Baby. 

Or maybe Harvey needs some media cover?