Is something Burning in OC

Lots of ash making its way north to my car windshield here in the foothills...

 

I can see the flames from the 15 and Baseline

 

J. Hubble:

New evacuation orders have just been given:

Holy Jim, Trabuco Canyon recreation residence tracts, Blue Jay & Falcon Campgrounds.

The fire continues to burn to the north east from Trabuco Peak to Cow Canyon into Horsethief Canyon and east into McVicker Drainage. Voluntary evacuation orders remain in place for Hwy 74 corridor, Horsethief Canyon and Glen Eden communities


Here is the new phone number to call for up to date fire information:

714.573.6202

A care and reception center is available at Temescal Canyon High School, 18760 El Toro Road in Lake Elsinore for residents.

 

That happened to me once during a camping trip. I had to get a cortisone shot because I was affected throughout my body.

And Jim, it's poison oak (even though it looks nothing like an oak), not poison ivy.

 

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The news is saying that the fire has picked up this morning.

 

Yup, looks like it from here. The Inceweb website yesterday stated they were low on resources also.

 

It sure looks like it picked up this morning... Smells like it, too.


From smoky Left to Right: Modjeska Peak, Santiago Peak, Trabuco Canyon and Bell Ridge

 

And now there's a breeze..

 

https://www.ventusky.com/?p=33.821;-117.267;9&l=wind-10m

and for now it looks like it onshore

 

It looks like it’s blowing back up towards Santiago Peak.

 

Now I'm PO'd.

On the plus side, it's 0818 on 8/8/'18!

 

Watching the videos on the HPWREN site, looks like it really picked up (at least visible flames) after sunset in what I think is the Trabuco Peak to Coldwater area on the north of Main Divide.

 

Live feed: https://www.cnn.com/specials/live-video-1?adkey=bn


Looked like Horsethief and McVicker cyns are getting worked. @Rumpled, I came in to the feed late, not sure if it's as far NW as Coldwater, but I'm thinking maybe not.

 

according to that pic corn posted, looks like its still on the next ridge south of coldwater/uhj. And well above the cabins at the bottom of hj. Fingers crossed.

 

I just heard that there are a lot of (FS green) fire trucks heading into Irvine Regional and over by the lake/OTH area. Perhaps staging additional fire crews? Setting up camp for a bigger assault? Longer duration? All conjecture, but heard it was in the neighborhood of 20-25 trucks.

 

Last night I got off work at 11:00 PM in Aliso Viejo. I had a very good view of the Santa Ana Mountains ridgeline. Did not like what I was seeing. Especially the intensity of the hot spots. On the way home, drove up Maple Springs Road to the Post Office . Seeing a red glow from that perspective was most unsettling.

 

Well, they are using Irvine Park as a staging area. I saw one post of 383 firefighters with a request for a total of 600. That would take a lot of trucks. Should be rotating crews back and forth, often on 12 hour shifts.

 

I keep checking inciweb for updated fire perimeter map

 

OK, good, I'm glad it's not something new. I hope they get those additional crews, and also hope the air-delivered fire retardant is full strength and hasn't been dumbed down by environmental laws. Not that I'm anti-environmental, just that I want to see the fire crews have every chance of getting this thing stopped.

 

Yeah, it does need updating.
CNF twitter says 10 helos and 7 fixed-wings today.

 

Air quality in Pomona is horrible:

 

So bummed to see this!! Hope they get a handle on it. My brother lives on the Corona side at the base of Indian Truck Trail.

 

Hopefully not gonna get down there, but that's right in the current path isn't it.

 

Thanks and yup, looks pretty close!

https://inciweb.nwcg.gov/incident/6106/

 

Is that at Cal Poly?

 

Looks like a big flare up on the OC side. Hope its not HJ going up.

 

Claremont College

 

I hate to say this, but that’s a really good photo!

 

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