Monday and Tuesday will be critical days on the Park Fire as the wind will change again. Plus a look at when warmer weather will return to Northern California.
Thank you for the fire update and weather forecast. It was a lovely, cool morning in Penn Valley. The high smoke has cleared out and it’s pretty blue skies. As we rode our horses, this morning, I couldn’t help but think that all the lush vegetation around the creek and the shadier areas we enjoy…are fuel for a fire. What I used to see as beautiful, I now see as fuel. I guess it’s just the times we live in. Again, thanks!
I’m learning that no news is good news on this. Thank you so much for sharing your time and knowledge you have quelled my anxiety a bit this morning. 💕from Paradise.
Love your professionalism, Mark, you were my dad‘s favorite. You actually spoke at a vent. His club had no disrespect but I always like Dirk. Hopefully now that your golf game can be put front and center in your retirement. It’s straight down the middle. Thank you for these professional update. You give much appreciative.
Good morning, Mark and fellow weather watchers. Another cool morning at the Orchard Cottage Weather Center in Oakdale, CA. As of 9 a.m., it's 69°, 63% humidity, winds variable 7-9 mph. Sounds like good news on the Park Fire. The Borel Fire is now the 2nd biggest fire currently burning in California at over 50,000 acres. Zero containment. Only death was the drunken driver who crushed into the Kern River off Hwy 178. He died at the scene. Strong winds and dried grass and scurb have pushed this fire. Today, so far, calm. Last Friday , 3 deputies of Kern County Sheriff's Department in the process of evacuating residence briefly were trapped surrounded by fire. All were safely rescued. If authorities tell you to evacuate, do it. Bill formally from Bakersfield
Love the fact that you are bringing us up to date on whether via You Tube Mark . I am sure you have plenty of fans that enjoyed your time with KCRA and it’s really nice to see your reporting on you tube . Just wanted to show my appreciation to you and have a great day
@Mark You may want to take this video down, or edit it. I regret to inform you, that your imported fire perimeter was not in the correct location. Dozens of homes burned to the ground in Cohasset. They held it for a while in the South side of town, while the fire threatened from the canyon East... They built 3 dozer lines to the East, prevented it there, just for the fire to sweep up from the South. That sad little pocket of green - is outside of the town. 😢
Mark, My Fiancee is working this fire. I would love to know what map this is as well! Is it available to the public?? Thank You Mark, I've missed your updates!
It is really thrilling to learn how the fire suppression takes place. The fire crews have so much tracking information, we can even watch a lead plane lay down a plume mark, for the cargo plane to drop fire suppressant! It's a great thing California is becoming very proficient at this work. It still chills me that bad-fire-year, when the President T refused to send assistance to us because "blue state." Fire controls have really changed since the 1980's when I was young.
G,day from Sydney Australia. Can you 'overlay a map of burnt forest from the fires some years ago to this current fire? * This would measure fuel load on the ground. * Overlay topographical mapping of terrain. Fire moves faster upslope (exception for wind driven embers) 1. Assess fire verosity 2. Estimate travel time and direction 💦 🔥🧠
Fire is a natural part of the ecosystem. To expect to establish permanent residence in flammable homes in areas that traditionally burn is unsustainable.
The current fire behavior is not “normal.” It is a result of global warming and bad forest management over the past century plus, which has cut down the old growth forest then suppressed fire instead of practicing fire management the way the indigenous ppl did. Recently we have patchy clearcutting with replanting and brush suppression with herbicide. These areas heat up in direct sunlight and do not serve well as fire breaks. Meanwhile Calfire gives us extremely good guideline for managing our homes and surrounding property to stop them from catching fire. Many homes burn simply because those guidelines and the laws behind them are ignored. We are working hard here in CA to deal with all these issues and to encourage our neighbors to do everything they can to manage their property in a way as to mitigate fire risk.
past experience tells me that it's going to get way way,way worse before it gets better!! Winds will make the fire explode, because of the shear perimeter!!
Their fire breaks just back fire. They should take lessons from Native Americans on how to stop fires. They dont know whst they are doing is causiing more harm than good!
No. The shelters are way less than full while the “homeless” prefer there tents out on our public streets so they can steal, use all kinds of bad drugs, and befoul our beautiful cities. The Supreme Court, like them or not, has given we the people to demand that they get off our public property and live elsewhere. Either in shelters, publicly paid for housing, rehab, back home with family, or long term mental hospitals. That’s the deal.
@@Geoplanetjane you are correct. The only way to deal with such a culture is with firmness. I saw how in 2021, 40-80, took over a small canyon in Santa Cruz that was at the junction of a highway and major city street. A $200 million highway project was put on hold, until legal action could remove them. I also saw homeless take over a State parking lot north of Santa Cruz, with ocean views. They placed signs at the entrance, unhoused camp. People across the street paid $5 million for that view. Not to be 120 feet from 200 homeless. They show zero attention to any laws.
