Caldor fire что это
Огонь Калдора в Калифорнии охватил 200,000 акров земли и вызвал принудительную эвакуацию в Неваде (фотографии)
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Власти Калифорнии заявили в среду утром, что пожар в Калдоре распространился на более чем 200,000 XNUMX акров, заявив, что первым ответчикам «предстоит долгая работа», поскольку низкая влажность и усиление ветра заставили лесной пожар разрастаться и даже угрожать соседней Неваде.
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Ключевые факты
Тем не менее, по словам официальных лиц, сильный ветер и низкая влажность, вероятно, сохранятся и в среду, вызывая опасения, что пожар продолжит расти и повредит 35,000 XNUMX находящихся под угрозой строений.
Но чиновники на другой стороне озера в округе Дуглас, штат Невада, были вынуждены объявить об эвакуации. заказы и предупреждение поскольку ветры толкали огонь на восток и угрожали людям и строениям через границы штата.
Огонь был 20% содержится в понедельник утром, согласно данным Калифорнийского Департамента лесного хозяйства и противопожарной защиты.
По сообщению агентства, пять человек получили ранения, трое из которых являются службами быстрого реагирования, и более 500 жилых домов были разрушены с момента начала пожара в Калдоре две недели назад.
Огонь Caldor горит на склоне холма в среду недалеко от Мейерса, штат Калифорния.
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Что смотреть
Огонь Калдора движется на восток, а пожарные продолжают бороться с пламенем.
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Пожарный опрыскивает шланг, пока бригады тушат огонь.
Анадолу агентство через Getty Images
Анадолу агентство через Getty Images
Ключевой фон
Два пожарных устроили перерыв для топлива, так как на этой неделе горит Caldor Fire.
Дальнейшее чтение
Калифорнийский лесной пожар Калдор приближается к озеру Тахо, вынуждая к обязательной эвакуации (Forbes)
Лесные пожары в Калифорнии на фотографиях: широко распространенные пожары вынудили 40,000 человек эвакуироваться (Forbes)
Лесной пожар пронизывает калифорнийский лес рядом с Биг-Сур в условиях сильной засухи (Forbes)
Father and son arrested on suspicion of starting Caldor fire
A father and son have been arrested on suspicion of starting a massive blaze that tore through northern California earlier this year.
But David Scott Smith, 66, and Travis Shane Smith, 32, were poised to dispute accusations of «reckless arson» related to the Caldor Fire.
The Caldor scorched more than 220,000 acres over two months.
It grew to become the 15th largest fire ever recorded in California, razing over 1,000 structures, injuring five people and forcing thousands to flee before it was contained in October.
After their arrest on Wednesday, Mark Reichel, attorney for the Smiths, told The New York Times that the pair were baffled by the suggestion that they were responsible for the fire.
They had been in Eldorado National Forest this past summer when they spotted a fire, Mr Reichel said. They tried to call 911 but could not find signal.
«As we sit here tonight, we have no idea what the prosecution’s theory is on how the fire started,» he told the newspaper.
The El Dorado County District Attorney’s Office did not provide details about what the men were accused of having done. The Smiths were arrested on a «Ramey warrant», which is when someone is taken into custody before charges are filed.
In a statement, the DA’s office said they were accused of violating a section of state law commonly referred to as «reckless arson», which caused inhabited buildings to burn and resulted in great bodily injury to multiple victims.
«About 95% of fires are human caused», said Nick Schuler of Cal Fire, California’s biggest fire agency. «That doesn’t mean intentionally caused.»
Dry, hot weather has left conditions «so critical» that person driving home from a camping trip pulling a trailer along a roadway could cause «dozens» of fire, Mr Schuler told the BBC.
In California, about 10% of wildfires are set intentionally, according to the agency.
Climate change increases the risk of the hot, dry weather that is likely to fuel wildfires.
The world has already warmed by about 1.2C since the industrial era began and temperatures will keep rising unless governments around the world make steep cuts to emissions.
Surging wildfire tears through northern California town and threatens others
A chimney is left standing after a property was destroyed by the Caldor fire in Grizzly Flats, California. Photograph: Ethan Swope/AP
A chimney is left standing after a property was destroyed by the Caldor fire in Grizzly Flats, California. Photograph: Ethan Swope/AP
Caldor fire explodes in size as Pacific Gas & Electric begins shutting off power to 51,000 customers
First published on Wed 18 Aug 2021 02.53 BST
Critically dangerous fire weather was forecast across northern California from Tuesday afternoon into Wednesday evening, threatening to intensify several large blazes and increasing the risk of new ones, as a small rural town in the Sierra Nevada was ravaged by a fire that grew with devastating speed.
The Caldor fire, which erupted over the weekend, exploded in size on Tuesday and ran through the town of Grizzly Flats, destroying many buildings and forcing residents to leave. Two were injured. Officials estimated that the blaze had blown through 30,000 acres – up from 6,500 acres reported by the California department of forestry and fire protection (Cal Fire) earlier that day.
Scorched vehicles destroyed by the Caldor fire rest on Evergreen Drive in Grizzly Flats, California. Photograph: Ethan Swope/AP
“The fire has grown. It is spreading quickly,” said Chris Vestal, a public information officer on the fire, noting that it had grown so quickly that it was outpacing the department’s ability to document it.
The National Weather Service issued red flag warnings in the region, extending across several western states, noting the potential for rapid spread of fire with a perilous trifecta of low humidity, extremely dry vegetation, and wind gusts of up to 35mph.
On Tuesday evening, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E) began shutting off power to about 51,000 customers in 18 northern California counties. The utility said it was starting the shutoffs as a precaution, to prevent gusting winds from damaging power lines and sparking blazes.
Mandatory evacuation orders were issued in several areas and close to 17,000 people have now been forced to leave their homes, according to the California office of emergency services.
The Caldor fire, whipped by the winds, exhibited extreme behavior as it tore through small mountain towns in El Dorado county, including Grizzly Flats, where structures were lost and two civilians were injured, officials reported. Streets were littered with downed power lines and poles and few homes were left standing, the Associated Press reported. Local resident Derek Shaves said: “It’s a pile of ash.”
More than 2,500 people were under evacuation orders and more communities could be affected through Tuesday night. “From a resource standpoint, we are literally running as fast as we can in all aspects,” Vestal said.
By midday on Tuesday, lines of cars inched along a one-lane road out of Pollock Pines, a community currently in the fire’s path.
People throughout the region were offering assistance to evacuees, including the four-legged kind. Susan Collins of Placerville used her horse trailer to help move two horses Tuesday after offering help on an El Dorado county Facebook page.
“I know not everybody is prepared when something like this happens, and my purpose in life is to be there to help people,” she said.
At a community meeting on Tuesday night, officials on the fire said there were only 242 personnel on the incident due to a crunch in resources with so many big blazes burning across the west. “We are in a resources drawn-down environment,” said the incident commander and Cal Fire chief Dusty Martin, adding that the crews were doing the best they could.
“There are multiple large fires and we are all competing for the same precious resources.”
Officials said the fire’s behavior couldn’t have been predicted and across the region flames had outpaced models 2-to-1.
“We are going to continue to battle to get this under control,” Martin said, noting that they would need additional resources.
Governor Gavin Newsom proclaimed a state of emergency in El Dorado county in response to the fire. He also announced on Tuesday that the state had secured two new fire management assistance grants from the Federal Emergency Management Agency.
The wind also drove more extreme activity by the Dixie fire – the country’s largest blaze and the biggest single wildfire in California history – as the flames surged through the Sierra Nevada range closer to the city of Susanville, home to roughly 18,000 people. New evacuation orders were also issued in Lassen county for residents just west of Highway 395.
The #CaldorFire is currently forcing my home town to evacuate. View from my dad’s back yard this morning. pic.twitter.com/mnOzYE8oL5
“We’re literally at the whim of the wind right now,” Lisa Bernard, a spokeswoman for the Lassen county sheriff’s office, told the New York Times. “There is definitely a threat.”
“Intense fire activity continued into the evening hours under the influence of the frontal winds,” officials wrote in a Tuesday incident report, noting that the blaze had crossed Highway 395, forcing closures. The flames were expected to spread to the north, north-east, and east due to the winds.
The Dixie fire is one of nearly 100 major wildfires burning across more than a dozen western states that have seen historic drought and weeks of high temperatures and dry weather that have left trees, brush and grasslands as flammable as tinder. The climate crisis has made the US west warmer and drier in the past 30 years and will continue to make the weather more extreme and wildfires more destructive, according to scientists.
Across the state line in Nevada, school administrators delayed start times in the Reno-Sparks area because of a cloak of wildfire smoke from the Dixie fire blanketing the region. Smoke plumes from the Caldor fire were also visible from northern Nevada.
Two dozen fires were burning in Montana and nearly 50 more burned in Idaho, Washington and Oregon, according to the National Fire Interagency.
The Associated Press contributed reporting
Thousands evacuated as Northern California blaze triples in size in 24 hours, destroys dozens of homes (VIDEOS)
“The Caldor Fire continued to experience unprecedented fire behavior and growth due to extremely dry fuels pushed by the south west winds,” the California Department of Forestry and Fire Protection (Cal Fire) said of the El Dorado County blaze.
In their latest update on fighting the fire, fire officials said a “red flag warning” has been extended through tomorrow, according to the National Weather Service. Red flag warnings are issued “for weather events which may result in extreme fire behavior that will occur within 24 hours.”
The Red Flag Warning has been extended through tomorrow. Gusty winds will continue through tonight for the western Sierra & tomorrow evening for the Valley, creating critical fire weather conditions. Strongest winds are still expected tonight. #CAwx#CAfirepic.twitter.com/8m51iW6VKu
Dry conditions and wind have created a “perfect combination” for the fire to spread, Chief Daniel Berlant told reporters on Wednesday.
A satellite video posted by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration shows the quick growth of the fire.
#SATELLITE SPOTLIGHT: @NOAA’s #GOES17🛰️ was tracking the explosive growth of the #CaldorFire last evening, seen here burning east of Sacramento, California. The #wildfire has grown to nearly 23,000 acres and thousands of people have been forced to evacuate. #CAwxpic.twitter.com/9LD0YI6mck
Fire officials said the fire grew 47,200 acres in just 24 hours.
Governor Gavin Newsom previously declared a state of emergency in El Dorado County in response to the growing flames. Evacuation orders for numerous areas like Grizzly Flat, Perry Creek and Hawk Haven have been issued as the fire has spread and destroyed property, including dozens of homes, an elementary school, a post office, and multiple other buildings, according to officials. At least two people have been injured, both having to be airlifted to hospitals.
Overnight, the Caldor Fire burned thousands of acres in El Dorado County. The post office, several surrounding buildings, the fire department, and the elementary school are just some of the structures that are confirmed to have burned down. pic.twitter.com/HgzuZ7WoUj
Thousands have already been evacuated, according to a Wednesday update from state emergency services.
The fire began on Saturday, but the origins remain unknown.
Many have been taking to social media to post the destruction the fire has left in areas and the conditions in highly affected areas, such as Mormon Emigrant Trail.
Driving conditions on Mormon emigrant trail at the #caldorfire 6 or so miles east of Jenkinson lake. Impassable and turned around just after this. Media shouldn’t be out here without a chainsaw and a fire shelter w training on how to use it. pic.twitter.com/kVUcl31qom
The fire has led to the emergency closure of the El Dorado National Forest through the end of September.
Right now we are seeing plumes of smoke off the Mormon Emigrant Trail. We are heading closer to the fire @CBSSacramentopic.twitter.com/PWyfwcxKKt
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Caldor fire bears down on Lake Tahoe as communities clouded in smoke
Evacuation orders issues in two counties as more than 14,000 firefighters battle wildfires up and down California
Visitors walk along El Dorado Beach, and wildfire smoke all but obscures the view of the lake and hotels at the South Lake Tahoe on Thursday. Photograph: Tracy Barbutes/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock
Visitors walk along El Dorado Beach, and wildfire smoke all but obscures the view of the lake and hotels at the South Lake Tahoe on Thursday. Photograph: Tracy Barbutes/ZUMA Press Wire/REX/Shutterstock
First published on Thu 26 Aug 2021 16.53 BST
A wind-driven wildfire continued to advance towards Lake Tahoe, clouding the alpine vacation and tourist spot in a sickly yellow layer of smoke, as more than 14,000 firefighters battled wildfires up and down California.
As the weather heated up and winds shifted, the Caldor fire, the nation’s top-priority for firefighting resources, grew to more than 213 sq miles (551 sq km) south-west of the lake but containment remained at 12%, officials said.
New evacuation orders and warnings were issued on Thursday morning in El Dorado and Alpine counties as the flames pushed closer to communities near the famed alpine lake. Residents in Christmas Valley, a neighborhood in South Lake Tahoe, were cautioned to be ready to go.
NEW evacuation orders and warnings. Red means get out now. yellow means get ready. this is Echo Summit, Sierra-at-Tahoe an EVAC ORDER. warning has moved down the hill to Christmas Valley. #CaldorFire https://t.co/801Otrkvst pic.twitter.com/AeqnX9GHi8
Smoke stained the normally blue skies over the alpine lake on the California-Nevada border but the pollution level Thursday morning was reduced to “unhealthy,” down two levels of severity from 24 hours earlier when it was “hazardous,” according to the US Air Quality Index.
Meanwhile, a wildfire that burned several homes near Los Angeles may signal that that region, too, is facing the same dangers that have scorched the northern parts of the state this summer.
The South fire in San Bernardino county erupted on Wednesday afternoon, quickly burned several hundred acres and damaged or destroyed at least a dozen homes and outbuildings in the foothills north-east of Los Angeles, fire officials said. Crews used shovels and bulldozers and mounted an air attack to keep the fire from the tiny communities of Lytle Creek and Scotland.
Firefighters put out flames from the South fire, which swept through Lytle Creek, California, on Wednesday. Photograph: Frederic J Brown/AFP/Getty Images
About 600 homes and other buildings were threatened by the blaze along with power transmission lines, and 1,000 residents were under evacuation orders.
By nightfall Wednesday, firefighters appeared to have gained the upper hand and few flames were seen. But the blaze was worrying because southern California’s high fire season typically comes later in the year when strong, dry Santa Ana winds blast out of the interior and blow toward the coast. After a few cooler days, the region was expected to experience a return of hot weather into the weekend that could increase wildfire risks.
In addition to dangerously dry conditions, the region faces firefighting staffing that is increasingly stretched thin, said Lyn Sieliet, spokeswoman for the San Bernardino national forest.
“Some of our firefighters that we normally have on our forests are working on fires in northern California, or Idaho and Washington,” she told KTLA-TV. “We don’t have the full staff that we normally do.”
A fire engine is stationed at a home off Grizzly Flat Road as heavy smoke and ash from the Caldor fire moves through the area. Photograph: Tracy Barbutes/Zuma Press Wire/Rex/Shutterstock
Northern California continued to battle the largest fires in the US. The Caldor fire has destroyed 500 homes in the Sierra Nevada since 14 August. It was 12% contained and threatened more than 17,000 structures.
The Dixie fire, the second-largest in state history at 1,160 sq miles, was 45% contained. About 700 homes were among nearly 1,300 buildings that have been destroyed.
In the southern Sierra Nevada, there was growing concern as the French fire expanded near Lake Isabella, a popular fishing and boating destination. About 10 communities were under evacuation orders. The fire has blackened 32 sq miles since 18 August.
Nationally, 92 large fires were burning. In Minnesota, dozens of homes, cabins and outbuildings were destroyed or damaged in the Greenwood Lake fire.
The fire, which is burning in the north-eastern part of the state, has consumed 34 sq miles of forest land. Forest officials decided to keep the popular Boundary Waters Canoe Area Wilderness closed another week, until 3 September.